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Where? GMaps sources this data from each of its users.
And Google also trusts that data because it's collected at OS level.
If an open project tried to collect location data they could not trust it. There's no way to prevent malicious users from sending bogus data.
That's where. But also I wouldn't be surprised if there are also other sources.