Today, Overture Maps Foundation announced the general availability of the Global Entity Reference System (GERS). GERS provides common, open, accessible IDs for geospatial entities like buildings, places, and roads, making…
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One of our goals at Overture is to make geospatial data easier to work with. We want to help geospatial experts and data generalists easily connect to our datasets and,…
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Unique IDs make it easier and cheaper to attach data to geospatial entities, such as buildings, streets, places, etc. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—June 25, 2025 — The Overture Maps Foundation, a collaborative…
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How Precisely's Data Link program connects data from leading providers via unique ID systems, including GERS, to eliminate the "conflation tax" and unlock instant access to enriched location intelligence Precisely,…
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In today's data-rich world, the geospatial community faces unique challenges in storing, processing, and sharing this data at scale. As mapping datasets grow in complexity and size, traditional file formats…
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The geospatial industry faces a critical challenge: we're drowning in data but starving for efficient ways to use it. A recent panel at GeoBuiz 2025 revealed how open map data…
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Meta, one of the founding members of Overture Maps Foundation, has successfully transitioned its suite of global basemaps used across apps such as Facebook and Instagram to Overture’s base data…
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Amy Rose was recently named the first CTO of the Overture Maps Foundation (Overture) and will lead Overture’s work in making its datasets interoperable and accessible to all kinds of…
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Albi Wiedersberg was just named VP of Product Management at the Overture Maps Foundation, where he’ll extend his existing work on meeting user, partner and member needs. The creation of…
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At Overture Maps Foundation, collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. While our data releases and Explorer tool represent visible progress, there's an equally important effort happening behind…
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