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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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CloudMade last made an appearance on ZDNetUK as part of an OpenStreetMap themed blog back in February of this year when the company’s involvement with the free and editable map of the world project ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Wikipedia's "crowdsourced knowledge" model has created a spectacular resource, but everyone knows the big caveat: if the data's important, don't trust the online encyclopedia without verifying it ...