osm-mapquest

OSM from Patch to Mapquest
Randy Meech
Head of Engineering, AOL Local & Mapping
randy@patch.com / @randyme

Hyperlocal news and information site
Full-time journalist in each community
High quality data collection process for business listings
Currently live in 83 towns in US
Scaling to hundreds by the end of this year

Storied mapping site: the first dynamic web application many people used
49.1 million unique visitors per month
Lack of investment in recent years – changing!
Recently launched major redesign athttp://new.mapquest.com/
Big announcement today…

AOL’s best-of city guide, recently dormant
September relaunch in 25 US cities
Similar to Patch: focus on high-quality business listing data for cities
Tools for users to vote on and share favorite restaurants, bars, etc.
City’s Best

Okay AOL, what about OSM?
Patch is focused on small communities
Local editors concerned about missing parks
We read “Take Control of Your Maps” by Paul Smith of EveryBlock
Set up our own map stack with Mapnik, a custom style from Stamen Design, TileCache, OpenLayers, and OSM
Our editors and engineers contribute back

Mapquest on OSM!
Launching a beta version of Mapquest on OSM
UK site first: http://open.mapquest.co.uk/
Other European domains to follow
Entirely new stack: Mapnik, TileCache, Nominatim, OSM
Paying developers to contribute back to open source projects
Web Mercator projection
Please use our tiles (beta)

Why UK, Not US?
US navigability needs improvement
Mapquest known for accurate directions
The UK & Germany ahead in quality
We have a large, engaged user base across multiple local properties in the US
Fine with the license, we have resources…

AOL’s Investment in OSM
Establishes $1MM internal OpenStreetMap Fund to improve data over next year
Will use resources from MapQuest and Patch to engage audiences to contribute
Contact the team at open@mapquest.com with questions or comments

We’re Hiring!
We need your help & expertise
We want to engage and support the open-source mapping community
Full-time roles in London, NYC, Lancaster PA, Denver CO, and the SF Bay Area
Contractor positions available elsewhere if you work on an open source project that we use
Contact us: open@mapquest.com

Questions?

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