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I wonder if any American public agencies like NASA satellites pictures being public domain has something to do with that. In Europe we pay public satellites co
by forgottenpaswrd 13y ago
I wonder if any American public agencies like NASA satellites pictures being public domain has something to do with that.
In Europe we pay public satellites companies an arm and a leg, and then the information is not free for taxpayers. You have to pay or fill long forms justifying the use of the data for an European company.
If you are the son or daughter of the required politician your request will be granted, if not you will wait as they simply ignore your message. I did it myself.
This means that any European maps startup(Asian is even worse), serving Europe's market is really f*cked from the start.
- vetler 13y agoIf they're public domain, they're probably available for europeans as well, though?
- rmc 13y agoThere is public domain satellite imagery for USA and Europe available from the US Government (e.g. NASA). There is public domain map data available for the USA, but not Europe available from the US Government (e.g. Tiger data).
- guard-of-terra 13y agoHow come asian are worse? There is a plenty of asian maps services that leave both OSM and Google Maps in the dust. Chinese ones with hand-drawn buildings and South Korean ones with ruler, area measuring and historical street view. Aerial view-quality imaging too.