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by alrs 4485 days ago
Apple and Google are totally allowed to use OSM data, they just can't close it up, DRM it, and stick it in an app store.

Mozilla is going "above and beyond" to build a dataset of wifi ap mac addresses and cell towers on top of OSM.

https://github.com/mozilla/MozStumbler

https://wiki.mozilla.org/CloudServices/Location

There is no shortage of OSM-based apps available on f-droid:

https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=openstreetma...