Every time I tell someone about OpenStreetMap, they inevitably ask "Why not use Google Maps?". From a practical standpoint, it's a reasonable question, ...

How 2012 Changed Everything In Digital Mapping Slices of digital map views of the U.S. From left to right: Google Maps, Nokia Here Maps, MapBox using OpenStreetMap data.

For example, I mostly interact with OpenStreetMap when using Strava, which builds on Mapbox’s OpenStreetMap-driven data. Back in 2014 I asked if OpenStreetMap could become the next Linux. Fast ...

OpenStreetMaps claims that Apple is using its mapping data in iPhoto for IOS without credit.

The OpenStreetMap Foundation has confirmed that the new iPhoto for iOS app is using OpenStreetMap location data for its photos, and not Google Maps, as Apple has used in many other applications ...