The Sanborn Map Company, Inc., based in Colorado, has unveiled a new membership in the Overture Maps Foundation as a contributor member, a press release reported.
“We're excited to have the Sanborn team joining as members of the Overture Maps Foundation,” Marc Prioleau, executive director of Overture Maps Foundation, said. “Sanborn brings a rich history and dedication to creating high accuracy and high-quality mapped data. Their presence on the team brings a new dimension that will help us reach our goal of providing open map data at a global scale for map services providers.”
The Overture Maps Foundation was founded by a team of partners, including Amazon Web Services, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom. The launch was made as part of the Linux Foundation in an effort to create reliable, easy-to-use and interoperable open map data for the globe.
“Sanborn is thrilled to become a member of the Overture Foundation,” John Copple, CEO, said. “Producing useful map data at scale is something Sanborn has been doing for 157 years. Contributing to the Overture Maps Foundation is a natural extension of our mission and work.”
Sanborn Comprehensive Geospatial Solutions collectively pairs aerial, ground and mobile imagery and lidar data acquisition capabilities with “geospatial IT problem solving, spatial analysis, custom application development, GIS strategic planning, cloud-based mapping platforms, commercial imagery, our own geospatial SAAS solutions and a range of managed and onsite GIS services options,” the company said. “Each solution is tailored to the needs and circumstances of Sanborn customers.”
Since 1866, Sanborn has been credited with making numerous mapping contributions, such as its Comprehensive Geospatial Solutions technology.