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Overture Maps Foundation Releases Its First World-Wide Open Map Dataset (backed by Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, TomTom)

overturemaps.org Overture Maps Foundation Releases Its First World-Wide Open Map Dataset – Overture Maps Foundation

The Overture Maps Foundation (OMF) is a collaborative effort by Amazon Web Services (AWS), Meta, Microsoft, and TomTom "to enable current and next-generation interoperable open map products". This is their first open map dataset.

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Overture Maps Foundation Releases Its First World-Wide Open Map Dataset – Overture Maps Foundation

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Overture Maps Foundation Releases Its First World-Wide Open Map Dataset

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I'd just also make a plug for OpenStreetMap, which is entirely community-driven and based on fully open data.
- I think this is relevant: https://xkcd.com/927/
  I guess OSM is too open for them? Or maybe OSM didn't want to give in to corporate demands.
  
  OSM is very strict about verifiability of data. It is speculated that Overture is (because it also uses OSM data) meant to contain a lot more data that isn't as strictly verifiable. Think AI generated building footprints.
- Tried it once a couple of years ago and now I'm interested in giving it another shot