OpenStreetMap: Get FREE Web Mapping with Road Maps for your Apps

OpenStreetMap has been around for awhile and provides free geographic data that can be used by anyone. The data is all community created/contributed and that’s why it’s free to use. Other mapping services such as Bing Maps for Enterprise and Google Maps license their geographic data from some other third party and that’s why they cost thousands of dollars per year to use within commercial applications. And, you can use it with JavaScript and Silverlight!