October 15, 2023

Re: What are the most successful apps using OpenStreetMap data?

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What are the most successful apps using OpenStreetMap data? by Aakash Kapoor (Quora)

Reinhart Previano’s answer: Would you believe if I say Apple Maps?Yep. Apple Maps. Over the last few years they decided to ditch TomTom map data for the sake of OpenStreetMap. I believe (but still canʼt confirm) that itʼs part of “the all-new Apple Maps” feature in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey. [1…

Would you believe if I say Apple Maps?

Yep. Apple Maps. Over the last few years they decided to ditch TomTom map data for the sake of OpenStreetMap. I believe (but still canʼt confirm) that itʼs part of “the all-new Apple Maps” feature in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey.[1]

As of October 2023, Apple states that Apple Maps uses TomTomʼs data only for traffic incident reports.[2]

Note that Apple Maps uses OpenStreetMap data only to display roads and large fields (e.g. beaches and rivers). Individual buildings and POIs are scraped. Hereʼs an example from Apple Maps and Organic Maps (open-source fork of MAPS.ME):

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Written by

Reinhart Previano Koentjoro

October 15, 2023

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Apple Maps, English, OpenStreetMap

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