May 7th, 2013

OpenStreetMap To Give Google Maps A Run For Its Money By Launching Its New ‘iD’ Editor

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Google has become the king of maps because of the technology that it has developed over the past eight years. One competitor, OpenStreetMap, has developed its own tools and built a community of map enthusiasts that now powers services like Hipmunk, Evernote and Foursquare. Today, as promised, the non-profit has released a brand new map editor, code-named “iD,” which was built from the… → Read More

April 24th, 2013

Satellite Imagery Company Skybox Teams Up With MapBox For Analysis And Annotation Of Data

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Google isn’t the only company working on mapping out the entire world with satellite imagery and detailed information about every nook and cranny in the universe. Two companies are teaming up to create publishable information on your site or news article using detailed satellite imagery and advanced publishing tools. Skybox, a company that has raised $91 million to launch its own satellites… → Read More

September 21st, 2012

MapBox, A Contributor To OpenStreetMap, Gets $575K From The Knight Foundation

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While Apple continues to weather very bad press (and embarrassing photographic evidence) over its fumble on Maps in iOS 6, here’s another development in the mapping world, also related to an Apple service. MapBox, which contributes to the open-source OpenStreetMap, used in Apple’s iPhoto service, is getting an injection of cash. Today MapBox announced a grant of $575,000 from the Knight… → Read More