OpenStreetMap SDK provides developers with access to offline maps

Telenav, the company that wants to make the OpenStreetMap program a counterpart to Google Maps, has released an SDK with new possibilities for developers. For example, they can use the SDK to create apps that use offline map material.

The sdk is called Scout for Developers and provides maps based on the OpenStreetMap program. At OpenStreetMap, the information, in this case map material, is provided by volunteers. Through Scout for Developers, maps from OpenStreetMap can be used in third-party applications, where maps can be stored for offline use. The API can also be used for turn-by-turn navigation, while it can also be used to display map material on websites, for example as a replacement for embedded Google Maps.

Telenav promises to further improve the OpenStreetMap map material on the basis of its own data files, for example by indicating one-way traffic in certain streets. The American company has also announced that it will also use OpenStreetMap’s maps in its iOS navigation app Scout. Until now, the company still used map material from TomTom. In June, the Android version of Scout should also make the switch to OpenStreetMap. Furthermore, the company Strava has announced that it will also use the OpenStreetMap maps.