# overture (blogs) — RSS Amplifier

Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover overture.

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## [On the Ground at the 2026 Esri User Conference](https://overturemaps.org/blog/2026/on-the-ground-at-the-2026-esri-user-conference/)

_2026-08-06 · Overture Maps · Overture Maps Foundation_

The conversations we had at the 2026 Esri User Conference (Esri UC) pointed to something real: more teams across more sectors are reaching for open, standardized spatial data. On the... The post On the Ground at the 2026 Esri User Conference appeared first on Overture Maps Foundation .

## [Finding the Front Door: How Zephr is Collaborating with Overture to Teach AI Agents to Understand the World Around Them](https://overturemaps.org/blog/2026/member-spotlight-zephr-finding-the-front-door/)

_2026-07-29 · Dana Bauer · Overture Maps Foundation_

Walk down Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado with Sean Gorman and he’ll point out things most people filter out: which storefront signs are actually visible from the sidewalk, which business... The post Finding the Front Door: How Zephr is Collaborating with Overture to Teach AI Agents to Understand the World Around Them appeared first on Overture Maps Foundation .

## [From Concept to Prototype: Grounding AI &#038; LLMs with Overture&#8217;s Cross-Theme Knowledge Graph](https://overturemaps.org/blog/2026/from-concept-to-prototype-grounding-ai-llms-with-overtures-cross-theme-knowledge-graph/)

_2026-07-22 · Albi Wiedersberg · Overture Maps Foundation_

LLMs are good with text and bad with coordinates, so they guess when asked where things are. Overture is testing whether map geometry itself can become the connective layer across... The post From Concept to Prototype: Grounding AI & LLMs with Overture’s Cross-Theme Knowledge Graph appeared first on Overture Maps Foundation .

## [Flight Planning with Little Navmap](https://tech.marksblogg.com/little-navmap-flight-planning.html)

_2026-07-16 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I'll walk through two example flight plans with Little Navmap.

## [Overture Maps Foundation Reaches 50 Members as Industry Converges on Open Data to Ground AI](https://overturemaps.org/announcements/2026/overture-maps-foundation-reaches-50-members-as-industry-converges-on-open-data-to-ground-ai/)

_2026-07-13 · Overture Maps · Overture Maps Foundation_

Members spanning technology, public sector, academia and non-profits standardize on open spatial data and unique IDs via GERS Summary Overture’s membership has nearly doubled since 2024, with new additions spanning... The post Overture Maps Foundation Reaches 50 Members as Industry Converges on Open Data to Ground AI appeared first on Overture Maps Foundation .

## [Overture hits 50: Building the Open Foundation for a Connected World](https://overturemaps.org/blog/2026/overture-hits-50-member-quotes/)

_2026-07-13 · Overture Maps · Overture Maps Foundation_

As Overture Maps Foundation grows the ecosystem to 50 members, that milestone is really a story about the people and organizations behind it. From government agencies streamlining how they share... The post Overture hits 50: Building the Open Foundation for a Connected World appeared first on Overture Maps Foundation .

## [Notes from the Field: SOTM US 2026 in Madison](https://overturemaps.org/blog/2026/notes-from-the-field-sotm-us-2026-in-madison/)

_2026-07-02 · Nora Anwar · Overture Maps Foundation_

My trip to Madison started with chasing the sunset. The city looked magical, with an island splitting the lake in two, and the sky, the clouds, and the lake’s reflection... The post Notes from the Field: SOTM US 2026 in Madison appeared first on Overture Maps Foundation .

## [Vantor's Open Satellite Feed](https://tech.marksblogg.com/vantor-satellite-imagery.html)

_2026-06-30 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I'll walk through Vantor's open S3 bucket of satellite imagery that they launched this year.

## [Keeping Overture Places Fresh with Combined Signals](https://overturemaps.org/blog/2026/keeping-overture-places-fresh-with-combined-signals/)

_2026-06-30 · Albi Wiedersberg · Overture Maps Foundation_

Maintaining an accurate Places dataset at scale is challenging: Businesses are always changing, with 1 in 4 businesses opening, closing, or relocating each year. This requires a constant supply of... The post Keeping Overture Places Fresh with Combined Signals appeared first on Overture Maps Foundation .

## [Inside the 2026 Overture Member Summit: The Road Ahead](https://overturemaps.org/blog/2026/inside-the-2026-overture-member-summit-the-road-ahead/)

_2026-06-10 · Overture Maps · Overture Maps Foundation_

In April, 30+ member organizations gathered in Florence for the third annual Overture Maps Foundation Member Summit. Three days, 28 sessions, and the most renewed version of Overture we’ve felt... The post Inside the 2026 Overture Member Summit: The Road Ahead appeared first on Overture Maps Foundation .

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_2026-06-10 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Optimal Seating on the Airbus A380](https://tech.marksblogg.com/a380-seating.html)

_2026-06-09 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I'll examine a solver that attempts to maximise passenger revenue on A380 flights.

## [How 10 AI Startups are Grounding AI in the Real World with Overture](https://overturemaps.org/blog/2026/how-10-ai-startups-are-grounding-ai-in-the-real-world-with-overture/)

_2026-06-04 · Albi Wiedersberg · Overture Maps Foundation_

Artificial Intelligence is fundamentally transforming how we search, analyze, and build. But as developers push LLMs into more complex enterprise applications, they keep running into a fundamental blind spot: LLMs... The post How 10 AI Startups are Grounding AI in the Real World with Overture appeared first on Overture Maps Foundation .

## [Open Source Aviation Maps](https://tech.marksblogg.com/aviation-maps.html)

_2026-06-03 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I'll examine a QGIS-based Aviation Map template that can be refreshed with current data from the FAA.

## [Powering Microsoft Maps with Overture: Faster Releases, Better Data](https://overturemaps.org/case-study/2026/powering-microsoft-maps-with-overture-faster-releases-better-data/)

_2026-05-27 · Overture Maps · Overture Maps Foundation_

Microsoft is one of the founding members of Overture, working collaboratively to high-quality, freely available, open map data so everyone can build better maps, faster. The post Powering Microsoft Maps with Overture: Faster Releases, Better Data appeared first on Overture Maps Foundation .

## [1.75B Airport Weather Observations](https://tech.marksblogg.com/asos-weather-observations.html)

_2026-05-26 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I'll walk through a Parquet-formatted, Global Airport Weather Observations Dataset.

## [12K+ JPEGs from NASA's Artemis II Mission](https://tech.marksblogg.com/nasa-artemis-2-jpegs.html)

_2026-05-08 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I'll classify their imagery with an OpenAI model and examine their EXIF metadata.

## [e-Bike Fleet Monitoring](https://tech.marksblogg.com/ebike-fleet-monitoring.html)

_2026-05-06 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I collect and analyse e-Bike fleet data for three vendors in Edmonton, Canada.

## [10K+ Satellites in Space](https://tech.marksblogg.com/gcat-satellite-database.html)

_2026-05-04 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at GCAT's space objects dataset.

## [Reverse Geocoding with Overture Maps](https://tech.marksblogg.com/reverse-geocoding-overture-maps.html)

_2026-04-28 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I explore using Overture as a data source for reverse geocoding satellite imagery footprints.

## [3.4M Solar Panels](https://tech.marksblogg.com/american-solar-farms-v2.html)

_2026-04-22 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at GM-SEUS' revised US Solar Farm dataset.

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_2026-04-22 · **Sponsored**_

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## [French Mobile Network Datasets](https://tech.marksblogg.com/france-open-mobile-network-data.html)

_2026-04-18 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at France's open mobile network datasets.

## [Canadian Wind Farms](https://tech.marksblogg.com/canadian-wind-farms.html)

_2026-03-12 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at Natural Resources Canada's 8K-record Canadian Wind Farm dataset.

## [Google Street View in 2026](https://tech.marksblogg.com/google-street-view-coverage.html)

_2026-02-26 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at Google Street View's global coverage.

## [Data Crew's Route Optimiser Framework](https://tech.marksblogg.com/data-crew-route-optimiser-solver-framework.html)

_2026-02-25 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at two example solvers from Data Crew's new Route Optimiser Framework.

## [72M Points of Interest](https://tech.marksblogg.com/overture-places-pois.html)

_2026-02-02 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at Overture's revamped POIs dataset.

## [Microsoft's 2026 Global ML Building Footprints](https://tech.marksblogg.com/ms-buildings-2026.html)

_2026-01-30 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at Microsoft's refreshed ML Buildings Dataset.

## [Millions of Locations for Thousands of Brands](https://tech.marksblogg.com/alltheplaces.html)

_2025-12-08 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at the All The Places project.

## [Better Boundaries](https://tech.marksblogg.com/administrative-boundaries.html)

_2025-12-02 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look several administrative boundary datasets.

## [American Data Centers](https://tech.marksblogg.com/american-data-centers.html)

_2025-11-18 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at the Business Insider's 1,240-site data center dataset.

## [American Wind Farms](https://tech.marksblogg.com/american-wind-farms.html)

_2025-11-06 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at the USGS' 76K-record US Wind Farm dataset.

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_2025-11-06 · **Sponsored**_

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## [2.7 Billion Buildings](https://tech.marksblogg.com/open-building-map.html)

_2025-11-03 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at OpenBuildingMap's global building dataset.

## [Australian Coastline Imagery](https://tech.marksblogg.com/australia-coastline-satellite-imagery.html)

_2025-10-19 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at the DEA's 2.6 TB Australian Coastline satellite imagery dataset.

## [American Solar Farms](https://tech.marksblogg.com/american-solar-farms.html)

_2025-10-13 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at GM-SEUS's 15K-record US Solar Farm dataset.

## [A Global Mining Dataset](https://tech.marksblogg.com/icmm-mining-data.html)

_2025-10-06 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at ICMM's 8K-record mining dataset.

## [Canada's 14M Buildings](https://tech.marksblogg.com/canadas-odb-buildings.html)

_2025-10-03 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at Statistics Canada's 14M-building Open Database of Buildings (ODB) dataset.

## [Analysis-Ready OpenStreetMap](https://tech.marksblogg.com/layercake-openstreetmap.html)

_2025-09-26 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at the Layercake's weekly Parquet-formatted OpenStreetMap files.

## [Canada's 13M Buildings](https://tech.marksblogg.com/canadas-buildings.html)

_2025-09-24 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at Public Safety Canada's 13M-building Canada Structures dataset.

## [The World's 2.75B Buildings](https://tech.marksblogg.com/building-footprints-gba.html)

_2025-09-06 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at TUM's GlobalBuildingAtlas Dataset.

## [Alberta's Pipelines](https://tech.marksblogg.com/alberta-pipelines.html)

_2025-08-01 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at the Alberta Energy Regular's open datasets.

## [Planet Labs' Hyperspectral Imagery](https://tech.marksblogg.com/planet-labs-tanager-hyperspectral-satellite-images.html)

_2025-07-30 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at Planet Labs' 426-band, open hyperspectral satellite imagery feed.

## [Overture Maps in ArcGIS Pro](https://tech.marksblogg.com/overture-maps-esri-arcgis-pro.html)

_2025-06-05 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I review an add-in that imports Overture Maps datasets into Esri's ArcGIS Pro.

## [The iPhone 15 Pro's Depth Maps](https://tech.marksblogg.com/apple-iphone-15-pro-depth-map-heic.html)

_2025-06-04 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at Apple's depth maps it embeds in its iPhone 15 Pro's HEIC images.

## [Apple's DepthPro on Maxar's Imagery](https://tech.marksblogg.com/apple-depthpro-maxar-ai-detection.html)

_2025-05-28 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at Apple's depth estimation model on Maxar's satellite imagery of Bangkok, Thailand.

## [Better Building Footprints](https://tech.marksblogg.com/geodeep-better-building-footprints.html)

_2025-05-25 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I straighten AI-detected building footprints with a minimalist Python library.

## [Esri's ArcGIS Pro 3.5](https://tech.marksblogg.com/arcgis-pro-35.html)

_2025-05-22 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I review Esri's latest release of their flagship desktop GIS offering.

## [Satellites Spotting Depth](https://tech.marksblogg.com/depth-anything-v2-maxar-ai-detection.html)

_2025-05-21 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at DepthAnything's depth estimation model on Maxar's satellite imagery of Bangkok, Thailand.

## [Turning Videos into 3D Worlds](https://tech.marksblogg.com/gaussian-splatting.html)

_2025-05-20 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I turn a minute's worth of phone camera footage into a 3D world.

## [GeoDeep's AI Detection on Maxar's Satellite Imagery](https://tech.marksblogg.com/geodeep-maxar-ai-detection.html)

_2025-04-10 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I look at GeoDeep's object detection on some of Maxar's satellite imagery of Myanmar and Bangkok, Thailand.

## [Canada's 15.8M Addresses](https://tech.marksblogg.com/canada-addresses.html)

_2025-04-08 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I use Statistics Canada's National Address Register to produce centroids of Canada's major settlements.

## [Wyvern's Open Satellite Feed](https://tech.marksblogg.com/wyvern-open-data-feed.html)

_2025-03-10 · Mark Litwintschik · Tech Blog_

I review Wyvern's 130 GBs of open satellite imagery.