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Jul 6, 2023 |
Overture Maps Foundation at the 2023 Esri User Conference – Public-Private Partners for Open Map Data Development
Next week, I am headed to the Esri User Conference in San Diego. I am looking forward to talking about Overture Maps and how the project can support open mapping initiatives from national, state, and local GIS agencies. As a member of Overture Maps Foundation, Esri has been a great…
Jun 15, 2023 |
Overture Maps Previews Data Schema and Reference System
The Overture Maps team previewed two important documents today: the Overture Data Schema that outlines how the open map data will be structured and the Overture Global Entity Reference System, a stable ID system that will allow users to easily join additional data types to the map data. Overture's mission is to…
Apr 26, 2023 |
Overture Maps Foundation at Geospatial World Forum: A New Model for Open Map Data
On Wednesday, May 3rd, Overture Maps Foundation executives and members will join the National Geospatial Institute at the Geospatial World Forum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, to discuss “A New Model for Open Map Data through Public-Private Partnership.” Open map data serves as a crucial platform for expanding the use of…
Apr 12, 2023 |
Overture Maps Foundation Update – A Look at Progress, Possibilities
Last December, we announced the formation of the Overture Maps Foundation. It marked the start of a process to enlist a growing community of map data users to build an open map dataset that will meet the needs of map service providers as the mapping market evolves. Since then, we’ve…
