4 ms·
It seems a bit hypocritical for Google to have and open source OS that gathers mapping data from a proprietary source. Down the road, I don't want Google to be
by bluthru 14y ago
It seems a bit hypocritical for Google to have and open source OS that gathers mapping data from a proprietary source.
Down the road, I don't want Google to be the only one with enough mapping knowledge to have self-driving car tech. That doesn't seem like data that should be owned by a corporation.
- sneak 14y agoThat corporation was the entity that spent the huge sums of money to acquire that data.
- BitMastro 14y agoI don's see how it could be hypocritical, but anyway.. 1)Google Maps is not part of the OS, but is a proprietary closed source application. 2)Nobody is stopping you from building a better system, or improving OpenStreetMap 3)Cartographers obviously have ownership of the maps they build, more so, they introduce errors to recognize unauthorized copies.
- icebraining 14y agoHow is that hypocritical?