🚀 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:

📢 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:

Introducing Grok Imagine.

📢 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 →

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 💛

🌍 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!

👋 Hello #EsriUC!. Team #OvertureMaps is officially here at Booth #226 with our partner @Meta — and we can’t wait to connect with all of you. Come say hi, learn about our work on #OpenData and #GERS, and take part in our fun capybara game! 🌍✨

🌏 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. 🔗

🌐 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. 🔗

🌍 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.🔗

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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:

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:

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:

Global Entity Reference System (#GERS) explained 🗺️. 4 components working together:.🗺️ Reference Map (open & validated datasets).📊 Changelogs (track updates).🔍 Registry (ID lookup).🌉 Bridge Files (instant connections). Check out the system overview:

"Data conflation is a hidden tax on the data ecosystem". @Microsoft VP Jeffrey Hightower nails the core problem. Every developer working with spatial data knows this pain, and #GERS helps. Learn more in the press release:

📣 Full announcement:

💬 "GERS is a major milestone in interconnected data—teams spend less time onboarding, more time making informed decisions" - Dan Adams, @PreciselyData

💬 “GERS will accelerate innovation… enabling more compelling map offerings.” - Deane Kensok, @Esri

💬 "Data conflation is a hidden tax on the data ecosystem. GERS can end that tax—turning weeks into minutes" - Jeffrey Hightower, @Microsoft