UK Ordnance Maps and LiveCode

[David Bovill]

Pity - can't make that Graham. Interested though - have been to their
earlier presentations, and have an interest in UK based mapping...


On 22 July 2013 12:54, Graham Samuel <livfoss at mac.com> wrote:

> Having had quite a lot to do with the official UK Geographical Mapping
> agency, Ordnance Survey (producers of very high quality, detailed mapping
> data) and their rather odd business model, I am hoping to to attend a
> meeting on 2nd August where they will introduce their new iOS SDK. I assume
> that LiveCoders won't be able to use this unless someone builds an
> external, so since this is an area of interest for me, I may be in the
> market for such a thing. That's why I didn't put [OT] at the beginning of
> this mail.
>
> Meanwhile, any Brits interested should follow up
>
>
> http://response.gv-c.com/Mail/View/144?a=4E08E3FDE9C25AAFC5244743EB3E7446&r=C92DC53C4C23F04A2ACD586DFC35C646
>
> The OS is interesting in that it seems to have conflicting statutory
> duties with regard to data - to enhance British life and businesses by
> giving it away, and at the same time to make money out of it. This has
> already resulted in some rival iOS apps, some of which sell the data and
> some which give it away!
>
> Graham
>
>
>
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