Overture Maps Foundation
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Collaborative effort to develop interoperable open map data for mapping services worldwide | @linuxfoundation open source project
Joined November 2022
🚀 Overture’s GERS is now GA! #GERS makes data sharing, onboarding, and joining easier via common, open, accessible IDs. ⏱️Cut data integration time & cost 🔓No vendor lock-in with open ecosystem 🧩Simple joins, not complex conflations 🔗 Learn more:
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Unique IDs make it easier and cheaper to attach data to geospatial entities, such as buildings, streets, places, etc. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—June 25, 2025 — The Overture Maps Foundation, a collabora...
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We’re thrilled to welcome William Mortenson as our new Executive Director! He brings 25+ years of geospatial experience to advance open, interoperable map data and collaboration across the industry. 🔗 Read the full announcement: https://t.co/ZkrGV3o6tS
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@CartoDB @SekisuiHouseAU @Google @Deloitte @databricks @SDSC_Community @jatorre @BTGroup @cotality @cam_nas20 @sekisuihouse @LivUni 🗺️ @OvertureMaps noted that teams spend more time prepping spatial data than analyzing it. With GERS, every feature gets a unique ID, making data easier to connect, share, and analyze.
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Congrats to the @OvertureMaps community for being recognized by @FastCompany as one of the companies pushing technology forward with fewer than 100 employees
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From children’s crafts and clothes shopping to digital mapmaking, these businesses are breaking new ground through technological innovation.
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We’re thrilled to share that the Overture Maps Foundation has been named to Fast Company’s 2025 Next Big Things in Tech list for our work on GERS! 🌍✨ Read our blog to learn more about what this means for #GERS and #OpenData: https://t.co/MLhCFxzoRa
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📢 Overture 2025-09-24.0 is now live. 📌 6M new POIs from @Foursquare OS Places 🎯 Better confidence scores w/ signal patches 🚉 Expanded @TomTom data + coverage in 🇮🇹🇵🇹🇲🇽🇪🇬🇸🇪🇮🇩 📐 New schema properties for clarity & usability Get the #opendata: https://t.co/tueLRsxIsm
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We’re honored to share that the #OvertureMaps has received the GeoGov Summit Innovation in Public-Private Partnerships Award. 🏆 A heartfelt thank you to our community. Your contributions make Overture possible. 👏 And thank you to @geospatialworld Forum for the recognition.
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📢 Overture 2025-08-20.0 is now live. New Building data from @Esri and Vancouver, plus expanded Base theme with quay, railway, and artwork classes. A minor patch for Microsoft ML buildings will follow shortly. Get the #opendata: https://t.co/3cqKaqDvd4
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📢 Overture 2025-07-23.0 is live! This month brings new Brazil buildings data, improved tagging, and expanded Türkiye coverage — part of our 12-month streak of on-time open data drops since GA.🛤️ Grab the latest #opendata → https://t.co/jwXjEF2GPc
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That’s a wrap on #EsriUC2025! Thanks to everyone who visited #OvertureMaps, joined the Passport Adventure with @awscloud, @Meta, @TomTom, @Maxar, @nearmap & @conterra , and congrats to our Capybara winners 🧸✨ Grateful for this amazing community 💛
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🌍 At #EsriUC, Executive Director Prioleau shared how the “conflation tax” is slowing geospatial innovation. When IDs don’t align, teams spend more time merging than analyzing. #OvertureMaps + #GERS are here to fix that. Come see us at booth #266!
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🌏 What’s next for spatial data infrastructure? Join Overture Maps ED Marc Prioleau at #EsriUC on July 16 to explore how #OpenData & unique IDs are driving integration across sectors. 📅 8:30–9:30 AM PDT 🔗
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Esri User Conference 2025 brings together the global GIS and mapping community to explore how spatial thinking and geospatial technology are solving the world’s most complex challenges. Overture Maps...
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🌐 Don’t miss “ArcGIS Living Atlas – Open Data Content” on July 15 at #EsriUC! See how global datasets like OpenStreetMap + #OvertureMaps are powering #OpenData in ArcGIS. 📅 8:30–9:30 AM PDT 🔗
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Esri User Conference 2025 brings together the global GIS and mapping community to explore how spatial thinking and geospatial technology are solving the world’s most complex challenges. Overture Maps...
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🌍 Overture Maps is heading to #EsriUC 2025! We’re bringing insights on #OpenData & #GERS — with sessions on Living Atlas & spatial data infrastructure. 📍July 14–18, San Diego 🔗 https://t.co/HvWrouA7x8
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🗺️ Pain-free data integration with @OvertureMaps , GERS & @databricks GERS adds consistent IDs for roads, places, and buildings, making it easier to join data across sources. Learn how to use it in Databricks + CARTO: https://t.co/SdQ0F334ka
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📺 Missed last week's webinar with @databricks and @OvertureMaps? Watch us demo how to analyze delivery delays using SLA data, traffic patterns, and Overture’s Places & Transportation layers, all within the Databricks Lakehouse. ▶️ : https://t.co/LZNLliDRGg
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🌍 Key insights into the future of open geospatial data🗺️ In the latest episode of Geographical Thinking, Michelle Brake chats with @OvertureMaps's executive director Marc Prioleau about Overture's contributions to open geospatial data. 🚀 Tune in now: https://t.co/ciosThOzD6
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A walkthrough of the full GERS framework: UUIDs, Registry, Changelogs, and bridge files. See how: 🆔 UUID lookups in the Registry 📊 Changelog analysis for tracking changes 🌉 Bridge files to Facebook pages 🗺️ Division hierarchy queries 👉 Dive in: https://t.co/bzjrvwhbdG
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Ready to connect your data to GERS? Our new tutorial shows you how Step-by-step guide covering: 🎯 Spatial matching techniques 🔧 Data enrichment with GERS IDs 🌉 Creating your own bridge files 🔄 Maintenance workflows Start now: https://t.co/vr6D8IiGUC
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Connecting your data to GERS just got easier. Bridge files now link datasets like OSM, Esri & Meta to Overture. 🔗 Faster onboarding 📈 Easy enrichment 🔍 Clear data sources 📖 Learn more:
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