How Online Mapmakers Are Helping the Red Cross Save Lives in the Philippines - Robinson Meyer - The Atlantic - talk-ch

13 Nov 2013


      FYI...
Open data serving rescue units and saving lives:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/how-online-mapmakers-a...
"The Wikipedia of maps
The changes were made to OpenStreetMap (OSM), a sort of Wikipedia of
maps. OSM aims to be a complete map of the world, free to use and
editable by all. Created in 2004, it now has over a million users."
kudos Simon for the link
cheeers, hugi
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