MapQuest: How OSM Benefits & Vice Versa
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The document discusses how open-source mapping can benefit the navigation and location-based services industries. It summarizes MapQuest's investments in OpenStreetMap, including hiring contributors and hosting tools and services. While commercial data is still needed for some uses like navigation, open data is increasingly competitive for many applications. The author believes open data will not completely replace commercial data due to needs like ensuring roads are driven, but it will continue growing in importance. MapQuest is launching new open products like an SDK and aerial tiles to engage developers and further open mapping.
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MapQuest: How OSM Benefits & Vice Versa
- 1. How Will Open-‐source Mapping Benefit the Naviga:on and LBS Industries? Randy Meech Head of Engineering, Local & Mapping AOL, Inc. Navigation Strategies USA January 25, 2011
- 2. Topics AOL Local and OpenStreetMap From Patch to MapQuest... MapQuest’s OpenStreetMap investment $1 million pledged last July to improve the quality of U.S. data What has OSM done for MapQuest, and vice versa? Open vs. commercial data Roles for each & our road ahead Launch some new products & services Even one related to open source naviga:on!
- 3. Bring a BoTle of Wine to a Dinner Party
- 5. November 2009: Patch & OpenStreetMap
- 6. Patch Benefits from OpenStreetMap BeTer local data A missing park in a “hyper-‐local” news site really s:cks out Community engagement Patch has people on the ground in each community No naviga:on or search requirements Just for presenta:on
- 7. July 2010: MapQuest & OpenStreetMap
- 8. MapQuest Benefits from OpenStreetMap Fantas:c new hires, re-‐energized veterans OSM has given us an edge in aTrac:ng & retaining top talent Renewed focus on developer services Missed the first wave of free developer APIs More data choices Choose the best source for the appropriate applica:on Interna:onal launches
- 9. OpenStreetMap Benefits from MapQuest Very important to us to contribute back Sensi:ve to community & corporate issues, want to help Sponsored open-‐source development Full-‐:me and contract work dedicated to improving public tools Hosted services & tools Pucng AOL’s data centers to work for the community’s benefit Sponsored ini:a:ves
- 10. How did we help, exactly?
- 14. Hosted Services: OSM Tiles & Style
- 15. Hosted Services: Open Direc:ons from=54.0484067,-‐2.7990345&to=53.958336,-‐1.080102
- 16. Hosted Services: Nomina:m Search Query: [westminster abbey]
- 17. Hosted Services: Open Eleva:on
- 18. Hosted Services... ???
- 19. Hosted Tools: Potlatch 2
- 20. Hosted Tools: TIGER-‐edited Map
- 21. Country-‐specific Sites: Many, many, many... open.mapquest.co.nz open.mapquest.be open.mapquest.com open.mapquest.se open.mapquest.in open.mapquest.es open.mapquest.co.uk open.mapquest.org.mx open.mapquest.com.au open.mapquest.dk open.mapquest.ie open.mapquest.nl open.mapquest.de open.mapquest.fr open.mapquest.no open.mapquest.it open.mapquest.at open.mapquest.ch open.mapquest.com.sg
- 22. Hired Hurricane & Thea
- 23. Sponsored Work for Map Kibera
- 24. Lots of Media ATen:on for OSM
- 25. Contributed servers, beer Contribu:ons to the OSM tech working group Funds for improved hardware Also beer...
- 26. Open vs. Commercial Data Where do you use commercial data? With all this focus on open What are the best uses of both? We will make full use of both Will open data supersede commercial data? A common ques:on
- 27. Where MapQuest uses Commercial Data 45 million unique visitors per month My parents are not interested in TIGER imports or using Potlatch Naviga:on in U.S. needs beTer assurances Someone needs to have driven the roads Search & geocoding also have a way to go Commercial datasets yield beTer results, although also not perfect
- 28. Where MapQuest uses Open Data We’re re-‐engaging developers with open services Few restric:ons, open data: big advantage Provide full set of services on separate sites You can search, get direc:ons, etc., on OSM data But sites are separate for now Will use open data when it’s best Example: Walt Disney World
- 34. Comparing Open vs. Commercial Data Open data working clearly at Disney World Places people care about: labor of love You can find many examples to the contrary Usually involving boring stuff like highway interchanges Improving data tools Makes it easier for people to care for their local communi:es
- 35. Will Open Data Supersede Commercial? Someone needs to drive the roads If the open community is driving all the roads, great Not happening now... Would this mean the end of commercial data? Certainly not -‐ stay ahead, innovate & add value MapQuest understands being disrupted Data vendors should update their strategies in advance Either by innova:ng or just embrace a cash cow strategy
- 37. Launches
- 38. Launch #1
- 39. Open JavaScript SDK Make it easy & free for developers to use OSM Without secng up your own stack or paying Uses MapQuest’s OSM :les Previously you had to use OpenLayers or similar And other open services POI support, vehicle & bike rou:ng, nomina:m search
- 40. Open JavaScript SDK: Example
- 41. Launch #2
- 42. Open Aerial Tiles The best of freely available aerial imagery Mostly from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory & Na:onal Agriculture Imagery Program Aerial :les are hosted by MapQuest & free to use Not only for tracing but in applica:ons Quality not quite as good as commercial But will improve as imagery opens up
- 43. Open Aerial Tiles Example
- 44. Launch #3
- 45. Open Guidance Service Turn-‐by-‐turn guidance service Details here: hTp://open.mapquestapi.com/guidance/ All on OpenStreetMap data Commercial vendors can be restric:ve here Developers can offer turn-‐by-‐turn voice-‐guided apps
- 47. Ques:ons? Randy Meech Head of Engineering, Local & Mapping AOL, Inc. @randyme / randy@patch.com