[OSM-talk] Uber most likely using OSM data

Christoph Hormann chris_hormann at gmx.de
Wed Jul 27 09:58:50 UTC 2016


On Wednesday 27 July 2016, Mishari Muqbil wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wrote a blog post
> <https://www.mishari.net/2016/07/uber-using-osm-data/> comparing
> Uber's rendering of a sample route displayed in it's app with Google
> Maps and OSM Mapnik, it seems Uber is using OSM data for this
> function without any visible attribution to OSM.

Looks like it.

The area shown by the way is here:

http://mc.bbbike.org/mc/?lon=100.565099&lat=13.736474&zoom=17&num=3&mt0=nokia-map&mt1=mapnik&mt2=google-map

Is there any mentioning of OSM in the app?  Like hidden on some 'about 
page' or similar?

-- 
Christoph Hormann
http://www.imagico.de/



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