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Suprisingly OSM does not have a lot of users in USA for it's size. All data (incl. map data) from the US government is public domain, so the USA has access to a
by rmc 12y ago
Suprisingly OSM does not have a lot of users in USA for it's size. All data (incl. map data) from the US government is public domain, so the USA has access to a lot of free map data. But in Europe (specifically the UK), the government map data is heavily closed. Hence OSM was started in the UK.
- Vik1ng 12y agoBut is that public domain data any good? Mappers in the US are still using MapRoulette to clean up Tiger imports etc. I think it's also that many Europeans, especially Germans, are very sceptical of google while in the US google gets a lot of love, especially these days with fiber.
- rmc 12y ago> But is that public domain data any good? No not really. Some people think the import into OSM of TIGER data has hindered the creation of a US OSM community, because the map looks "good enough"/"looks done", when it in reality it's not.