I can’t overstate how excited I am that @sovtechfund is investing in the core technology powering OpenStreetMap. Throughout my years in open source, OSM and its incredible global community of volunteers have always been close to me. It was one of the first profound examples of the power of openness and its impact on digital sovereignty and personal autonomy.
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@tarakiyee @sovtechfund Really great news! I hope this means that more places in the world can have their mapping freed. OSM is widely adopted in #Austria and local government data is synced with OSM. The OSM maps are clearly more accurate than #GoogleMaps. When properly supported, the OSM model works better than proprietary, company-owned mapping.
