OpenStreetMap
As part of the East Peak fire area update, I’ve been drifting off into rural Colorado, firstly, Archeluta, and then Branson. After completing Branson and checking with G***le to see how good theirs is, seems they are using the unmodified Tiger data for their maps, and that there is a way that OSM can be better in rural areas. When are they going to send there Priuses down dirt tracks to map out these places?
Discussion
Comment from russdeffner on 7 July 2013 at 23:50
I cannot thank you enough Mark! I would not have ‘down-graded’ the need for mappers without your amazing efforts in the area. Not a small component of why I started the call for remote mapping is that OSM can/will be able to provide at minimum a better basemap for these fire areas.
Keep up the great work, and Happy Mapping! =Russ