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Tripomatic – Custom Maps Built entirely with OpenSource Mapping Tools

August 6, 2014 By Editor

An interesting update comes our way from the developers of Tripomatic – custom maps for iOS, Android or BlackBerry that focus on the features tourists really appreciate! What’s way cool about this app is that Tripomatic is based on OpenStreetMap and the Mapnik rendering toolkit while the symbology was designed using TileMill software developed by […]

Filed Under: Mobile, open source Tagged With: opendata

State of the Map US @sotmus 2014, April 12-13, Washington DC

December 11, 2013 By Editor

This comes via the official SOTM website regarding SOTM 2014… We’re happy to announce that the 2014 State of the Map US conference will take place in Washington DC at the Convention Center April 12 and 13. Plan to join us to connect with other mappers, learn how to work with OpenStreetMap data, and hack […]

Filed Under: events, open source Tagged With: event, geek, OSM, sotm

Open Source Leader, Boundless, Rolls out OpenGeo 4.0

November 5, 2013 By Editor

The open source hipsters and geogeeks are being treated to a release this week as OpenGeo errrrrr Boudless has announced the availability ofOpenGeo suite 4.0.  According to teh company, this release brings new features and improvements, including component upgrades to PostGIS 2.1, GeoServer 2.4, GeoWebCache 1.5 and support for OpenLayers 3 and QGIS. Additional developments include […]

Filed Under: gis, open source, opendata

OSM Mappers take to the Streets for October 19-20 Fall #editathon

October 19, 2013 By Editor

This week-end OSM mappers , GeoGeeks, and mapping enthusiasts will get together in about 12 cities to take a shot at updating the ever popular OpenStreetMap open data product. Using popular map editing tools, the geeks will add features, make edits and improve upon the OSM map for everyone to enjoy.  This from the OSM […]

Filed Under: open source, opendata, OSM

Mashing-up Opendata for a B.C Liquor Outlet Map with CartoDB

September 20, 2013 By Editor

All the twitter chatter today from #FOSS4G and the hype surrounding CartoDB got me wanting to mashup some data with the awesome open Geo tools out there so I decided to go look for some data and see what I could come up with. It took me a few minutes by I managed to locate […]

Filed Under: British Columbia, open source, opendata, opengov Tagged With: opendata

OpenGeo Rebrands as Boundless

September 19, 2013 By Editor

In case you haven’t heard or noticed, open source solution provider / leader OpenGeo is now Boundless – according to the company, a new corporate brand to better reflect the growing range of platforms, applications, and services the company develops and sells. Boundless was spun out of its longtime incubator, OpenPlans, in April 2013 and has sold […]

Filed Under: business, open source

Video – Meet Steve Coast, new Head of OSM at Telenav

September 5, 2013 By Editor

Here’s a nice video from Steve Coast describing his history with OpenStreetMap and introducing himself in his new role at Telenav… “OpenStreetMap is its own reward…” read more about Steve’s new adventure here

Filed Under: open source, OSM, VIDEOS Tagged With: Video

Happy Birthday GRASS! Celebrating 30 years of GRASS GIS

July 30, 2013 By Editor

Some cool news from the GRASS GIS development team as GRASS turns 30! Today the Free Software community celebrates the 30th birthday of GRASS GIS! GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is a free and open source Geographic Information System (GIS) software suite used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics and map […]

Filed Under: open source, opendata, opengov

First Look at the First Firefox OS Smartphones from Mozilla

July 1, 2013 By Editor

Woah, sweet! Deutsche Telekom and Telefonica will release the first Firefox OS devices, the ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Fire and the ZTE Open, soon. Individual partners will announce specifics about launches in each market soon. Firefox OS phones come with Firefox Marketplace, which unleashes the power of HTML5 apps on mobile. FYI, Maps on Firefox OS will […]

Filed Under: Mobile, open source, video

Just in Time for SOTMUS, The 2013 OpenStreetMap (OSM) Report

June 7, 2013 By Editor

Just in time for the 2013 SOTMUS event taking place June 8-9 in San Fran, The 2013 OpenStreetMap Data Report – some stunning and interactive data visualizations that show how active the OpenStreetMap community is, how fast it continues to grow, and how competitive the open data community is becoming. There’s no doubt that the […]

Filed Under: open source, opendata, opengov, OSM

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