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The October release of our OS Places dataset is here! Available now on Databricks, HuggingFace, Snowflake, and our Places Portal, this update includes the addition of over 87,000 new places and nearly 11 million updated POI, plus:

- Data accuracy: closed 10,148 POI in Canada and the US with a veracity rating of 4 or 5, ensuring that our users can rely on our highest tier data.
- Place name standardization: updated 11,892 POI in Canada and the US to use the standard two letter state or province abbreviation in the region attribute.
- Placemaker Tools: added a feature for users to see the weekly community activity on the homepage.
- Swarm App: since launching the redesigned Android version of Swarm in July, we have seen a 32% increase in Photos Added and 30% increase in Tips Added on average each release cycle.

Read the full release notes in the link in the comments, and get started with OS Places on Databricks, HuggingFace, Snowflake, and the Places Portal: eu1.hubs.ly/H0z6QJf0

🚀 Launch announcement: Meet the newly redesigned FSQ Placemaker Tools. 

Our global community of Placemakers are local experts who use Placemaker Tools to help improve their communities’ understanding of the places and businesses around them. 

We’ve spent the last year listening to feedback from our Placemaker community and improving the new Placemaker Tools with tons of design enhancements and brand new capabilities.

Here are just some of the many updates to get excited about:
- Intuitive & tailored UX: our new tools meet you where you are in your Placemaker journey, whether you’re a new user looking to learn the ropes or a veteran Placemaker ready to jump right into contributions. 
- Community & recognition: contribute alongside your community with leaderboards, insights into local contributions, and easier ways to collaborate with other Placemakers.
- Power user mode: this new mode allows seasoned Placemakers to focus on making seamless contributions at expert speed.
- And so much more…

We can’t wait for our community to start using the new Placemaker Tools! Log in today to get started.

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The September release of our OS Places dataset is here! 📍 Available now on @databricks, @huggingface, @Snowflake, and our Places Portal, this update includes 200K+ new places and nearly 14 million places updated 🔽

- Data refresh rate: We’ve kept up our increased refresh rate with 13,781,424 updated POIs. Our Placemakers’ contributions and engagement from our Swarm App users are fueling this momentum!

- Coverage improvement: We’ve added 211,427 new POIs across the United States, Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan, United Kingdom, Thailand, and more.

- New Places API for Partners: This API is a self-serve way for developers to ingest and integrate external POI datasets while matching FSQ Places records to retrieve rich attributes. Serving as a new source of community data, the API also automatically creates new records for places not currently in our dataset.

- Placemaker Tools: Now you can filter your active tasks by country.

Read the full release notes at the link below, and get started with OS Places here → places.foursquare.com