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Steve Coast: Discussing the Future of Maps & Tech with the Founder of OpenStreetMap (& why he thinks maps will disappear) - MBM #30

Minds Behind Maps

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The Story of Civilization Is Making Tools and Machines

CNN's John Sutter says maps are just a tool that you use to get from A to B. He thinks we don't need to continue to interact with it, because people just care about getting from A toB. But ultimately, right now, "we use the addressing system," which is great 80% of the time but has all kinds of failure modes., he said.

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