Geomob Marc Prioleau: Overture leaves beta
Sep 29, 2024
Marc Prioleau, Executive Director of the Overture Maps Foundation, shares exciting updates about the transition of Overture Maps to general availability. He discusses the strategic importance of cloud-native formats and how they enhance map usability. Marc explains the challenges in improving places data and the necessity of unique identifiers for accuracy. Highlighting a new global reference system, he emphasizes collaboration between tech giants and community entities. Lastly, he reveals how the relationship with OpenStreetMap complements Overture's open mapping goals.
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General Availability
- Overture Maps moved from beta to general availability, signifying stability.
- The schema and Global Entity Reference System (GERS) are now stable, encouraging developer adoption.
Data Themes
- Overture Maps data categorizes data into six themes: transportation, places, buildings, divisions, base layer, and addresses.
- Transportation remains in beta due to complexity, while addresses are in alpha.
Data Access
- Access Overture Maps data using cloud-native formats like GeoParquet.
- Download specific data subsets through cloud providers or the command-line tool for efficient analysis.