When I visit that page it tells me "OpenStreetMap powered by mapquest". Shouldn't that kind of be the other way around? I mean, in this case, mapquest is using the maps from Open Street Map, so IMHO, I'd say that OSM is powering Mapquest here.
Not that it matters much.
I do love Open Street Map though, also because it's so easy to contribute. I could very easily improve the map around where I live. One particular street for example has been closed off two years ago and OSM is still the only map that gets it right.
Also.. not particularly surprising. MapQuest hired one of OSM's community managers this summer. Good to see collaboration and innovation on top of good data.
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When I visit that page it tells me "OpenStreetMap powered by mapquest". Shouldn't that kind of be the other way around? I mean, in this case, mapquest is using the maps from Open Street Map, so IMHO, I'd say that OSM is powering Mapquest here.
Not that it matters much.
I do love Open Street Map though, also because it's so easy to contribute. I could very easily improve the map around where I live. One particular street for example has been closed off two years ago and OSM is still the only map that gets it right.
Also.. not particularly surprising. MapQuest hired one of OSM's community managers this summer. Good to see collaboration and innovation on top of good data.
No. OpenStreetMap is data. MapQuest is an engine that displays the data.