OpenStreetMap
The disadvantages of copying other people's maps
Vum davespod matgedeelt de(n) 22. November 2012 op English.I am pleased to report that the island “proven by scientists not to exist” (by attempting to visit it) does not appear in OSM:
http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/?mt0=mapnik&mt1=googlemap&lon=159.93316&lat=-19.217&zoom=11
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Bemierkung vum _sev de(n) 22. November 2012 um 16:09 Auer
That’s fascinating indeed. Thanks for the interesting read.
Bemierkung vum chillly de(n) 22. November 2012 um 17:48 Auer
OSM twitter feed says our contributors actually go out and survey (which many do).
At the same time OSM organises Operation Cowboy - an armchair mapping festival.
I’ll prefer surveys every time.
Bemierkung vum Todeskuh de(n) 22. November 2012 um 20:37 Auer
Also mentioned here (german):
http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/sandy-island-im-pazifik-erweist-sich-als-phantominsel-a-868715.html
Bemierkung vum z-dude de(n) 22. November 2012 um 21:39 Auer
regarding another Sandy Island which had wikipedia editors confused, why doesn’t the Lacepede’s Sandy Island render on OSM? osm.org/browse/way/187645473 is it because it’s from Oct 25?
Bemierkung vum chillly de(n) 22. November 2012 um 22:37 Auer
@alexz In OSM coastline is a special case. It only gets updated occasionally and until then the island won’t render. It could take weeks before the coastline job runs next. More info here