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Reducing the technical barrierEd Freyfogle6 Sept. 2013
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The most expensive thing I ever bought
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© OpenStreetMap contributors
OSM to the rescue, right?
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RTFM
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Hard to get the overview
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Full-time job to keep it
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Using OSM data
Pro
● good data
● getting better all the time
● no cost
Con
● very high learning curve
● variable quality
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using maps
Easy Difficult
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using maps
Easy Difficult
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using maps
Easy Difficult
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using data
Easy Difficult
CustomDo it yourselfHire a freelancer
Predefined downloads (Geofabrik, ThinkGeo, etc)
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number of Nestoria partners using OSM data
0 of 80
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OpenStreetMap data when you want it, in the format you want it
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Goal:Make using OSM data a simple, transparent, and affordable process for organizations.
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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
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number of Nestoria partners using OSM data
1 of 80
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Thanks, feedback welcome
http://www.opencagedata.com@opencagedata
Ed Freyfogle @freyfogle
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More geofun
Quarterly meeting of London location based service devs
next event: 18:30 29th of October at UCL
http://geomobldn.org
@geomob
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We are hiring
http://www.lokku.com
Feel free to visit if ever near 51.52262, -0.10252
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Many thanks to the organizers of SotM 2013 and the OpenStreetMap contributors and community
Photos with thanks from http://www.flickr.com/photos/nichovonakron/http://www.flickr.com/photos/openstreetmapus/http://www.flickr.com/photos/46999807@N03/
credits