Foursquare, gave up Google Maps

Foursquare official blog yesterday, his " little announcement "location-based service is now popular with Google Maps (Google Maps) API instead of OpenStreetMap 'i said to use.

Google Maps have long goodbye and now Foursquare Foursquare maps may access through this MapBox OpenStreetMap'ten's initiative through which the resulting data MapBox Streets running through.

One of the biggest reasons for the breakup of Google's decision in October last year, a decision is taken to the Google Maps API, and has since paid Foursquare'in oluşuydu looking for alternatives to the self.

Foursquare, OpenStreetMap, and also discussed the reasons for choosing MapBox'ı. First, they can play with the designs, features such as being more flexible attracted Foursquare.

Citing Foursquare Although open source is more flexible services, Foursquare and Latitude competition may in fact there are likely to work. In recent weeks, we share with you the news, with Google's Latitude service Foursquare'i by threatening Foursquare'in mentioned and take action on this issue in this competition, the evidence of such a serious nature.