• the_third@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    OpenStreetMap ist a database for open GIS data, not a map service. The map service is just an accidental by-product.

    • Amju Wolf@pawb.social
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      1 year ago

      Right, but trying to overly monetize the map service(s) actively hurts the GIS database as well - it means there’s less adoption, less eyes on it, less contributors, and worse dataset.

      And that’s not to say that nobody should make money by providing map services - it can be healthy, too - but being docks about it doesn’t help anyone.