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Blueprint plug: Within Launchpad use OpenStreetMap instead of Google

Dec 27, 2009 by Joseph Reeves

The new year is almost upon us, so I thought I'd plug one of my wishes for 2010, the use of OpenStreetMap within Launchpad rather than Google Maps. There's a blueprint here

This move would, I believe, be beneficial to both Launchpad and OpenStreetMap; the first gets the use of free mapping whilst the latter gets increased exposure. As far as I can tell, the aim of Launchpad is to provide the tools necessary for collaborating on software projects; OpenStreetMap provides the tools required to collaborate towards a free map of the world. I'm a firm believer that linking the two projects slightly closer together can only be a good thing.