Can't we script a complete copy of Google maps data (shops, highways etc) to this? Is the API restricted? Can we run distributed jobs for it? I can spin up some compute if someone is interested in trying this

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Organic maps SPECIFICALLY doesn't want that. It would be grounds for them being sued and having to comb through their database and remove any "questionable" material.

It would be the end of the project, they don't have money for that.

[–] chebra@mstdn.io 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

@Melatonin @MigratingtoLemmy

Not Organic Maps, that's just the client. The data is OpenStreetMap, more info about imports here: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oops, right. New to this, just started using.

[–] chebra@mstdn.io 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

@Melatonin No problem 🙂 Organic Maps is a great client for OSM. And doesn't it feel good knowing that by correcting something through Organic Maps you are taking part in a community of 10M users who together created a 2TB xml file map of the whole planet, free for anyone to download? It's one of the miracles of the free libre world.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I just downloaded, the only restaurant listed is a McDonald's like 10 miles away... I got a lot of adding to do 😅

I wish they had some fake points and a competition

Oh... and the Arby's that used to be in the town over is labeled "Honey baked ham"

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago

I love sharing my favorite places with the world

[–] InsertUser@en.osm.town 14 points 3 months ago

@MigratingtoLemmy @101 @openstreetmap

No, this is against Google TOS and OpenStreetMap policy on data sources and the Data Working Group will step in and block any accounts doing this to protect the project as a whole.

[–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

Yeah they restricted the API a while back.

[–] BootyBuccaneer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

That's explicitly forbidden in Google Maps TOS

[–] erenkoylu@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 months ago

First, google's lawyers will not like that.

Second, in many places google maps data is not as good as Openstreetmap.