[Talk-us] Retail Example using OSM

[Clifford Snow]

On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 7:36 AM, Peter Dobratz <peter at dobratz.us> wrote:
>
> The company providing the service is Where 2 Get It (
> http://www.where2getit.com/ ).  They provide maps for store locator
> functions for a number of companies.  For example: Moe's Southwest Grill,
> Safeway, Trader Joe's, Jo-Ann Fabric, Michael's.  OSM is used for the base
> map with the store location placemarks as an overlay.  You can tell that
> they are not utilizing the OSM data for the store locations because if you
> look closely you can see that their placemarks don't always line up with
> the actual locations of the stores in OSM.
>

Ironically, Where 2 Get It uses google to display their own location. Go to
their about page, http://www.where2getit.com/about/, scroll down to the
bottom of the page. The map link under VIsit Us, is a google search.

Clifford


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