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In July 2010, MapQuest announced [14] [15] plans to become the first major mapping site to embrace open-source mapping data, launching a new site [16] separate from its main site, entirely using data from the OpenStreetMap project. [17]
The idea to create the Missing Maps project was born out of a realisation by the American Red Cross, British Red Cross, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, and Médecins Sans Frontières that maps are pivotal to delivering humanitarian aid. [3]
Potlatch is a free software editing tool for OpenStreetMap geodata [1] using Adobe AIR. For many years embedded directly within the OpenStreetMap website using Adobe Flash, [2] it was rebuilt as a desktop application following the end-of-lifing of Flash.
The OpenHistoricalMap domain name was purchased in 2009, [10] and an initial fork of the OpenStreetMap website software was deployed there in 2013. [3] [11]In 2015, the similarly named OpenHistoryMap project was founded to promote sharing of archaeological and historical data according to an open access model.
Early work on OpenStreetMap tools, including the iD editor, was funded by a $575,000 grant from the Knight Foundation. [8] On July 11, 2016, MapQuest discontinued the open tile API [9] and users such as GNOME Maps were switched to a temporarily free tier of the Mapbox tileserver, [10] while considering alternatives. [11]
OsmAnd (/ ˈ oʊ s ə m æ n d /; [3] OpenStreetMap Automated Navigation Directions) is a map and navigation app for Android and iOS. [4] It uses the OpenStreetMap (OSM) map database for its primary displays, but is an independent app not endorsed by the OpenStreetMap Foundation.
Mapnik is an open-source mapping toolkit for desktop and server based map rendering, written in C++.Artem Pavlenko, the original developer of Mapnik, set out with the explicit goal of creating beautiful maps [2] by employing the sub-pixel anti-aliasing of the Anti-Grain Geometry (AGG) library.
Maps.me is a mobile app for Android, iOS and BlackBerry that provides offline maps using OpenStreetMap data. It was formerly known as MapsWithMe.In November 2014, it was acquired by Mail.Ru Group and became part of its My.com brand.