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OSM will eventually become the standard and Google has, somewhat, contributed to that. Google may have messed up, initially, but the future of mapping solution

OSM will eventually become the standard and Google has, somewhat, contributed to that. Google may have messed up, initially, but the future of mapping solutions never belonged to anyone.

dotmike 14y ago
I think OSM will gain even more momentum as new open source tools to trace arieal satellite imagery before more abundant. IMHO, the future belongs to a curated crowd source content.
- antidoh 14y ago
  Maybe it's just early days, but most of the time when I've tried OSM the sought address was shown in the wrong location, sometimes by blocks.
  - dotmike 14y ago
    Yeah, that's true. There are still gaps in the set, but it has come a long way in the last few years.
ashconnor 14y ago
True but I think this price change is purely to stop people who are considering moving (because of high prices) from doing so.