[Ubuntu-be] garmin&gps

Amedee Van Gasse amedee at amedee.be
Tue Sep 11 19:50:07 BST 2007


On Tue, September 11, 2007 20:13, Nicolas Pettiaux wrote:

> Exact, but one of the issue, is that in Belgium for example, most of
> the maps and datas are collected by the National Geographic Institute
> (a former miltary department, now civil but still heavily connected to
> the army) and they are paid by our taxes money. They charge for their
> data, and sell the to private people as well as companies who
> sometimes resell them.

For road maps too? That is done by other companies like Geocart and De
Rouck (in .be)


-- 
Amedee




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