OpenStreetMap

One man decided to take on Google Maps, 20 years later OpenStreetMap is still going strong

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From internet protocols and operating systems, to databases and cloud services, some technology is so omnipresent most people don’t even know it exists. The same can be said about OpenStreetMap, the community-driven platform that serves companies and software developers with geographic data and maps so they can rely a little less on the proprietary incumbents […]

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Backed by Microsoft, AWS and Meta, the Overture Maps Foundation launches its first open map data sets

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It’s not often you’ll find Microsoft, Amazon and Meta in the same room, collaborating toward the same goals. But that’s exactly what we have with the Overture Maps Foundation, an initiative to develop interoperable and open map data. Launched in December 2022, the Overture Maps Foundation is an attempt to counter Google’s stranglehold on online

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