Recently Directions Magazine caught up with Steve Coast, founder of OpenStreetMap and Head of OSM at Telenav, to discuss why OSM “became the preferred mapping platform and primary data source for a growing list of companies around the world” (for the entire article, please click here). Founded in London in 2004 by Steve Coast, OSM […]
Posts with the OpenStreetMap tag
The Best of OpenStreetMap (Thus Far)
The OpenStreetMap is awesome. From its hyperlocal detail to its catchy aesthetic, OpenStreetMap has single-handedly (with the help of the help of the thousands of contributions by map enthusiasts from around the world) raised the bar on what a map should, and can be. So with that in mind, we just wanted to take a […]
It’s Time to Make OpenStreetMap Your Only Street Map
We are very excited to announce that skobbler and Telenav have joined forces today. As one team, we will continue to strive for the best products and technology made for and based on OpenStreetMap (OSM). We will eventually post more information here. For now, allow us to point you to OSM founder and fellow Telenav […]
Why Crowdsourcing Is Awesome
You might have guessed by now that one of the greatest things for us out there is crowdsourcing. With that in mind, we wanted to take a second to survey some of the great happenings from around the crowdsourcing landscape, and to highlight why exactly we think crowdsourcing is so cool. Kickstarter Each day, tons […]
Mapping Innovation That Goes Out of the Norm
We’ve said it many times, but we’ll say it again, we love maps. Furthermore, we love maps in all different shapes, sizes and platforms. But one of our favorite things other than just maps themselves is mapping innovation. Now of course we love innovations that particularly pertain to maps (routing, resolution times, map detail), but […]
skobbler’s Favorite Things About Travel in the Digital Age
While nearly every aspect of human life from security to entertainment has benefited in some way from the digital age, arguably no aspect has been as greatly influenced as the world of travel. Now sure, there was something romantic and exciting about not knowing what your travels had in store for you prior to the […]
skobbler and OpenStreetMap at a Cost?
This week, we wanted to just take a quick second to respond to one of the questions our support team receives most frequently: why, if OpenStreetMap is open-sourced, and thus does not require any licensing fees do our apps cost money? First off, you’re right! Given that OpenStreetMap is in fact crowdsourced, it is free […]
State of the Map US 2013
Every now and then the mapping planets align and every route just seems to come into full view. Ironically, that always seems to happen around OpenStreetMap’s State of the Map Conference. ;) This year, State of the Map US descended on San Francisco, and to say it was a huge success, well, may be an […]
Mapping: The New Social Media?
People are always wondering what the next big thing in social media will be. A Super-duper Tweet? A fully optimized Facebook phone? But what if the next biggest thing in social media has already arrived: maps? As we all know, the institution of mapping has been around slightly longer than Twitter and Facebook. ;) Yet, […]
Digital Maps: The Wave of the Future
We’re not the only ones: people around the world are turning to digital maps. Why you may ask? Well despite, wanting to believe it had everything to do with us, individuals and institutions alike are beginning to see the various ways that digital maps, are not only beneficial from a street to street perspective but […]