[HN Gopher] Meta, Microsoft, Amazon release open map dataset to ...
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       Meta, Microsoft, Amazon release open map dataset to rival Google
       and Apple
        
       Author : pwmtr
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2023-07-26 20:13 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (techcrunch.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (techcrunch.com)
        
       | mdaniel wrote:
       | currently: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36879461
        
       | cowsup wrote:
       | This is the best case of "competition is good for consumers" I've
       | seen. Google Maps has such a head start compared to anyone else,
       | and is the de facto way many people navigate; Apple Maps has only
       | been able to catch up in the US thanks to the dominance of
       | iPhones.
       | 
       | Because of this, rather than trying to compete on the same
       | playing field, their competitors just gave it away completely
       | free for anyone to build off of. I'm not sure I've seen anything
       | quite like this before, but, as someone who has no substantial
       | stake in any of the listed companies, I'm happy to see it.
        
         | Someone wrote:
         | In 2007, there was
         | https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2007/07/04/and-donate-entire-...
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         |  _AND donate entire Netherlands to OpenStreetMap
         | 
         | "Automotive Navigation Data" (AND) [since renamed GeoJunxion]
         | is a leading provider of location, routing, mapping and address
         | management are donating a street network of the entire
         | Netherlands. Yes, an entire country._
         | 
         | A tiny part of the globe, but I think under a better license
         | because, IMO, 100% compatibility with OpenStreetMap is very
         | important.
        
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