Foursquare which previously used Google’s Maps API for mapping is now
using open map data from the openstreetmap project for its location
based social networking service. “During our January hackathon, one of
our intrepid engineers wondered what the world look like if we made
our own maps. To do that he used data from openstreetmap. We love the
idea to open data and were happy to try it out”, a source in the
company said. The New York based start up with a compny of more than
15 million users worldwide said it is using map box street global
block level map to power all of its maps.
using open map data from the openstreetmap project for its location
based social networking service. “During our January hackathon, one of
our intrepid engineers wondered what the world look like if we made
our own maps. To do that he used data from openstreetmap. We love the
idea to open data and were happy to try it out”, a source in the
company said. The New York based start up with a compny of more than
15 million users worldwide said it is using map box street global
block level map to power all of its maps.
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