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SteveCoast | 4 years ago

Woo!

Happy to answer any questions...

discuss

RicoElectrico|4 years ago

What does TT ultimately intend to do with OSM data? Do they intend to:

- provide OSM as a second option in their map products

- gradually switch over from proprietary data to OSM

- switch to OSM but only in select countries

- do something else entirely?

mongol|4 years ago

Where is this supported? Seems only a few selected areas?

SteveCoast|4 years ago

The aim is globally, we're working on speeding it up and cleaning out trains and water... We'll probably finish the US within a few days and move on to the EU or other places.

tinus_hn|4 years ago

What is the business case for this? I don’t understand how TomTom has an advantage by improving openstreetmaps.

vanderZwan|4 years ago

TomTom relies on maps for many of their products. OSM provides maps. Doesn't exactly sound like rocket science to me.

fencepost|4 years ago

TomTom has GPS traces, but if those traces lead to OSM crowdsourced corrections without rolling a vehicle then they get better data faster. This may be particularly relevant for highway changes with no associated street addresses.