OSM Data Vandalism and other Open Data GIS News
Update: 5:17 pm EST
Wired and other outlets report the individials were contractors acting on their own and no longer work for Google.
Google said that two people behind the accounts were contractors using machines on Google’s network, but a spokesperson for the search giant added that these contractors were “acting on their own behalf.” The spokesperson also said that the contractors are “no longer working on Google projects.”
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OpenStreetMap officials report vandalism from Google IP addresses.
Preliminary results show users from Google IP address ranges in India deleting, moving and abusing OSM data including subtle edits like reversing one-way streets.
ReadWriteWeb reports Google is aware of the issue and investigating.
OpenStreetMap offers a document to help those switching from other basemaps (Google Maps?) to OSM.
- @geohacker
