Chris Beddow explores the history of OpenStreetMap and how it needs to evolve to survive alongside modern techniques like mass-produced data from satellite and street view imagery. Can OSM continue to grow, or will it always be limited by its need for human interaction and validation?
The End of the Map as We Know It
Whether it’s OpenStreetMap, HD maps, our mobile navigation and map applications, the up and coming story is often the same theme: everything is about to change. Mailing list discussions and State of the Map presentations have both mourned and praised OpenStreetMap in this light. The arrival of cutti…
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