Clearing the technical hurdle
Ed Freyfogle
10 June 2013
Nestoria
Nestoria
The most expensive thing I ever bought
Nestoria India
Thanks, but no thanks
uncertain, expensive pricing
provider specific format
our way or the highway attitude
time consuming and opaque process
OSM to the rescue!
© OpenStreetMap contributors
RTFM
Hard to get the overview
Full-time job to keep it
I just want the data
a happy ending
not just India
Using OSM data
Pro
● good data
● getting better all the time
● no cost
Con
● high learning curve
● variable quality
using maps
Easy Difficult
using maps
Easy Difficult
using maps
Easy Difficult
using data
Easy Difficult
Custom
Do it yourself
Hire a freelancer
Predefined downloads
(Geofabrik, ThinkGeo, etc)
number of Nestoria partners using OSM
0 of 80
announcing ...
OpenStreetMap data when you want it, in the format you want it
http://opencagedata.com @opencagedata
The data you want
In the format you want, refreshed when you
want
Simple and affordable pricing
● subscription model
● cancel anytime
From a reliable long-term partner
Our offer
Make using OSM data a
simple, transparent, and
affordable process for
organizations.
Our Goal
Pricing
three factors determine price:
● Volume of data
● Frequency of update
● Format (standard or custom)
payment monthly
discounts for repeat customers or if willing to
commit for longer
pay in major currency of your choosing
Pricing
start mid-June
seeking beta customers willing to be case
studies in exchange for major discount
may change pricing after beta, beta customers
will get lower price
We're in beta
is it clear and simple enough?
will this help take OSM mainstream?
is pricing too low or too high?
what can we do better?
Feedback desired
Thanks!
http://opencagedata.com
@opencagedata
Ed Freyfogle @freyfogle
Many thanks to the organizers of OSMPLUS and the OpenStreetMap
contributors and community
Photos with thanks from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nichovonakron/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/openstreetmapus/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46999807@N03/
credits

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