Re:FourSquare switches from Google Maps to Open Street Map
by jsnell on Thursday March 01, 2012 @08:59AM
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Google doesn't use the OSM data now, and probably never will due to license reasons. Just their own data will be enough, no need for OSM.
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Re:FourSquare switches from Google Maps to Open Street Map
by tonfa on Thursday March 01, 2012 @02:13PM
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Why? Even if OSM is as good as GMaps?
As far as I can see, they have still a lot of value in the direction/navigation infrastructure and places directory (which is where foursquare actually compete with google).