VentureBeat

OpenStreetMap boosted as Maps.me opens in-app map editing on iOS and Android

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenStreetMap (OSM) data is being given a notable boost this week — a ...
Digital Trends

Google Map Maker vs. OpenStreetMap: Which mapping service rules them all?

You have a choice when it comes to maps, and the answer isn’t as clear as it used to be. Google’s maps are still king, but OpenStreetMap is making a name for itself, gaining favor among many apps and ...
The Next Web

Google Maps rival OpenStreetMap makes slick ‘iD’ editor its default map making tool

The OpenStreetMap (OSM) project unveiled iD, a slick editor for its open source take on Google Maps, in May, and today the organization announced that it is now the default editor for its ...
VentureBeat

OpenStreetMap invites companies to pay up to $20,000 a year to support the ‘Wikipedia for maps’

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenStreetMap (OSM), the “Wikipedia for maps” service that lets anyone ...
The Verge

Can new OpenStreetMap editor use the crowd to beat Google Maps?

The iD editor represents the most dramatic facelift for OpenStreetMap since the project first started back in 2004. Imagine Wikipedia’s complicated, esoteric interface for editors being overhauled to ...
TechCrunch

OpenStreetMap To Give Google Maps A Run For Its Money By Launching Its New ‘iD’ Editor

Google has become the king of maps because of the technology that it has developed over the past eight years. One competitor, OpenStreetMap, has developed its own tools and built a community of map ...
The Next Web

Foursquare tightens contribution to OpenStreetMap data with new “edit map” links

Foursquare switched from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap (OSM) and MapBox last February, and now it’s deepening its relationship with OSM by adding in an “edit map” link on Foursquare.com that takes ...
Lifehacker

OpenStreetMap Provides Open Source Maps

For a quick set of directions it's tough to beat Google Maps, but what if you need to use the map data for publishing or other projects? OpenStreetMap is free, editable, and remix-friendly. All the ...
Gizmodo

Every OpenStreetMap Edit Ever Made, Visualized

OpenStreetMap, the free wiki world map, is a wonderful little project that has become hugely successful. Now, the team behind it has released a report which explains how it’s changed over the last ...
TechCrunch

OpenStreetMap inks deal with Yahoo! Maps

In a major step forward for opensource geodata, Yahoo! Maps has green-lighted a deal with OpenStreetMap, raising the possibility of breaking the stranglehold on mapping data in the UK. Mikel Maron, a ...
Android Police

MAPS.ME Adds OpenStreetMap Editor And Better Offline Map Downloader

Rita was a Managing Editor at Android Police. Once upon a time, she was a pharmacist as well. Her love story with Android started in 2009 and has been going stronger with every update, device, tip, ...