OpenStreetMap – the “wikipedia of mapping”, launched in July 2004 is slowly becoming*the mainstream map data platform behind many mobile apps and websites. (Related: Why would you use OpenStreetMap if there is Google maps). But then, how much has OSM really grown over the years?
How much has OSM grown over the years?
The coolest way to answer that question – is this geoawesome visualisation of the first*10 years of OSM by Eric Fischer. (Web map –*The first ten years of OSM).
Its really interesting to see how quickly OSM started to expand in Asia and Africa once it became popular compared to North America and Europe. Guess this argument might be valid for most things tech! Not only has OSM exploded over the years, the*number of registered users have certainly skyrocketed from its humble beginning in mid 2004.
OpenStreetMap Registered contributorsEric first published the map back in March 2015, so it might be interesting to see where things stand as of today, considering that there were around 300,000 new registered users of OSM during that period.
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How much has OSM grown over the years?
The coolest way to answer that question – is this geoawesome visualisation of the first*10 years of OSM by Eric Fischer. (Web map –*The first ten years of OSM).
Its really interesting to see how quickly OSM started to expand in Asia and Africa once it became popular compared to North America and Europe. Guess this argument might be valid for most things tech! Not only has OSM exploded over the years, the*number of registered users have certainly skyrocketed from its humble beginning in mid 2004.
OpenStreetMap Registered contributorsEric first published the map back in March 2015, so it might be interesting to see where things stand as of today, considering that there were around 300,000 new registered users of OSM during that period.The post OpenStreetMap Visualization: How much has OSM grown in the last ten years? appeared first on Geoawesomeness.