Category Archives: Review

OpenStreetMap in multi-modal trip planner study

Posted on June 15, 2011 by mapConsultant

OpenStreetMap contributor, Ed Hillsman, was the senior research associate on a multi-modal trip planner study. In it the authors implement a multi-modal trip planner using transit feeds, OpenStreetMap data and a variety of Open Source tools. Join me in reading … Continue reading →

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OpenStreetMap Developer tool adds muscle

Posted on April 10, 2011 by mapConsultant

Nominatim Pre-Indexed is a Game Changer Nominatim Pre-Indexed is an Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove. NPI is a Crate Motor in your Street Racer. NPI is your unfair advantage. NPI will change the way you think about OpenStreetMap search … Continue reading →

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OpenStreetMap Books: A comparative review

Posted on March 14, 2011 by mapConsultant

There are two English-language books about OpenStreetMap. Jonathan Bennett’s OpenStreetMap: Be your own Cartographer from Packt Publishing holds 226 pages of guidance for the someone interested in OpenStreetMap. What bad fortune for author, Jonathan Bennett that his book was released … Continue reading →

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