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What if Apple replaced their maps with Mapbox, which uses OpenStreetMap data? Apple does use OpenStreetMap data but they barely update it.
by jakecopp 8y ago
What if Apple replaced their maps with Mapbox, which uses OpenStreetMap data?
Apple does use OpenStreetMap data but they barely update it.
- dx034 8y agoIsn't VW involved in here? They have pretty good maps.
- Fnoord 8y agoVolkswagen Group / Volkswagen AG are using Here (formerly known as Nokia Here): "On 3 August 2015, Nokia announced that it had reached a deal to sell its Here digital maps division to a consortium of three German automakers—BMW, Daimler AG, and Volkswagen Group, for €2.8 billion" [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Group
- 05 8y agoCurrent OSM data license is ODBL 1.0 [1], I think Apple would have a problem with having to share modifications they made to the data (especially if they merge in data from commercial sources). Share-Alike: If you publicly use any adapted version of this database, or works produced from an adapted database, you must also offer that adapted database under the ODbL. [1] https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1.0/ https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1.0/