Open, sustainable, and accessible mapping tools. We build things so you can build things. Now a Linux Foundation project!
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brooklyn integers has always held back issuing prime numbers in anticipation of its frequently rumoured “pro” service / meanwhile there are unconfirmed reports about mission integers minting NFTs to help offset nextzen (née @mapzen) infrastructure costs…
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The @mapzen team is still working together, just at different companies now.
@mapbox @interline_io @geocodeearth and @streetcredlabs all chipping in one way or another towards better street matching in Indonesia.
Pretty cool
We used map matching from Valhalla, the routing engine developed at Mapzen, to find street names when reverse geocoding didn't work.
Here's @dianashk streetcred.co/blog/2020/7/23…
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Two year post-@mapzen, we're glad to continue to be a part of @transitland and @ValhallaRouting (and the friends part, too)
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🗺 Elections for @OpenStreetMap Foundation’s next board are coming Real Soon Now. I’m running for one of the open seats with a bunch of other good people.
📅 Deadlines:
💬 Add questions for candidates by tomorrow
🗳 Join OSMF by Tuesday so you can vote: join.osmfoundation.org/
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"What first started as two simple, separate, little experiments has grown into the seeds of a major revision of the entire Transitland platform: Transitland Version 2" transit.land/news/2019/10/17…
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Valhalla routing discussed in Israeli #foss4g update
govmap.gov.il
The technology is a great story of open source technology remaining viable
@mapzen --> "community" --> @linuxfoundation
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Wanna search by address in @cityofsandiego's streets.sandiego.gov? Now you can. Thx @mapzen sdgo.io/2vz7bI1
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I got to give a quote for a press release about @alloftheplaces and @mapzen joining the @linuxfoundation! linuxfoundation.org/press-re…
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The Linux Foundation is taking on Mapzen so it can continue to provide an open source alternative to platforms that lock users in bit.ly/2tkdyf2 #govtech @mapzen @linuxfoundation
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“We believe that the world needs access to location tech and insights from trusted, independent platforms. Tools like those from @Foursquare and @Mapzen spur creativity and innovation.” - @losfumato
@linuxfoundation welcomes @mapzen as a new project to help advance the #opensource mapping platform used by more than 70,000 people worldwide: bit.ly/2DF6UpE
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Thanks for sharing. I launched a product today, that I worked on for 16 months and it wouldn’t have been possible without you and the team around mapzen. Sounds cheesy but it’s true. So THANK YOU!!
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My thoughts (and more context) on @mapzen joining the Linux Foundation:
streetcred.co/blog/2019/1/30…
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Great news! Like I say in this release, our newsroom uses Mapzen technology every single day to help journalists make better maps faster (and super cheaply!)
@linuxfoundation welcomes @mapzen as a new project to help advance the #opensource mapping platform used by more than 70,000 people worldwide: bit.ly/2DF6UpE
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Interline is happy to be helping to support @Mapzen in its new form, along with the @Transitland & @ValhallaRouting projects:
<tap tap tap> is this thing on?
we have good news! Mapzen is now a @linuxfoundation project!
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Did you know? Pelias (along with the other @mapzen projects) is now part of the @linuxfoundation!
<tap tap tap> is this thing on?
we have good news! Mapzen is now a @linuxfoundation project!
linuxfoundation.org/press-re…
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the short version is that the who’s on first spelunker is online again / the longer version is that we made it a little easier to build from scratch / and the long version is the long and twisty blog post we wrote about it all – whosonfirst.org/blog/2018/02…
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5/ That said, there is a real need for a traditional geocoder based on OSM data! Perhaps someone out there would be interested in working with pelias maintainers to make it the starting point for an OSM geocoder. I'd be happy to advise on the best way to set that up.
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4/ The Nominatim maintainers cannot take liberties with the schema or get rid of noisy data because they are building a search engine to help users find said noisy data. They can't include other data sources to aid in things like address interpolation or reverse geocoding.
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3/ Expecting it to perform like Google or even comparing it to Pelias is missing the point (no pun intended).
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2/ It's important to point out that Nominatim isn't a traditional geocoder. It's a search engine servicing OSM.org where people come to search for specific records, not query for pizza nearby.