Google Maps braces for more competition as Linux partners with Microsoft, Meta, and others

• The Linux Foundation has gained the aid of Meta, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and TomTom for its new map project.
• Linux created the Overture Maps Foundation with the purpose of creating relevant maps and geolocation for developers without being too costly.
• This is all in an effort to potentially release the grip Google Maps has on the industry as it has continuously worked to improve its GPS technology and other features.
• Overture is expected to release its first data sets during the first half of 2023.

Several large tech companies have come to aid Linux in dethroning GOOGLE maps.

The Linux Foundation has launched its own open-source program called the Overture Maps Foundation. The project is using multiple data sources to create a map of the world. The mission of the company is to create reliable, easy-to-use, and interoperability open map data.

Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services are some of the companies that will help Linux. Linux is trying to give everyone an equal chance with this map-based project for developers looking to create current maps and services without being too costly in its effort to topple Google Maps.

The Linux Foundation's Executive Director Jim Zemlin said in a press release that mapping the physical environment and every community in the world is a massive challenge.

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A simplified reference system by linking entities from data sets to real-life entities is one of the key features that Overture and its partners are looking to provide.

The foundation for an open metaverse built by creators, developers, and businesses alike is provided by Overture. The company is moving forward with its Metaverse incorporating augmented and virtual reality technologies.

Russell Dicker is the corporate vice president of Product, Maps and Local at Microsoft. The company has a street mapping project that Meta helped to build.

Amazon seems cautious about the project. Maintaining accurate and comprehensive map data is expensive and complex. The benefits of working with this new Linux project are realized by Amazon.

This partnership is seen as the next step in map-making by the Netherlands based company.

It has been at the top of the hill for a long time, and almost every phone in the world has the app. It's become a household name due to its popularity. Live View technology has been brought in to its maps by giving you information through your phone's camera.

The combined teams of the two apps could borrow more features from one another. While this raised some concerns for employees' well-being, the company remained adamant that it would not fire anyone and that it could now benefit from more technical collaboration.

It makes sense that Apple is not involved in the endeavor since it has invested in Apple Maps over the years.

The first data sets are expected to be released during the first half of the first decade of the 21st century. Basic layers will be included in the first release.

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