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Ed Freyfogle
is co-founder of OpenCage Data, makers of the OpenCage Geocoding API [1] – a single API aggregating multiple open geodata sources. Prior to that he was co-founder of Nestoria, a real estate search engine that in 2015 was acquired by Mitula Group. In 2006 Nestoria was the first company to use OpenStreetMap commercially.
Since 2010 he has organized #geomob [2], a bi-monthly London event that showcases geoinnovation, whether for fun or profit. He is a seed investor in geo start-ups like What3Words [3], Localistico [4], AVUXI [5] and SplashMaps [6], amongst others. He is a regular contributor to GeoHipster [7].
Ed has an MBA from MIT, a bachelors degree in civil engineering, and was a Fulbright Scholar in Weimar. He lives in Barcelona with his wife and two children, where, for fun, he adds the area in and around Tres Torres and Sarria to OpenStreetMap [8].
1. https://geocoder.opencagedata.com
2. http://geomobldn.org
3. http://what3words.com
4. http://localistico.com
5. http://www.avuxi.com
6. http://www.splash-maps.com
7. http://geohipster.com
8. http://www.freyfogle.com/post/139479274255/steady-progress-on-mapping-the-new-neighborhood