MazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoMeta, Microsoft, Amazon and TomTom have launched their open map datasetwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkMeta, Microsoft, Amazon and TomTom have launched their open map datasetwww.theverge.comMazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square29fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaresrwax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoI’m not familiar with overture maps or OSM. What does it all mean? Will they really compete with gmaps? Are either more privacy focused?
minus-square520@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoOSM is basically Wikipedia in map form. It uses public domain or donated map data and anyone can contribute. It is very much a competitor to Google Maps.
minus-squareMazonnaCara89@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoBut OSM is not a simple map but a database of data, what you see on their site is only an implementation of what you can do with the data.
I’m not familiar with overture maps or OSM. What does it all mean? Will they really compete with gmaps? Are either more privacy focused?
OSM is basically Wikipedia in map form. It uses public domain or donated map data and anyone can contribute.
It is very much a competitor to Google Maps.
But OSM is not a simple map but a database of data, what you see on their site is only an implementation of what you can do with the data.
Could you not say the same of Wikipedia?