Open alternatives to Google-maps?

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Skizit picture Skizit · Aug 24, 2010 · Viewed 22k times · Source

I'm looking for an alternative to Google-maps with all the richness of their API but more open. Does such a thing exist?

Answer

Mark picture Mark · Aug 24, 2010

OpenStreetMap is, of course, the obvious answer. There are various APIs for managing the data in the database, and there are various APIs for getting maps onto your webpages, such as OpenLayers, Mapstraction, or Staticmaps.

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