Community edits ignite TeleAtlas map database with 1.25 million edits

[Fiberoptic]

• The validation and realignment of 116,000 kilometers (72,000 miles) of secondary roads in the United States, a complement to the existing freeway network already in the database;
• The validation and realignment of approximately 25,000 kilometers (15,500 miles) in Germany, covering the country’s entire freeway network; and
• The addition of more than 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) of new road geometry in Ireland and more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) in Turkey.
• More Details in the press release here.

[malcom2073]

It's a shame it's a closed system. Wish people would be that proactive on a more open map system like OSM

[Heather]

i second this. All of these people working for free.

We need to work on making it easier for people to contribute GPS tracks to us, and making sure we know what data we need to make the tracks highly useful.

Then OSM and whoever else can make use of them...