HolgerJeromin
commented
3 days ago How does this help mappers?
Closed jidanni closed 2 days ago
HolgerJeromin
commented
3 days ago How does this help mappers?
omcnoe
commented
2 days ago I think this could raise concerns regarding copyright. Looking at Google maps data and then contributing improvements to OSM data based on that is a copyright violation.
It's probably best for OSM not to directly link to external services where integrating those services data into OSM is not legal.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ#Can_I_trace_data_from_Google_Maps/Nokia_Maps/...? https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Licence_and_Legal_FAQ#2._CONTRIBUTING_DATA_TO_OpenStreetMap
matkoniecz
commented
2 days ago your proposal is missing big part: "why"
why spending effort in coding, maintaining and complexity increase of interface would be worth it?
Yes various plugins have come and gone and are one big mess. So let's just cut to the chase and have it built into the OSM website!
just because plugin maintenance failed it does not mean that it should be maintained as part of openstreetmap-website project
in fact, persistent failures indicate that either it is problematic to maintain or interest is lacking - both would be reason against it, rather than supporting it
tomhughes
commented
2 days ago I can't see any reason why we would want to do this.
Problem
With the decline of https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Smart_Menu https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenSwitchMaps etc. I hereby officially propose such functionality be incorporated into the openstreetmap.org itself!
Yes, offering links to "competitors' websites" is one sure way to lose profits. But OSM is non-profit.
It could be part of some tools panel.
The idea is the user could click to visit the same spot but on Google, etc. instead of OSM.
Yes various plugins have come and gone and are one big mess. So let's just cut to the chase and have it built into the OSM website!