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 ...
Navigation company Telenav has announced that its US-focused Scout app for iPhone is today switching to OpenStreetMap (OSM) from TomTom for all its mapping data. The company says it plans to switch to ...
This definition of omnipresent sums up many facets of society. Fast food chains? Everywhere. Reality TV shows? You know the answer. And what about Google? Yup, right again. What started as a simple ...
OpenStreetMap, the user-created map used by many of the biggest sites on the web, has today unveiled an entirely new editor that makes it easier to contribute than ever before. According to the ...
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Berlin-based maps and navigation app maker Skobbler, which has its own map engine and combines it with OpenStreetMap (OSM) data to power a range of mapping apps, has updated its iOS global maps app, ...
In the age of the internet, for the layperson, maps have gone beyond mere geographical markers or things one saw in an Atlas and forgot about. It has become the key to getting things done online, from ...
In February, we compared maps of Sochi's Olympic venues from Google Maps and OpenStreetMap, the massively crowdsourced world map created by volunteers. OSM's maps easily swept the medals, with far ...
Nestoria is one of those companies that was told it would have to start paying real money for Google Maps. When Google couldn't tell it exactly how much, Nestoria kicked Mountain View to the curb and ...