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OpenStreetMap's Open Database License (ODbL) allows any third-party to use its data with the appropriate attribution (though this attribution doesn't always happen).
Two months after its introduction, Apple hads given credit to OpenStreetMap for the use of its data in iPhoto for iOS.
The OpenStreetMap Foundation has confirmed that the new iPhoto for iOS app is using OpenStreetMap location data for its photos, and not Google Maps, as Apple has used in many other applications ...
When Apple launched iPhoto for iPhone, it quickly became clear that there was something odd going on with the maps in the application. Even though Apple never talked about this publicly, the data ...
Today MapBox announced a grant of $575,000 from the Knight Foundation, which it says it will use to help improve the core infrastructure of OpenStreetMap -- a boost for open data.
Apple has finally acknowledged the use of OpenStreetMap data in its iOS iPhoto app, the open-source mapping project said on Thursday.The iPhoto app, a photo-sorting tool for the iPad and iPhone ...
Gundersen said that the new iD editor would also help improve the map quality for Foursquare and other major tech brands that have turned to OpenStreetMap data instead of Google Maps data in ...
Two months ago Apple launched its iPhoto for iOS app with some map data that looked very familiar to OpenStreetMap developers. Now the company has given credit where it's due.
The OpenStreetMap Foundation has now issued a blog post revealing that Apple is using at least some of its mapping data for these features, although it does note that Apple is using outdated ...
Navigation company Telenav has announced that its US-focused Scout app for iPhone is today switching to OpenStreetMap (OSM) from TomTom for all its mapping data. The company says it plans to ...