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25th January 2010 - Link Blog

OSM the default map in Haiti. A search and rescue team member in Haiti sends word that digital maps constructed by the OpenStreetMap community are spreading by word of mouth and being loaded on to GPS units on the ground.

Posted 25th January 2010 at 9:26 pm

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