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OpenStreetMap Overview

What is OpenStreetMap?

OpenStreetMap is the free editable map of the whole world.

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OpenStreetMap is the free editable map of the whole world.


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HQ Location
Netherlands
Twitter
@openstreetmap
83,683 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
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61 employees on LinkedIn®

Recent OpenStreetMap Reviews

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Usha B.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Easy to Integrate and Free Mapping tool."
OpenStreetMap is incredible and opensouce, it is flexible and can be use offline too. Easy to integrate with any projects and portal. It is an pow...
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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Map for your calculations"
It helps on calculation, it's very easy to use and it gives suites routes between 2 points. The site is very fast so you don't have to wait until i...
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Mahmoud o.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
3.5 out of 5
"Realistic Map"
I like that is not like typical map application, it is kind of unique since it has map features that not always given in any map application. In ad...
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OpenStreetMap Pros and Cons

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Tatiana K.
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenStreetMap?

Volunteers from around the world update the map! Updates are visible right away to users. It is owned by the community rather than Google. It's free to users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenStreetMap?

Not as good for navigation map or real time traffic information. Spotty data quality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenStreetMap solving and how is that benefiting you?

Have not found benefits as it pertains to business problems-- besides helping navigate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in E-Learning
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What do you like best about OpenStreetMap?

I like the open architecture and the way the grids are organized in a solid, professional manner, easily accessible to consumers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenStreetMap?

I am not sure of the accuracy of the information described in OpenStreetMap. I searched for 536 Broadway, New York, New York and it showed the Bronx whereas it should have been Manhattan. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenStreetMap:

Has potential but addresses and locations need to be consistently right. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenStreetMap solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's a good tool when it works to show locations and information about what's nearby to potential businesses and people so its a terrific add. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Celena J.
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What do you like best about OpenStreetMap?

OpenStreetMap is just like Google Maps or Mapquest except that it looks more like an actual, traditional map. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenStreetMap?

Nothing. It's a great service I'm glad to have discovered. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenStreetMap solving and how is that benefiting you?

Getting from here to there and sharing maps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
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What do you like best about OpenStreetMap?

1. No strings attached data -You can certainly make edits to Google Maps, but that doesn’t mean Google will provide the data back to you unlike OpenStreetMap

2. Reliable and richer data from everything to bike maps to dog-friendly business Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenStreetMap?

Data quality is patchy. Because Open Street map is community driven and is literally located all around the world, data quality and appropriateness are random. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenStreetMap solving and how is that benefiting you?

used it for a data viz projects - used the OSM’s building outline layer for the Bay area - was fast and easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Sporting Goods
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What do you like best about OpenStreetMap?

Many landmarks, such as parks, trails, and other routes are well-marked with labels and boundaries that others like Google Maps don't have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenStreetMap?

There are some ties to the larger Google ecosystem (traffic, best routes, directions) that simply don't apply the same to OpenStreetMaps Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenStreetMap:

Great platform for a custom nationwide or worldwide product-finder using coordinates; customizable look and feel is a plus Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenStreetMap solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ability to collaborate with others is a great benefit, with an open system that isn't the norm with most businesses Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about OpenStreetMap?

Openstreetmap is very useful to know about the localities easily. It is free to use and everyone are free to edit the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenStreetMap?

The data accuracy is less because we are sure whether the data is correct or not. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenStreetMap solving and how is that benefiting you?

I uses OpenStreetMap for understanding the local sources when I have difficulties with the communication language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UM
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What do you like best about OpenStreetMap?

Une nouvelle carte moins chère que Google Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenStreetMap?

Manque énormément d'interactivité et POI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenStreetMap solving and how is that benefiting you?

J'ai utilisé OpenStreetMap pour développer des cartes interactives et changer de l'option Google Map Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Accounting
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What do you like best about OpenStreetMap?

It being an open source and free mapping application Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenStreetMap?

Google maps has greater functionality for my purposes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenStreetMap solving and how is that benefiting you?

None vs the competition Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Apparel & Fashion
UA
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What do you like best about OpenStreetMap?

The app is very easy to use and have been useful to my colleagues and me when are searching for a place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenStreetMap?

There is nothing I dislike about this app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenStreetMap solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use it to figure out location and distance between point A to point B Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.