2026-09-01 –, Conference Management Room3
Open data projects like OpenStreetMap and OpenAddresses have become some of the best data sources in the world. But translating from data to real-time guidance remains challenge. Learn how we're tackling this with Ferrostar, a cross-platform FOSS navigation SDK.
FOSS has spawned world-class solutions in domains from programming languages to operating systems. Even in the geospatial domain, we have world-class projects like MapLibre and Valhalla. But real-time navigation guidance remains a challenge.
In this talk, I'll discuss the journey over the past few years leading the development of Ferrostar. We'll cover the technical challenges ranging from software to real-world constraints on GPS. From the human and organizational challenges of collaboration to under-served use cases beyond cars.
And the main thing these all have in common? Collaboration can help create better outcomes for everyone.
This talk will stay mostly high-level, but I won't shy away from a few technical topics throughout the talk.
Ferrostar - https://github.com/stadiamaps/ferrostar
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Ian and has been involved in FOSS since 2002, and has been involved in the OSM and other open data ecosystems since 2016. He is a co-founder of Stadia Maps, and contributes to MapLibre, Valhalla, and other open geospatial software projects.