Tag Archives: openstreetmap

Open Geocoding Ressource – OpenAddresses.org

Posted on April 11, 2010 by joesonic

Recently the Beta version of www.openaddresses.org started. Openaddresses is the counterpart of Openstreetmap storing open and freely available Address data. The address data can be used by Geocoding or Reverse Geocoding services. The project started with www.openaddresses.ch and www.openaddresses.at, resulting … Continue reading →

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OffMaps – Allows to use maps without Internet Connection

Posted on May 14, 2009 by joesonic

OffMaps is an application for the iPhone or iPod touch which can be downloaded via the Apple AppStore.  Online map services consume quite a bit of bandwidth and mobile internet services are often limited. Therefore many users are looking for … Continue reading →

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Cloudmade – An alternative Javascript mapping API

Posted on November 23, 2008 by joesonic

CloudMade was founded by Steve Coast and Nick Black in 2007 to provide services around open mapdata. Steve Coast is also the founder of OpenStreetMap (OSM), one of the most prominent source for free map data based on the wiki … Continue reading →

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Open Street Maps as Shapefile for your GIS

Posted on September 19, 2008 by joesonic

The German company Geofabrik is specialized to neogeography and open geospatial data. Now they provide the download of OpenStreetMaps as daily updated shapefiles.  The data on their server are regional hierarchical structured. All shapefiles are based on OpenStreetmap-raw data. This … Continue reading →

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4 Years OpenStreetMap – Details & Interviews

Posted on August 3, 2008 by joesonic

Two years ago OpenStreetMap (OSM) was completely unknown in the german-speaking community and central Europe. Today several places in the world have already very detailed and sophisticated maps, produced by volunteers. People uses GPS devices or local knowledge to make … Continue reading →

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Opensource, OpenLS and OpenStreetMaps for a OpenRouteService

Posted on July 11, 2008 by joesonic

Open Source GIS solutions gain more and more attention in the Geoinformation sciences community over the past years. Now there are numerous usable and stable Open Source libraries and tools for spatial data management, customization and visualisation available. Open Source … Continue reading →

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