Some words about the OpenStreetMap, editing it and its future, and how MAPS.ME users help move it into the future.

1. The most popular
OpenStreetMap
editor
Ilya Zverev, MAPS.ME
2016

2. What is
OpenStreetMap

3. OSM is good.

4. But how sausages
maps are made?

8. On the ground

10. Not enough.

11. Gaining mappers
is a competition

13. But… OSM is good?

14. 2011

17. MapsWithMe
● Free and Pro versions
● iOS and Android
● Responsive support
● Basic features: bookmarks,
searching
● Very fast
● Whole world in 8 GB

18. MAPS.ME
● Completely free
● iOS and Android
● Responsive support
● Bookmarks, searching, car and
pedestrian routing, booking etc
● Very fast
● Whole world in 32 GB

21. Giving back to
the community

23. First month:
10 thousand editors
now more than 50k

28. Many Issues Still
● Tourists changing names to their
language
● Duplicate POIs
● Incorrect types
● Private info on the map
● Cannot contact the author

30. The Future of
OpenStreetMap
©Disney

31. Future = apps

32. Millions of mappers

34. Map ≠ Community
also,

35. Professional tools

38. Thank you!
Ilya Zverev, MAPS.ME
2016