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Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and TomTom’s open-source mapping project released its first public dataset.
That means mapping developers can access the 2.3 billion unique buildings, 54 million places of interest, 200 million addresses, and other global data collected by the Overture Maps Foundation. The open-source initiative launched in 2022 with the goal of offering a free alternative to mapping data provided by Google and Apple.
Overture Maps Foundation Releases General Availability of its Open Maps Datasets
[Overture Maps Foundation]
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