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OpenCage 👉🌍

8/ 🚨 ACHTUNG! 🚨 - editing OpenStreetMap is fun and can become addictive.

But this gets to a key point - open data thrives when we all contribute back. With data, code, growing the community, financial support, the Geomob events and podcast @geomob , etc

opencagedata.com/about#geo-inn

#geoeducation
16 March at 14:00 | Open on en.osm.town
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OpenCage 👉🌍

9/ Finally, open data is free as in it costs no money. 🚫💰

This means we can be radically more affordable than traditional, closed data geocoding services.

See:
opencagedata.com/reducing-your

#geoeducation
16 March at 14:02 | Open on en.osm.town
OpenCage 👉🌍

10/ Wait - what? 🤔

If open data is free, why should you pay to use a service like ours? Why not just run it yourself?

Because it's a lot of work to operate and maintain a massive, continually changing dataset.

#geoeducation

16 March at 14:03 | Open on en.osm.town
OpenCage 👉🌍

11/ We do all the work to provide and maintain enterprise level reliability around open data.

✅ Fully redundant data centers
✅ Reasonable price, with no lock in
✅ Responsive point of contact when you have questions
✅ Friendly (and good-looking) team that doesn't take itself too seriously on mastodon

#geoeducation

16 March at 14:05 | Open on en.osm.town
OpenCage 👉🌍 replied to OpenCage

12/ But seriously, staying on top of a vibrant, global community like OpenStreetMap is big job. Luckily it's one we enjoy.

Here's a past #geoeducation thread about our interview series with OpenStreetMap communities large and small around the world
en.osm.town/@opencage/11083713

Over on the Geomob podcast site you'll find many episodes about OpenStreetMap topics:
thegeomob.com/podcast/tags/ope

#OpenStreetMap

12/ But seriously, staying on top of a vibrant, global community like OpenStreetMap is big job. Luckily it's one we enjoy.

Here's a past #geoeducation thread about our interview series with OpenStreetMap communities large and small around the world
en.osm.town/@opencage/11083713

Over on the Geomob podcast site you'll find many episodes about OpenStreetMap topics:
thegeomob.com/podcast/tags/ope
16 March at 14:07 | Open on en.osm.town
OpenCage 👉🌍 replied to OpenCage

13/ Thanks for reading and sharing.

Have questions about open data? Or anything else related to geocoding? PLease get in touch.

Like threads about geospatial topics? We have links to many more geothreads about border disputes, exclaves, #geoweirdness of individual countries, reverse geocoding, etc listed on our blog:
blog.opencagedata.com/geothrea

#geoeducation
16 March at 14:08 | Open on en.osm.town
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