Overture Maps Foundation

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[Overture Maps Foundation @OvertureMaps]

🚀 Overture’s GERS is now GA!

#GERS makes data sharing, onboarding, and joining easier via common, open, accessible IDs.

⏱️Cut data integration time & cost
🔓No vendor lock-in with open ecosystem
🧩Simple joins, not complex conflations

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/Qv2CQ5wUfe

[Overture Maps Foundation @OvertureMaps]

Read Microsoft's Case Study with their adoption of Overture Maps. Instead of maintaining complex, custom pipelines to process and normalize proprietary sources, they shifted that heavy lifting upstream into Overture's shared framework.

🔗: https://t.co/LaDdTx11cg

[Overture Maps Foundation @OvertureMaps]

As "agentic commerce" grows, large language models are struggling to map physical locations correctly.

Overture is solving this with the GERS, assigning a persistent, open ID to every single storefront.

Read Albi’s insights on this: https://t.co/nhwoPTTCsq

@RTouchPoints

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@zephrxyz @mapillary

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Ever followed a map to a store, only to end up stranded in an empty parking lot?

Check out our latest blog by Albi Wiedersberg, VP of Product at Overture, to see how we together with Zephr are fixing this - anchoring map data to reality: https://t.co/XhSoqBfipE

[Overture Maps Foundation @OvertureMaps]

If an AI agent cannot reliably handle local information, how useful is it? Check out our latest blog where VP of Products at Overture Albi Wiedersberg talks about how Overture is working to change this #SpatialComputing #OvertureMaps 👉 https://t.co/sQjruwqvDr

[Overture Maps Foundation @OvertureMaps]

Building and maintaining proprietary map data is no longer a strategic moat: it is a massive, leaking pipe in your balance sheet.

Learn why building your own map is no longer a viable business strategy: https://t.co/vc94nAh2xy

#OvertureMaps

[Overture Maps Foundation @OvertureMaps]

We are excited to share the video for our recent panel discussion from #OSFF Toronto! This session features Overture and industry leaders discussing how open source standards can solve the problem of fragmented and costly data.

Watch the recording: https://t.co/MpbiEquFvg

[Overture Maps Foundation @OvertureMaps]

✈️ The Overture team is headed to Missouri for the 4th Annual STL TechWeek from April 13 - 17, 2026.

Our Executive Director, Will Mortenson, will be leading 2 essential sessions on how we are building the "spatial backbone" for the future: https://t.co/igAVogEoGp

#OvertureMaps

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🗺️ Connect with the community at the Overture Member Summit! This event provides a unique opportunity for Overture members to reconnect in-person and establish and build new professional relationships

Join the Overture Member Summit 2026: https://t.co/HNLd8CSgkz

[Overture Maps Foundation @OvertureMaps]

This is the place to be! 🗺️✨

The Overture Member Summit is the premier destination for map enthusiasts and industry leaders to connect, collaborate, and innovate. Join us in Florence next month: https://t.co/HNLd8CSgkz

Become a member: https://t.co/uoPNO9NzO1

#OvertureMaps

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The 2026-03-18 Overture release is live 🚀

�� New columns_changed data changelog 📊
• Transportation pipeline architecture overhaul 🛣️
• Places taxonomy updates (v1.16.0)
• Address refresh in 🇸🇰 🇧🇪 🇦🇹 🇨🇦 🇵🇹 🇮🇸 🇩🇪

https://t.co/rPywllkBFi

#OpenData

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Join us in Florence in April! It's our annual opportunity to exchange ideas, strengthen connections, and set the future direction for #OvertureMaps.

Already a member? Register today to secure your spot: https://t.co/yHwDrLqc5X

Not yet a member? Join us: https://t.co/KnWPiuBtO7

[Overture Maps Foundation @OvertureMaps]

💰 Financial services rely on foundational data that is often fragmented & costly to reconcile. #Overture headed to the OSFF in April to change that!

🔗: https://t.co/WnHljBS4aD

[Overture Maps Foundation @OvertureMaps]

🚧 Overture is headed to #P3Conference2026 with a booth presence!

P3C brings together public officials and private industry leaders to collaborate on alternative project delivery models that shape America’s essential infrastructure.

Learn more: https://t.co/wgTIvphanp

[Overture Maps Foundation @OvertureMaps]

Please join us in welcoming @BrightQuery as a General Member of the Overture Maps Foundation 🌍

324M orgs.
512M locations.
1.2B people.

A major expansion for Overture’s Places dataset and open, interoperable geospatial data. Read: https://t.co/QYaJQgBCF5 #OpenData

[Overture Maps Foundation @OvertureMaps]

🌍 Overture is heading to Geospatial World Forum 2026 in Amsterdam !

Meet #OvertureMaps team at our booth to discuss how open, interoperable map data strengthens sovereign data strategies and supports real-world adoption across sectors!

📍 See you there: https://t.co/RDb9okR2JQ

[Overture Maps Foundation @OvertureMaps]

📬 The February #OverturMaps newsletter is out!

From fresh data improvements to continued progress on GERS, the February update highlights how the open geospatial ecosystem is evolving.

Subscribe to stay in the loop: https://t.co/R8Z5DjX6LS

#OpenData #GERS

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All datasets, bridge files, GERS registry, and PMTiles are now available on AWS & Azure.

Explore the release → https://t.co/8JIZ2ouI7J

[Overture Maps Foundation @OvertureMaps]

The 2026-02-18 Overture release is live 🚀

• New admin_level property in Divisions
• Places taxonomy updates (basic_category + taxonomy transition)
• Address refresh across 7 countries + Norway improvements
• 1.6M+ new TomTom road segments (280k+ km)

#Overturemaps

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🗺️ If you're a member of Overture, don’t miss your chance to submit a proposal for the #OvertureMaps Member Summit 2026!
🔗: https://t.co/dSvbabmw61

⏰ CFP closes Sunday, February 8
🗓️ Event date: April 21–23, 2026

🤝 Become a member to participate: https://t.co/ecgPW4gs6y