Presented by @freyfogle at the OSMPLUS conference on 10 June 2013 A description of our experiences trying to use OpenStreetMap data at Nestoria, the difficulties we faced and how hey formed our motivations for starting OpenCage Data, a new service to make custom data extraction simple and affordable http://opencagedata.com

1. Clearing the technical hurdle
Ed Freyfogle
10 June 2013

2. Nestoria

3. Nestoria

4. The most expensive thing I ever bought

5. Nestoria India

7. Thanks, but no thanks
uncertain, expensive pricing
provider specific format
our way or the highway attitude
time consuming and opaque process

8. OSM to the rescue!
© OpenStreetMap contributors

9. RTFM

10. Hard to get the overview

11. Full-time job to keep it

12. I just want the data

13. a happy ending

14. not just India

15. Using OSM data
Pro
● good data
● getting better all the time
● no cost
Con
● high learning curve
● variable quality

16. using maps
Easy Difficult

17. using maps
Easy Difficult

18. using maps
Easy Difficult

19. using data
Easy Difficult
Custom
Do it yourself
Hire a freelancer
Predefined downloads
(Geofabrik, ThinkGeo, etc)

20. number of Nestoria partners using OSM
0 of 80

21. announcing ...
OpenStreetMap data when you want it, in the format you want it
http://opencagedata.com @opencagedata

22. The data you want
In the format you want, refreshed when you
want
Simple and affordable pricing
● subscription model
● cancel anytime
From a reliable long-term partner
Our offer

23. Make using OSM data a
simple, transparent, and
affordable process for
organizations.
Our Goal

24. Pricing
three factors determine price:
● Volume of data
● Frequency of update
● Format (standard or custom)
payment monthly
discounts for repeat customers or if willing to
commit for longer
pay in major currency of your choosing

25. Pricing

26. start mid-June
seeking beta customers willing to be case
studies in exchange for major discount
may change pricing after beta, beta customers
will get lower price
We're in beta

27. is it clear and simple enough?
will this help take OSM mainstream?
is pricing too low or too high?
what can we do better?
Feedback desired

28. Thanks!
http://opencagedata.com
@opencagedata
Ed Freyfogle @freyfogle

29. Many thanks to the organizers of OSMPLUS and the OpenStreetMap
contributors and community
Photos with thanks from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nichovonakron/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/openstreetmapus/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46999807@N03/
credits