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Which are the two location services providers for the Maps feature?

Vtiger supports two location services that enable you to reach your destination smoothly. They are:

OpenStreetMap - It is used to search for addresses and get the geocode of an address to store in the database. The geocode shows nearby contacts from any given Contact or Organization record.
Google Maps - It performs the same tasks as OpenStreetMaps but is more accurate.

By default, Vtiger uses OpenStreetMaps (free service) to get the latitude and longitude values.

If you wish to use Google Maps instead of OpenStreetMaps, you can opt for it in the CRM settings.