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Feb 10, 2025 |
Building Platform-Agnostic Infrastructure: A Story of Collaboration at Overture Maps Foundation
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 the scenes: transitioning the data pipelines from member companies to Overture’s platform-agnostic infrastructure. This isn't just a technical migration—it represents…
Jan 27, 2025 |
Building the Overture Addresses Data Theme
Overture Maps Foundation (Overture) was established two years ago to create reliable, easy-to-use, and interoperable open map data for both commercial and non-commercial purposes. Several data themes were launched, including Addresses, Base, Buildings, Divisions, Places, and Transportation. About a year ago, a task force dedicated to addresses was formed to…
Jan 7, 2025 |
Overture Maps Foundation at OGC Events 2024: Championing Open Data and Interoperability
In early December, the OGC@30 Anniversary Celebration and OGC Innovation Days DC 2024 brought together geospatial experts from government, industry, and academia under the theme Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Futures. This premier event explored the transformative potential of geospatial technologies and the evolving role of interoperability in building scalable, accessible…
Nov 25, 2024 |
Open Data Key to Global Health Initiatives – Recap of the WHO Panel
The world of mapping is often thought of in terms of roads, transportation, and helping people get from one place to another. But being able to map other factors — such as where people live, where populations are especially dense, where disaster-prone areas lack roads, where people have been vaccinated…
Aug 26, 2024 |
Overture Maps at AGL All Member Meeting: Collaborative Mapping to Shape the Future of Software-Defined Vehicles
The Overture Maps Foundation recently participated in the Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) All Member Meeting in Berlin, where Amy Rose, Technical Director, and Albi Wiedersberg, Product & Partnerships Director, presented Overture's vision for the future of mapping in the automotive industry. The event highlighted the transformative potential of collaborative mapping…
Aug 20, 2024 |
Overture Maps: Driving Automotive Innovation Through Collaboration
The automotive industry is undergoing a technological transformation, with connected vehicles, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), and the pursuit of autonomous driving reshaping the landscape. In this dynamic environment, OEMs are under pressure to deliver unique, high-quality in-car experiences that differentiate their brands and capture consumer loyalty. High-quality map data is…
Aug 13, 2024 |
AMA Recap: Overture Maps General Availability and Beyond
On August 1, 2024, Overture Maps hosted an "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) session, diving deep into their recent General Availability release and future plans. The AMA featured key members of the Overture team, including Marc Prioleau (Executive Director), Amy Rose (Technical Director), Pascal Clarysse (Fellow from TomTom), and Jennings Anderson…
Jul 25, 2024 |
Introducing Overture Maps Addresses Theme
On July 24, Overture put out its first version of the Address Theme. This initial release included open address data for 14 countries for a total of just over 200 million address records. That’s about 10% of the world's population, so there’s a long way to go…but it is a…
May 28, 2024 |
Open Map Data as the Backbone for Spatial Data Infrastructure
Earlier this month, almost one thousand people from over 85 countries convened at the Geospatial World Forum (GWF) in Rotterdam for four days of meetings, discussions, and workshops on geospatial policy and practice. One key thread was about Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI), focusing on the challenges of establishing coherent models…
Apr 16, 2024 |
Overture Data is in Beta!
We need your feedback Today, we announced the beta release of our global open map dataset, and we are excited to share it with the mapping community. Our data and schema are in good shape, but we're not done yet. We need your help to make them even better. We…
