The team at Mapillary, which taps user-generated content to build a global street-level imagery platform, similar in concept to efforts by Google Maps, revealed last week that it joined Facebook to work on the social network’s open mapping efforts.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
A Facebook spokesperson said, “We’re excited for the Mapillary team to join Facebook and help us bring the world closer together through better maps.”
Mapillary co-founder and CEO Jan Erik Solem said in a blog post that the plan is for its platform to continue operating, with users still being able to upload images and use map data from images that have already been uploaded.
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