Mapping the Isle of Wight, a cool demo

Posted by Patrick Dinnen on May 04, 2006; 3:12pm
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/Mapping-the-Isle-of-Wight-a-cool-demo-tp540.html

http://digital-lifestyles.info/display_page.asp?section=cm&id=3227

'OpenStreetMap, an organisation that is using consumer technology to
create copyright-free maps, is meeting this weekend (5-7 May) in the
Isle of Wight [UK] - to map the whole Island and give the data away
under a Creative Commons license...'

'Here's the stark reality - technology in the hands of enthused members
of the public is changing for ever the business models in many areas...'

'Organisation like the [Ordnance Survey] who do not let their data free
will be be left clutching hold of something whose value has been
severely diminished, if not zero'd...'