GIS In Business - AddisMap

<p>Using GIS in business is not a new concept, however, in this episode Opeyemi hosted <a href="https://et.linkedin.com/in/alazar-tekle-79476546" target="_blank">Alazar Tekle</a>, a GIS Analyst and Deputy Manger at AddisMap - &nbsp;an interactive City Guide of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to talk about how his team used Open Source geospatial data to help but businesses on the map.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>The AddisMap team leveraged the power of OpenStreetMap to create other power geospatial tools like <a href="https://yeneguzo.app/">YeneGuzo App</a> (Public Transport Application based on OpenTripPlanner and Trufi), Route-to-Market (RTM) services, EDS (Every Dealer Survey) and Mobile Money Agents Mapping for Ethio-Telecom's TeleBirr service.</p> <p><br></p> <p>They are currently working on <a href="https://openplaceguide.org/">OpenPlaceGuide </a>- a continent-wide iteration of AddisMap, which will serve as an open source business directory, based on the OpenStreetMap, and which the public can also contribute to it.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Links</p> <p><a href="https://www.addismap.com/">AddisMap</a></p> <p><a href="https://pretalx.com/sotm-africa-2021/talk/G7MHZD/">Alazar's talk at SoTM Africa</a></p> <p><strong>Don't forget to subscribe</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://bio.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=0edd75b5f18751a2e2f14c55d&amp;id=23e5fbaeb2"><em><strong>Join our newsletter</strong></em></a></p>