Overture Maps Launches GERS, a Global Standard for Interoperable Geospatial IDs, to Drive Data Interoperability

Overture Maps Launches GERS_ a Global Standard for Interoperable Geospatial IDs_ to Drive Data Interoperability

Unique IDs make it easier and cheaper to attach data to geospatial entities, such as buildings, streets, places, etc. ...

Overture Maps Launches GERS, a Global Standard for Interoperable Geospatial IDs, to Drive Data Interoperability

Unique IDs make it easier and cheaper to attach data to geospatial entities, such as buildings, streets, places, etc.

Overture Maps launches GERS, a system of unique IDs for global geospatial entities

The Overture Maps Foundation today announced the launch of its Global Entity Reference System (GERS), which assigns a unique ID to geospatial entities, including 2.6 billion buildings, 61 million places, 321 million road segments, and almost 447 million addresses.  The system will allow developers to more easily join datasets, share information, and onboard new data, without the complexity of trying to conflate different sources of data that may…