Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon have launched their open-source mapping project - eviltoast

Good news for folks looking to degoogle their phones, this should help open-source Google Maps alternatives.

Straight from their FAQ on the relationship with OSM:

What is the relationship between Overture and OpenStreetMap?

Overture is a data-centric map project, not a community of individual map editors. Therefore, Overture is intended to be complementary to OSM. We combine OSM with other sources to produce new open map data sets. Overture data will be available for use by the OpenStreetMap community under compatible open data licenses. Overture members are encouraged to contribute to OSM directly.

  • Deftdrummer@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, it will send you down some fucking residential area with 50 stop signs to “save” 2 minutes but it ends up being more hassle than it’s worth. I can’t be the only one.