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GNU Units vs OpenStreetMap

A side-by-side look at GNU Units and OpenStreetMap. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GNU Units

GNU Units

Science & Education

GNU Units is a command line utility program that converts between different systems of units. It can handle metric, US customary, and imperial units for length, mass, volume, and more. The program is useful for scientific, engineering, and math computations that require unit conversions.

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OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap

Travel & Location

OpenStreetMap is a free, open-source, crowd-sourced map of the world. Volunteers collect map data using GPS devices, aerial imagery, local knowledge, and other free sources to create and update the map database.

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