Reverting a changeset that used a source that is not allowed

osm.org/changeset/149714275

Hello, Welcome to OpenStreetMap! It is great to have you as part of our community. Thanks for your edit to the map, and for providing a changeset comment. You mentioned using Google Maps in that comment. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to use Google Maps when editing OpenStreetMap due to Google's terms of use.

Reverting a changeset that used a source that is not allowed

osm.org/changeset/149714047

Reverting a changeset that used a source that is not allowed

osm.org/changeset/149714040

Reverting a changeset that used a source that is not allowed

osm.org/changeset/149714033

Reverting a changeset that used a source that is not allowed

osm.org/changeset/149714021

Hello, Welcome to OpenStreetMap! Thanks for your edits to the map, and thanks for citing your sources - that is important. I see you mentioned "Google Earth" as one of those sources. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to use Google Earth when editing OpenStreetMap due to Google's terms of use.

Prohibited conduct... use Google Maps/Google Earth to create or augment any other mapping-related dataset (including a mapping or navigation dataset, business listings database, mailing list, or telemarketing list) for use in a service that is a substitute for, or a substantially similar service to, Google Maps/Google Earth;

Thanks for the reply.

Hello, Welcome to OpenStreetMap! Thanks for your edits to the map. When you said that one of your sources was "Google", do you mean Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Street View, or something else?

Reverting a changeset that used a source that is not allowed

osm.org/changeset/149664019

Hello, Thanks for your edits to the map! I see you cited "earth.google.com" as one of your sources. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to use Google Earth when editing OpenStreetMap due to Google's Terms of Use

Hello, When you say that source for this edit is "Google", what exactly do you mean? Google Maps? Google Earth? Google Street View?

Reverting a changeset that used a source that is not allowed

osm.org/changeset/149663912

Hello, Thanks for your edits to the map. I see you cited "Google Streetview" as one of your sources. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to use Google Street View when editing OSM due to Google's terms of use.

Reverting a changeset that used a source that is not allowed

osm.org/changeset/149663828

Hello, Welcome to OpenStreetMap! Thanks for your edits to the map, we appreciate it. Also, thank you for citing your sources, that is important. I see you cited "Google Maps" and "Waze." We are not allowed to use either of these when editing OpenStreetMap due to their terms of use.

Reverting a changeset that used a source that is not allowed

osm.org/changeset/149663712

Hello, Welcome to OpenStreetMap! Thanks for your edit to the map, we appreciate it. I see you cited Google Maps as one of your sources. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to use Google Maps when editing OpenStreetMap due to Google's terms of use.

Hello again, Thanks for your reply. The Google Maps terms of use don't just talk about copying (i.e. "taking"), but more broadly "using." Therefore, *using* Google Maps to confirm/verify/validate another source, such as seems to be the case here, is also prohibited. It certainly indicates that you consulted Google Maps at some point either before, during, or immediately after, making this edit. In any event, why would one want to mention a commercial map source with very restrictive terms of use when contributing to an open data project like OSM? You are free to visit the area in question to collect the data in person and redo the edit from scratch (do not simply revert the revert).

Another issue with this edit is that you abbreviated the name. In OSM we spell names out, although there are a few exceptions, none of which apply here.