Sovereign Tech Fund Invests in OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap Blog (blog.openstreetmap.org)

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We are thrilled to announce that the OpenStreetMap Foundation has been selected by the Sovereign Tech Agency for a service agreement in the amount of 384,000 EUR over two years to ensure the stability, growth and modernization of OpenStreetMap’s core software.

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[-] Onizuka@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 days ago

There are APIs that can be used though obviously that depends on the country of region. That's surely not easy to implement but they're where money funds come to play.

Obviously, even money can't just magically bring in features, that's for sure.

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