Overture Maps - An Interview with Amy Rose
Join us as we dive into learning about Overture Maps through our interview with Amy Rose. Our industry Limelight seeks to understand who the organization is and what they endeavor to do in the geospatial ecosystem and answer questions such as their relationship with the open source community. Tune in, watch the interview and let us know what you think.
Information about Amy Rose:
Amy Rose is CTO of the Overture Maps Foundation (Overture), leading efforts to make its open datasets interoperable and accessible. Recently, she was also appointed to the National Geospatial Advisory Committee to make recommendations on federal geospatial programs including the National Spatial Data Infrastructure. With nearly 30 years in the geospatial field, Amy has designed and implemented geospatial data and technology solutions across various sectors, including human health, environmental remediation, logistics, and transportation planning. Prior to joining Overture in November 2023, Amy served as a Senior Scientist and Group Leader at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, focusing on global-scale modeling and mapping of human populations and infrastructure. She holds a PhD in Geography from The University of Tennessee.
About Overture Maps:
Founded in 2022, Overture Maps Foundation is the world's leading home for collaboration on the development of reliable, easy-to-use, and interoperable open map data that will power current and next-generation map products. This interoperable map is the basis for extensibility, enabling companies to contribute their own data. Members combine resources to build map data that is complete, accurate, and refreshed as the physical world changes. Map data will be open and extensible by all under an open data license. For more information, please visit overturemaps.org.
