๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ
Many companies have been editing OSM, including giants such as Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon. Corporate contributors can map on a global scale and add large amounts of data in a short time.
This new study explores the impact of corporate mapping and highlights the need for transparency:
๐ก Study highlights: https://heigit.org/new-paper-corporate-mapping-in-openstreetmap-shifting-trends-in-global-evolution-and-small-scale-effects/
๐ Full paper: https://doi.org/10.1080/10095020.2025.2493076