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   Børge (forteller@tutoteket.no)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2024 00:34:55 JST Børge

   Awesome video about how damaging it is for millions of people around the world that the big cities they live in are not – literally – on the map!

   Google only cares about mapping places they think they can earn money from. And if they map an area, they own the map, control it, and puts tons of restrictions on what can be done with it.

   Thankfully you can join an international community creating open maps of the unmapped regions of the world. And it's fun! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ihmQKZrVhM

   #OpenStreetMap

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     ian (ianp5a@social.vivaldi.net)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2024 15:02:48 JST ian

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     @forteller
     Yes. I'm a keen mapper on HOT. It's great to be able to help less fortunate and often desperate people, and the humanitarian agencies, from the comfort of your home.
     And while working with the satellite imagery you also get to know what the area is like in distant communities. Traditional dwellings and often no paved roads. And sometimes vast distances to the next village.