🚀 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:

🌐 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.🔗

RT @CARTO: 🗺️ Pain-free data integration with @OvertureMaps , GERS & @databricks. GERS adds consistent IDs for roads, places, and building….

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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

Industry leaders from @Microsoft, @Esri, and @PreciselyData speak: #GERS is solving one of geospatial's toughest challenges 🗺️. The cost and complexity of integrating spatial data doesn't have to be a given. Here's what the experts are saying. 🧵.

Tired of spending more time prepping data than using it? #GERS eliminates that problem by making data integration faster and cheaper. @Addresscloud processes millions of buildings in minutes.@Meta, @Microsoft, @TomTom, & @Esri are on board. Learn how:

📢 Overture 2025-06-25.0 is live!. 🔑 Switched to UUIDs. Also in this release:.📍 New address data (🇬🇱 🇸🇬 🇺🇸).🏠 Vancouver buildings 🇨🇦.📌 64M+ places w/ @Krick.🚉 Turkey transport via @TomTom.🌎Base: broader coverage & features. 🔗 Get the #opendata:

RT @dbreunig: Overture's persistent ID system for its freely available map data is now GA. Use open data as a common reference system for s….

RT @linuxfoundation: 📣 Big news for open data: Overture Maps Foundation launches GERS — a global standard to uniquely ID real world map ent….

RT @CARTO: 🗺️ @OvertureMaps' new GERS IDs make it easier to connect your data with open global datasets. See how to use them with CARTO to….