OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world. Two major driving forces behind the establishment and growth of OSM have been restrictions on use or availability of map information across much of the world and the advent of inexpensive portable satellite navigation devices. The maps are created using data from portable SAT NAV devices, aerial photography, other free sources or simply from local knowledge... More
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Steve Coast

Steve Coast (born 20 December 1980) founded OpenStreetMap (OSM) in July 2004. In 2007 he founded CloudMade. Steve interned at Wolfram Research before studying computing science at University College London (UCL). With Nick Black, he setup ZXV Ltd, a technology consultancy in 2006. In 2008 this...

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