Microsoft gives $150K to support OpenStreetMap (opens in new tab)

(blog.openstreetmap.org)

49 pointsmolly_radstowe2y ago3 comments

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This is of course great news for OSM. Microsoft also provides Bing satellite imagery for free and helps in the development of some tools.

But a little reminder: in 2013 the Knight Foundation gave 575000 USD for the development of the iD map editor. This is an editor that runs in a browser on the OSM homepage. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/ID#Project_history

hmrtn2y ago

Glad to see a no-strings attached gift. Being Microsoft, though, I would not mind seeing a higher number.

kylebenzle2y ago

It's almost insulting when they owe $billions in taxes.

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