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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

No audio available for this content. 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 ...

As more private companies offer us maps, we need an open-source, editable solution - a cartographical Wikipedia Every time I tell someone about OpenStreetMap, they inevitably ask "Why not use Google ...

Facebook said it will open its Map With AI service to the OpenStreetMap project, which aims to be an open source mapping data source. In conjunction with the Map With AI service, Facebook also said it ...

Dan's love affair with tech began in 1985 with his first computer, the Enterprise 128. After a psychology and zoology degree at university, a career on stage and screen he joined Pocket-lint in 2009.

Founded in 2004, the OpenStreetMap Project has managed to draw a map of the world, ready to compete with traditional and commercial geo data vendors. The map is drawn by volunteers, mostly by using ...

For five years, people have been contributing to OpenStreetMap – the Wikipedia-like attempt to create a free, user-generated map of the world. Thanks to the project, millions of people now use free ...

‘Pokémon Go’ has switched its map service from Google Maps to OSM, and that might change your in-game display. Are Niantic and Google having a fight? ‘Pokémon Go’ is available now on Android and iOS.