On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 7:30 AM, Anders Anker-Rasch <and...@anker-rasch.no> wrote:
> <<In terms of strategy for *OpenStreetMap*: given the strength of > http://apiarymap.com/ , perhaps it's better to see a partner rather than > a parallel effort. Reach out to those folks and see if they'd be willing > to switch base maps, and harmonize data for display.>> > > I've looked into apiarymap previously, and I can understand where you are > coming from. To some extent, I agree with the idea of not starting > parallell efforts. However, I find the apiarymap (and others I've seen > based on Googles API) very limiting. I got loads of ideas I would like to > implement into a map, without revealing too much here. > The google maps efforts are limited: true. But that's exactly where OSM can offer a compelling and open alternative. This is a potential growth area for OSM: to put together some tools that make merging a specialist dataset with the OSM base really slick. The social question of what's best to use is complex. It's possible that mapping in OSM would divide the bee keeping community and damage both efforts. Or, it's possible that with "competition" each side would strive to outdo the other.
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