Microsoft-backed foundation releases open map data sets to rival Google
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The Overture Maps Foundation (OMF), supported by tech industry leaders Microsoft, AWS, and Meta, has unveiled its first open map data sets. This initiative was launched in December 2022 to challenge Google's dominance in online mapping, and is hosted by the Linux Foundation. The OMF has released four open data sets: Buildings, Places, Divisions, as well as Base.
