This week Nestoria went live with a significant change to their service; in most countries they have moved away from Google maps and are now relying exclusively on OpenStreetMap maps served by MapQuest. According to Nestoria, here are four main reasons the company has made the switch: 1. The maps are equal or better OpenStreetMap’s great strength is that anyone can contribute. Since the OpenStreetMap project started, over 500,000 people around the world have signed up to do just that, often going into insane levels of detail. Fixes can be added and reflected in the maps very … [Read more...]