reducing the technical hurdle - why we started opencage data
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Ed Freyfogle's slides from State of the Map 2013 in Birmingham, UK. The talk was delivered on 6th of September 2013.TRANSCRIPT
Reducing the technical barrierEd Freyfogle6 Sept. 2013
The most expensive thing I ever bought
© OpenStreetMap contributors
OSM to the rescue, right?
RTFM
Hard to get the overview
Full-time job to keep it
Using OSM data
Pro
● good data
● getting better all the time
● no cost
Con
● very high learning curve
● variable quality
using maps
Easy Difficult
using maps
Easy Difficult
using maps
Easy Difficult
using data
Easy Difficult
CustomDo it yourselfHire a freelancer
Predefined downloads (Geofabrik, ThinkGeo, etc)
number of Nestoria partners using OSM data
0 of 80
OpenStreetMap data when you want it, in the format you want it
Goal:Make using OSM data a simple, transparent, and affordable process for organizations.
The data you want
In the format you want
Refreshed when you want
Simple and affordable pricing
From a reliable long-term partner
Our offer
number of Nestoria partners using OSM data
1 of 80
Thanks, feedback welcome
http://www.opencagedata.com@opencagedata
Ed Freyfogle @freyfogle
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Many thanks to the organizers of SotM 2013 and the OpenStreetMap contributors and community
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