Why the world needs #OpenStreetMap - As more private companies offer us #maps, we need an #OpenSource, editable solution - a #cartographical #Wikipedia https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/14/why-the-world-needs-openstreetmap
"Frederik Ramm von der Geofabrik präsentiert #Geschäftsmodelle auf Basis von #OpenStreetMap" https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/service/alle-meldungen/meldung/pid/open-2015-konferenz-fuer-digitale-innovation
#OpenStreetMap (#OSM) is now at the center of an unholy alliance of the world’s largest and wealthiest technology companies.
Outside of a relatively small cluster of #weirdos who pay attention to trends in #geospatial technology— almost no one seems to be paying attention.
That’s mostly because so few people have even heard of #OpenStreetMap, despite the fact that hundreds of millions of people rely on it during any given month. https://joemorrison.medium.com/openstreetmap-is-having-a-moment-dcc7eef1bb01
Also cited : https://blog.emacsen.net/blog/2018/02/16/osm-is-in-trouble/