The Linux Foundation has partnered with some of the world’s biggest technology companies to develop interoperable and open map data, in what is a clear move to counter Google’s dominance in the map data realm.
The Overture Maps Foundation, as the new effort is called, is officially hosted by the Linux Foundation, but the program is driven by Amazon Web Services (AWS), Facebook’s parent company Meta, Microsoft, and Dutch mapping company TomTom, which most people will remember from the pre-smartphone SatNav days.
The ultimate mission of the Overture Maps Foundation to power new map products through developing map datasets that can be used and reused across applications and businesses, with each member company throwing their own data and resources into the mix.
The anti-Google?
Google is a notable omission from the Overture Maps Foundation’s...
