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Bing Maps Streetside Imagery Now Integrated into OpenStreetMap iD Editor

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Re: Bing Maps Streetside Imagery Now Integrated into OpenStreetMap iD Editor

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Post by rmc »

beefsack wrote: post #4

Regardless of the motivations behind doing this (cynics could easily suggest it is a direct attack on Google Maps) this is great news for both OSM and the broader mapping ecosystem. The data OSM provides is immensely valuable and enables some really empowering applications.

It's not new. MS allows the OSM community to trace from Bing aerial imagery since 2010! And from 2007 till 2011 Yahoo allowed tracing from their aerial imagery. These have been very very helpful to OSM.

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bing_Maps https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Yahoo!_Aerial_Imagery

Re: Bing Maps Streetside Imagery Now Integrated into OpenStreetMap iD Editor

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Post by yoz-y »

threatofrain wrote: post #29
partiallypro wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google is scarier than Microsoft was even in its peak. Google controls most of the world's information, can shape thoughts with search algorithms, can destroy businesses (including competitors) with changes in ad policies, bid processes and search algorithms. Microsoft at its peak could threaten suppliers and some competitors...Google can practically destroy any company/person in any vertical if it so chose.

Google's advantages seem brittle, as their moats aren't as concrete as Microsoft's, and their revenue sources aren't diversified at all. People could replace their relationship to Google far more easily than with Microsoft. If ChromeOS doesn't take off, I wonder if Google could be temporarily locked out of mainstream desktops and laptops in the AI assistant race.

Hmm, this depends. Microsoft has windows and office but most of the business now happens in the cloud. I try to avoid using google product but were I an advertiser my only other option is facebook.

Re: Bing Maps Streetside Imagery Now Integrated into OpenStreetMap iD Editor

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Post by Brakenshire »

gasull wrote: post #30

Is there a good Android app using OSM that will give me public transportation directions in the main cities of the world? Until them I'm stuck with Google Maps.

Moovit uses OpenStreetMap to generate its map tiles, Citymapper uses it for its walking and perhaps cycling directions. OSMAnd has quite good tools for visualising public transport routes, for instance you can plot subway routes on top of the street map, and you can select bus stops, see the buses stopping there, then select the route and see its full path and all stops mapped.

Re: Bing Maps Streetside Imagery Now Integrated into OpenStreetMap iD Editor

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Post by [deleted] »

threatofrain wrote: post #29
partiallypro wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google is scarier than Microsoft was even in its peak. Google controls most of the world's information, can shape thoughts with search algorithms, can destroy businesses (including competitors) with changes in ad policies, bid processes and search algorithms. Microsoft at its peak could threaten suppliers and some competitors...Google can practically destroy any company/person in any vertical if it so chose.

Google's advantages seem brittle, as their moats aren't as concrete as Microsoft's, and their revenue sources aren't diversified at all. People could replace their relationship to Google far more easily than with Microsoft. If ChromeOS doesn't take off, I wonder if Google could be temporarily locked out of mainstream desktops and laptops in the AI assistant race.

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Re: Bing Maps Streetside Imagery Now Integrated into OpenStreetMap iD Editor

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Post by trystero »

gasull wrote: post #30

Is there a good Android app using OSM that will give me public transportation directions in the main cities of the world? Until them I'm stuck with Google Maps.

Transportr is an alternative, but it's still a long way to go to compete with Google Maps, Citymapper and the like.

https://transportr.grobox.de/

Re: Bing Maps Streetside Imagery Now Integrated into OpenStreetMap iD Editor

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Post by maxerickson »

afeezaziz wrote: post #36

I am operating a fleet of vehicles that have multiple cameras on them. I would like to contribute to an open source community that can have work with OSM, freely. Is there an option for this? Other than mapillary.

There's OpenStreetCam, but it isn't a whole lot different than Mapillary.

I think it will be a while before there is a community project accepting many gigabytes of photos every day.

Re: Bing Maps Streetside Imagery Now Integrated into OpenStreetMap iD Editor

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Post by efsavage »

afeezaziz wrote: post #36

I am operating a fleet of vehicles that have multiple cameras on them. I would like to contribute to an open source community that can have work with OSM, freely. Is there an option for this? Other than mapillary.

Why not Mapillary?

Re: Bing Maps Streetside Imagery Now Integrated into OpenStreetMap iD Editor

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Post by Piskvorrr »

gasull wrote: post #30

Is there a good Android app using OSM that will give me public transportation directions in the main cities of the world? Until them I'm stuck with Google Maps.

I think Maps.Me did something in that direction - but well, the quality of the underlying data varies wildly. Google can (and IMHO does) periodically pay for licensing the transport data, OSM doesn't do that (for cost and license compatibility, amongst other things). Not all PT authorities are amenable to open data :(
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