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OpenStreetMap Foundation launched consultations on their strategic plan v2.

You can provide your ideas and inputs via the community forum or on the mailing list.

https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2023/08/18/for-community-consultation-osmf-strategic-plan-v-2/

#OpenStreetMap #OSMF cc: @openstreetmap

Exciting Update: Mapilio Now Integrated with OpenStreetMap iD Editor! 🌍

Dear Mappers,

🎉🎉 We're thrilled to share some exciting news 🚀 – Mapilio is now seamlessly integrated with OpenStreetMap's iD Editor! Your contributions on Mapilio are now easily accessible and editable through the iD Editor, making collaborative mapping more efficient than ever.

https://mapilio.com

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#osm #openstreetmap

I have a question about openstreetmap. Is it possible to go back in time and look at the state of the maps in the past?

I have been doing a lot of mapping in my hometown. It looks much better now compared to 2-3 years ago. I want to do a before-vs-after comparison, but I forgot to take a "before" screenshot. Is this something I can do after the fact? Would it be possible to see what OSM looked like in 2020?

Thanks!

Announcing State of the Map 2024 in Nairobi (and online) on 6-8 September 2024

https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2023/08/14/announcing-state-of-the-map-2024-september-6-to-8-2024-join-us-in-nairobi-and-online/

#OpenStreetMap #SotM cc: @openstreetmap

I am a regular Osmand user, but I don't know much about how OSM works in detail. I noticed that in some services that use OSM, addresses appear like in this screenshot.

This second part of the address often has interesting names that I've never heard even for places I know well.

To me it looks like the name of a Gemarkung or something similar.

• What's the correct term for this part of an address?
• Where is this data derived from?
• Is it possible to show a map with the borders of these Gemarkungen (or whatever it is called)?

Also glad if someone can point me to the docs where I can read about this. I browsed the wiki but couldn't find what I was looking for.

Also interested about the correct terms for the other parts of the addresses.

Thanks!

Hi!

I'm the main dev of https://mapcomplete.osm.be (and also one of the modsof this subcommunity). I have a long train journey ahead of me today (and next week again).The ideal moment to answer questions from other OSM-contributors.

So, shoot!

I discovered StreetComplete recently and have been having fun "popping" quests around town, on vacation and around home. Now what? What happens with my contributions? How long before they're wrapped up into a map update? Do other people have to solve the same quest as a double check?

MapComplete wants to change domain and asks users for suggestions.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/hguLn

Excerpt (and context):

Apple Maps’ offering might surprise people who remember its disastrous launch in 2012, which the Guardian described as the company’s “first significant failure in years”. Users were more than furious – they were lost, sometimes dangerously so. In Australia, police had to rescue tourists from the huge Murray-Sunset national park, after Maps placed the city of Mildura in the wrong place by more than 40 miles. Some of the motorists located by police had been stranded for 24 hours without food or water. In Ireland, ministers had to complain directly to Apple after a cafe and gardens called “Airfield” was designated by the service as an actual airport.

But mostly the map was just glitchy and unhelpful, its directions always a little off kilter. Users revolted and Apple made a rare retreat, allowing Google Maps to be used as the default on many iPhone apps and apologizing for the product.

Starting today, the OSMF will be conducting an online fundraising campaign to support the future of OSM.

#OpenStreetMap Belgium’s Mapper of the Month #MotM is @joost_schouppe.

If the name sounds familiar to you, it might be for many reasons. It could be for his past involvement as OpenStreetMap Foundation #OSMF board member, for leading the Belgian community chapter, or being a very active mapper.

Read the interview at https://openstreetmap.be/en/motm/2023/08/01/joost-schouppe.html.

cc: @openstreetmap

Is there a good Android app for using offline OpenStreetMap maps? My primary goal is to have maps that work when I have no connectivity. I'd like to download the entire US (or perhaps another country if I am traveling) and be able to navigate hiking trails where no cell service exists.

Just wondering if we have a polygon for this place which is in the news today?

How does your everyday map look like? Which map style do you use?

Wie werden solche Wege in #Openstreetmap getagged?
How to tag this path?
#Surface?
#Tracktype?
#Smoothness?

Der Weg ist im Wohngebiet und für Fußgänger*innen und Fahrradfahrer*innen freigegeben. Aber es ist nicht nicht festgelegt, wer wo gehen/fahren soll.

@openstreetmap @osmberlin @wochenaufgabe #OSM #OSM_Deutschland #OSM_de

On an iphone the map renders instantly when you zoom out but on android you have to wait for 3 seconds. Why is that?

I much prefer the clarity of bike infrastructure on the CyclOSM layer over Cycle Map.

But recently, it seems to either be blank (literally no map shows up) or it comes up as a basic map with no cycling infrastructure highlighted (i.e. if you are using brouter).

Even the official website isn't right.

Does anyone know what's happening?

Interesting paper from #MDPI about “Mapping with #ChatGPT” concludes it delivers unique advantages, such as:
- lowering the barrier to producing maps
- boosting the efficiency of massive map production
- and understanding geographical space with its spatial thinking capability.

Limitations cited are:
- its unequal benefits for different users (need to have some expertise already)
- and necessary user intervention for quality control.

https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/12/7/284

cc: @openstreetmap

Hi! How would you calculate an itinerary going through 20-25 points optimized for going over there by bike?

I have a list of points of interest in a KML file which I’d like to visit, so I’d like to calculate an itinerary optimized for bike (avoiding high-traffic roads).

I was able to import it in MapQuest which can calculate and optimize an itinerary but only for a car.

I also found Brouter can calculate an itinerary for bike but it cannot optimize (and the optimal order of POI calculated by MapQuest is not ideal for a bike trip).

Also, I was able to import the POI in Brouter, but I couldn’t find how to calculate an itinerary from that (I had to click again near each imported POI on the map, which is tedious, of course).

Do you know of a good solution to this?

TIA

My county has an open data site that hosts several datasets including building footprint, addresses, parks, and even some recent imagery. There aren't very many active mappers in my area, so this would be a great help. Is there a way I can go through the proper channels to incorporate this data? Anyone have experience in doing so? I know how to do it technically, but I don't know much about the actual process and best practices.

With points of interest being hit or miss in areas I was wondering if anyone knew of places that contributed to openstreet maps as matter of public policy. Any examples?

Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and TomTom have formed a group that will release data that could enable companies to build their own maps. The Overture Maps Foundation has captured 59 million points of interest, including restaurants, landmarks, streets, and regional borders. The data can be used for free as the base layer for a new map application. The data was collected and donated to the foundation by Meta and Microsoft.

I tend to use maps from a search browser and it suddenly occurred to me that if the search engine I used defaulted to open street maps I would use it. Do any search engines default map searches to open street maps?