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Hidden in plain sight: Open-source maps track America’s power-hungry AI datacenters

Epoch AI’s map places visual markers over known sites. Each marker links to satellite views and project details. One green ...
MUO on MSN

This is the open-source Google Maps alternative I’ve been waiting for

I trialed this open-source navigation app that's taking on Google Maps with a community-driven approach, and the results were interesting.

I left Google Maps behind for a free alternative that doesn't track me (or drain my phone battery)

CoMaps is community-driven, open-source, transparent, and the developers aren't concerned with making a profit. The app is fairly new (just hitting Google Play Store and the Apple App Store around ...
Computer Weekly

Overture Maps Foundation charts open maps datasets

The latest trends and issues around the use of open source software in the enterprise. The Overture Maps Foundation is described as a “collaborative effort” to enable current and next-generation ...
Technical

A caffeine-fueled engineer’s quest to put every Pittsburgh coffee shop on the map

With more than 140 cafes scattered across its many neighborhoods, Pittsburgh has earned its ranking as one of the nation’s top coffee cities. Now, one local software engineer wants to put it on the ...