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Wouldn't the closed processes and underlying data severely limit communities such as OSM from using Overture Maps results for anything other than a validation o
by dhx 3y ago
Wouldn't the closed processes and underlying data severely limit communities such as OSM from using Overture Maps results for anything other than a validation of what OSM already knows from other sources?
Perhaps Overture Maps has used impressively accurate satellite imagery tracing to detect the demolition and rebuild of a structure somewhere in Sudan, and can output a new polygon. No OSM mapper is setting foot in Sudan, and recent satellite imagery for the area is not available through companies that share such data for OSM use.
The issue for an OSM mapper who sees the conflict between OSM (with the old building) and Overture Maps (with the new building) is they don't have any information to know which result is accurate. Is OSM just out of date? Has Overture Maps produced the result from outdated satellite imagery and OSM is more up-to-date? Is the result form Overture Maps the result of a mistake in an automated tracing algorithm?
- tony_cannistra 3y agoThese are all valid questions, and commonly raised concerns, about the Overture Project.
- justinclift 3y ago> Wouldn't the closed processes and underlying data severely limit communities such as OSM from using Overture Maps results for anything other than a validation of what OSM already knows from other sources? Seems like a play at the old Microsoft "Embrace, Extend" approach. Whether or not there's an Extinguish after that is yet to be determined.