Many people describe CloudMade’s OpenStreetMap project as “Wikipedia for maps,” and they aren’t far off. The project allows anyone to add and edit map data around the globe, and the project is now a ...

File this under “the enemy of my enemy is my friend:” Microsoft is reportedly lending “big support and big dollars” to an open source mapping project in order to counter Google Maps. OpenStreetMap, ...

Transport for New South Wales has signed a waiver with the OpenStreetMap project, allowing the open data initiative to employ a number of the government’s geospatial data sets. In January, Transport ...

OpenStreetMap isn't just a powerful, open alternative to Google Maps – used in everything from Apple's maps to those on Flickr, Wikipedia and dozens of other sites – it's also a great example of the ...