Regardless of the motivations behind doing this (cynics could easily suggest it is a direct attack on Google Maps) this is great news for both OSM and the broader mapping ecosystem.<p>The data OSM provides is immensely valuable and enables some really empowering applications.
Good news. These types of data intensive apps ( Google search, Google Maps etc ) are one of the greatest threats to the open web because they make it very painful to switch to an alternate provider. Keeping this type of data open ( along with open data interchange formats ) could improve competition in service providers
This title seems inaccurate. The article makes it sound like the data is just retrieved, from Microsoft, when using a specific editor. OSM doesn’t actually have the data nor are they are distributing it.
Is this just a case of this uneasy friendliness that MS has had recently toward the open ecosystem, or is MS trying to play a big-league game to combat Google Map's dominance?
I am operating a fleet of vehicles that have multiple cameras on them.<p>I would like to contribute to an open source community that can have work with OSM, freely. Is there an option for this? Other than mapillary.
Is there a good Android app using OSM that will give me public transportation directions in the main cities of the world?<p>Until them I'm stuck with Google Maps.