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Open Street Map: What?
• Starts with TIGER* (topologically integrated geographic encoding and referencing)
• Peer production: anyone can add features
• >1,000,000 accounts and >15,000 active
• Data can be used in other applications
– WHY DOES THAT MATTER?
*See Also: US Census Bureau. “TIGER Products”
Open Street Map: Why?
• Lots of maps on web, but only free to VIEW• Cannot use data to build new applications– Mapnik– OpenCycleMap– OpenQueerMap– WaterColorMap
• Peer Production harnesses enormous amounts of contributions to public goods