Openstreetmap articles

• 

  Article

  Can new editor for crowdsourced OpenStreetMap project help it beat Google Maps?

  By Carl Franzen on May 7, 2013 10:36 am + 51 comments

  The online map wars have taken an interesting turn lately, with Google and its rivals Nokia and A Continue reading…

• 

  Article

  Google debuts Maps Engine Lite for the casual mapmaker

  By Carl Franzen on March 27, 2013 05:50 pm + 23 comments

  Google wants to turn more of its Maps users into map makers. The company just launched a new, free Continue reading…

• 

  Article

  Every recorded meteorite strike on Earth since 2,300 BCE mapped

  By Carl Franzen on February 18, 2013 03:55 pm + 33 comments

  The meteorite that struck central Russia last week, which injured around 1,000 people as it broke Continue reading…

• 

  Article

  Craigslist begins testing listings with embedded OpenStreetMap maps

  By Scott Lowe on August 27, 2012 10:42 pm + 15 comments

  While Craigslist refuses to loosen its grip on location-based listing browsers PadMapper and 3Taps, Continue reading…

• 

  Article

  Satellite Eyes for OS X puts your neighborhood on your desktop

  By Jeff Blagdon on June 19, 2012 11:07 pm + 23 comments

  Developer Tom Taylor is putting an interesting spin on the live wallpaper concept, turning your Continue reading…

• 

  Article

  Apple using TomTom and OpenStreetMap data in iOS 6 Maps app

  By Nathan Ingraham on June 11, 2012 05:22 pm + 152 comments

  We've been digging through the iOS 6 screenshots that were leaked to us earlier today for more Continue reading…

• 

  Article

  Foursquare teases new maps and discovery features, redesigned app coming 'this week'

  By Amar Toor on June 3, 2012 11:34 pm + 3 comments

  It appears that Foursquare will be launching a new version of its app this week, according to a Continue reading…

• 

  Article

  Apple finally acknowledges OpenStreetMap data use in iPhoto for iOS

  By Jamie Keene on May 4, 2012 06:32 am + 34 comments

  Back in March, Apple shifted away from using Google Maps in its iPhoto for iOS map in favor of Continue reading…

• 

  Article

  Wikipedia updates mobile apps, drops Google Maps for OpenStreetMap

  By Bryan Bishop on April 7, 2012 02:23 am + 52 comments

  Wikipedia has announced updates to both its iOS and Android apps — and in yet another data point Continue reading…

• 

  Article

  Stamen Design tiles put a beautiful skin over OpenStreetMap data

  By Sam Byford on March 22, 2012 03:19 am + 8 comments

  There's been talk of Apple ditching Google Maps in favor of some rather unattractive proprietary Continue reading…