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href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <p>OSGEO Hokkaido team and SotM Japan team hosted the <a href="https://foss4g.hokkaido.jp/2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">FOSS4G Hokkaido</a> and <a href="https://stateofthemap.jp/2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">State of the Map Japan 2024</a> in 15th February in Sapporo, Hokkaido.</p> <p>The idea to organize two related conference was <a href="https://qiita.com/Hokkosha/items/04c9a624d9b5ab71aad5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">raised by Hokkosha</a> in June 2024 and now is realized.</p> <p>Here is a link to the presentations.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.docswell.com/s/tom-konda/5N1GY7-foss4g-hokkaido-LT-receipt-mapping" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Web tool for Receipt mapping</a></li> <li><a href="https://miurahr.github.io/sotmjp2024-keynote/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Behind the WeeklyOSM</a></li> </ul> </div> <nav 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class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/Stellios">Stellios</a> on 15 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <p>Hi</p> <p>I am a absolute beginner in use the open street map tool.</p> <p>I want to import publicly available data, postcode, address etc into an open street map. How do I do that?</p> </div> Location: <a href="/#map=14/51.282534682474655/0.9942626953125"><abbr class="geo" title="51.2825; 0.9943">Dunkirk, Borough of Swale, Kent, England, United Kingdom</abbr></a> <nav class='secondary-actions'> <ul class='clearfix'> <li><a href="/user/Stellios/diary/406157#newcomment">Comment on this entry</a></li> <li><a href="/messages/new/Stellios?message%5Btitle%5D=Re%3A+Import+Data+from+UK+Govt+published+data+">Send a message to the author</a></li> <li> <a href="/user/Stellios/diary/406157#comments">3 comments</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <article class='diary_post border-top border-secondary-subtle py-3 user_11913097'> <div class='mb-3'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-auto"> <img class="user_thumbnail border border-secondary-subtle bg-body" alt="" width="36" height="50" src="https://www.openstreetmap.org/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzkzMzg1LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--05a063d01abc80ecef4beb53d81f1fa9327ea9f9/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGVnIiwicmVzaXplX3RvX2xpbWl0IjpbNTAsNTBdfSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--435b1947456e759bf6c8df7cc981790c2d8154be/Profile.jpeg" /> </div> <div class="col"> <h2><a href="/user/aleesteele/diary/406154">OSM reflections so far (2021-2023)</a></h2> </div> </div> <small class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/aleesteele">aleesteele</a> on 14 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <p><a href="https://www.aleesteele.com/blog/2023/07/11/osm-reflections-so-far.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">This is cross-linked from my blog, posted on 11 July 2023</a></p> <p>I recently joined the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team in modering their Community Working Group and Tech Working Group’s discussions on AI-Assisted Mapping.</p> <p>This, in part, was a reminder that I (still!) haven’t published an OSM diary that summarises my MA research, and that publication is still process. But it was also a reminder that I have yet to really summarise or bring together what I have shared so far.</p> <p>Here’s a short summary:</p> <h3 id="moderation-perspectives-on-ai-assisted-mapping">Moderation: “Perspectives on AI-Assisted Mapping”</h3> <ul> <li>Session 1: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTtTh6gHEwI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTtTh6gHEwI</a></li> <li>Session 2: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pfdDV9xSoo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pfdDV9xSoo</a></li> <li>These two sessions - recorded as hour-long discussions with unrecorded 30 minute discussions at the end, were really interesting (and much-needed!) community spaces for the OSM community. I’m grateful to have been given the trust needed to facilitate, and learned a lot from folks there. Most notably, I think the discussion primarily ended up focusing not on “what we should be building” but what AI means to mappers in the first place (these being very different things)!</li> </ul> <h3 id="talk-crisis-maps-community-and-corporations-an-anthropologists-perspective">Talk: “Crisis Maps, Community, and Corporations (an Anthropologist’s perspective)”</h3> <ul> <li>Link: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0a84F0pdNU&t=351s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0a84F0pdNU&t=351s</a></li> <li>Slides: Coming soon!</li> <li>This was given at the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Summit in 2021 in the form of a talk. It shared some of my initial thoughts around crisis mapping specifically, and citations in that direction. In particular, I focused a bit more on what defines the kinds of crises that become maps, and informational asymmetries within the community.</li> </ul> <h3 id="talk-mapping-crises-communities-and-capitalism-on-openstreetmap-situating-humanitarian-mapping-in-the-open-source-mapping-supply-chain">Talk: “Mapping crises, communities and capitalism on OpenStreetMap: situating humanitarian mapping in the (open source) mapping supply chain”</h3> <ul> <li>Link: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqkdY-NG0LI&t=636s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqkdY-NG0LI&t=636s</a></li> <li>Slides: <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/7004452" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://zenodo.org/record/7004452</a></li> <li>This talk was given at the State of the Map conference (the global summit for the OSM community) in 2022 in the science/research track. I shared a summary of my MA research, with many more ethnographic excerpts than I was able to bring to the previous iteration. In this talk, I focused primarily on asking the kinds of questions that emerged from my conversations, discussions, and observations over the last ~2 years. Folks’ reactions were so kind!</li> </ul> <h3 id="thank-yous">Thank yous</h3> <ul> <li>Thank you for the invitation to moderate Arnalie Vicario and Petya Kangalova for the invitation to join the Community Working Group</li> <li>Thank you to the Science track at the State of the Summit for accepting my talk proposal, and for the supportive folks who asked questions at the conference and encouraged this work</li> </ul> </div> <nav class='secondary-actions'> <ul class='clearfix'> <li><a href="/user/aleesteele/diary/406154#newcomment">Comment on this entry</a></li> <li><a href="/messages/new/aleesteele?message%5Btitle%5D=Re%3A+OSM+reflections+so+far+%282021-2023%29">Send a message to the author</a></li> <li> <a href="/user/aleesteele/diary/406154#comments">No comments</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <article class='diary_post border-top border-secondary-subtle py-3 user_1713634'> <div class='mb-3'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-auto"> <img class="user_thumbnail border border-secondary-subtle bg-body" alt="" width="50" height="50" src="/assets/avatar-c143fe593788b7de19f84df0a6ffd4433400bf343af670feface7cbfb13e67e6.svg" /> </div> <div class="col"> <h2><a href="/user/b-unicycling/diary/406146">Tracking new rural bus route & capturing street-level imagery</a></h2> </div> </div> <small class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/b-unicycling">b-unicycling</a> on 13 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <p>Some days ago, I searched online for a bus route that was supposed to be newly introduced to go from Kilkenny to New Ross. I didn’t find it, but I found another one which pleased me even more which goes from Kilkenny to Fiddown (<code>ref=891</code>). The reason it pleases me is that the other route is already partly covered by another bus company and I don’t really need it, and the 891 covers a route that goes past several historical sites and at least two hiking routes. Since I don’t drive, I will certainly avail of it myself. I don’t mind organizing myself lifts, and I enjoy the company of my “drivers”, but sometimes it’s good to be more independent. For context, the bus route started on January 20th 2025.</p> <h1 id="street-level-imagery">Street-level imagery</h1> <p>So I decided to track it, because I don’t really trust Transport for Ireland’s route maps, and I can’t be sure that they didn’t use proprietary map material to provide the routes online, even though their background map is OSM. But I have seen routes on their website which they seemed to have taken out of thin air which had nothing to do with the actual route the bus takes.</p> <p>From the <a href="https://www.transportforireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TFI-LLR891-ONLINE.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">bus schedule</a>, I had a fair idea of where the bus was going to go, and I had travelled most of the roads already and captured street-level-imagery, but I thought it would be no harm to do it again. Of course, that is a bit tricky on the bus, and I couldn’t ask the driver to leave the GoPro Max on the roof of the bus. I had brought the magnetic foot, but turns out, there is very little plane metal space on the bus. So the setup was a bit wobbly, but it worked. It only swayed in the bendier bends. <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonie/media_attachments/files/113/998/109/916/197/310/small/bd4576a5c67095d4.jpg" alt="GoPro setup on bus 1" loading="lazy"></p> <p>It’s partly held in place by my bag: <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonie/media_attachments/files/113/998/110/062/943/277/small/2c0178bc23906d15.jpg" alt="GoPro setup on bus 2" loading="lazy"></p> <p>I was sure it was gonna crash at some point, especially with some of the bumpier rural roads, but it didn’t.</p> <p><a href="https://panoramax.openstreetmap.fr/sequence/668bbb35-8f54-4014-83d1-e593a8ca66f1#12.76/52.34793/-7.40977" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">This is the sequence</a> where I had least coverage before.</p> <p>The battery lasted just about long enough.</p> <p>As usual, I uploaded to Mapillary first and then to Panoramax. I might have forgotten to change the viewpoint angle on the Mapillary imagery… At least on Panoramax, I could go in and change it later.</p> <h1 id="drive-by-mapping">Drive-by mapping</h1> <h2 id="speed-limits-and-road-ref-numbers">Speed limits and road ref numbers</h2> <p>A project I’m working on at the moment is adding <code>maxspeed</code> to the rural roads. On February 7th 2025, a directive from the Department for Transport lowered the speed limit on the “local rural roads” (the ones where the reference number starts with L and those without any reference number, I presume - I’m still waiting for a reply from the Department for Transport) from 80 km/h to 60km/h. If you’ve ever driven on one of those, you’ll wonder how anyone in their right state of mind would even attempt to go at 80 km/h, but that was the law. We’re (OSM) still missing a lot of the L numbers nationwide, because of course, the government is not able to provide them as open data, that would be too easy. So, that was one of the things I looked out for - missing L numbers. It would have saved me a lot of frustration, if they were displayed closer to the junction in OSMAnd, but I had to long-click on everyone of them where it wasn’t displayed to see whether it was already mapped or not. I also added notes for missing speed limit signs, even where they wrongly still displayed 80 km/h. I mapped those on the desktop PC without the wrong speed limit, just to know where the traffic signs are for later reference and to be able to split the <code>highway</code> at the correct location. I’m also not quite sure how to map speed limit signs which have different speed limits on the front and back, bc I can’t use <code>direction</code> then.</p> <h2 id="bus-stops">Bus stops</h2> <p>I used OSMAnd for tracking the routes, adding notes and adding the odd POI (post boxes, defibs, wayside shrine etc).</p> <p>When I got on the bus, I asked the bus driver to point out where the new bus stops are, because I did not expect bus stop signs for most of them. #Ireland #experience He said I was right, because it was “a new bus route”. Sure, that makes sense. We wouldn’t want people to know where the bus stops are to promote the route and establish sustainable routines, would we?</p> <p>Anyways, some locations are therefore also only estimates, because he didn’t slow down, and just told me the name of the place in passing. Someone will have to re-survey in about a year, when there is a slightly better chance of bus stop signs, but I have my doubts that they will ever come. As a Canadian friend put it, “oral tradition is still very strong in Ireland”.</p> <p>The “highlight” of the trip was an unscheduled excursion into the bus depot, because the heating on the bus wasn’t working, and the gaggle of bus drivers (four at some point on the bus) thought it would help to add water somewhere. It didn’t. So, four hours at about 8°C. The sacrifices we make for the general good. But the bus depot is mapped now which one would not locate from the street.</p> <p><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/18690939#map=11/52.4941/-7.3179&layers=T" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Here’s the route</a>, if anyone is interested.</p> <h2 id="construction"><code>construction</code></h2> <p>I also spotted a couple newly built or under construction houses for which I also left notes. Most of them are not visible on the outdated aerial imagery yet, so I drew estimates and left <code>fixme</code>s.</p> <h2 id="addresses">Addresses</h2> <p>I think I spotted one house number and three house names which I added to the map. Because, unlike in other countries like Lithuania or the Netherlands, the government also doesn’t publish open address data. Do I sound frustrated? That’s because I am.</p> <p>I think in total, I left 7 pages of notes: <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/b-unicycling/notes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Notes by b-unicycling</a>.</p> <p>All in all, I’m glad to report that I was not the only passenger on the bus; there was a bus driver in training and for most of the journey, there were one to four other people with me. The word has spread already, it seems.</p> </div> Location: <a href="/#map=14/52.4878/-7.3238"><abbr class="geo" title="52.4878; -7.3238">Rogerstown, Kilmaganny, The Municipal District of Callan — Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland</abbr></a> <nav class='secondary-actions'> <ul class='clearfix'> <li><a href="/user/b-unicycling/diary/406146#newcomment">Comment on this entry</a></li> <li><a href="/messages/new/b-unicycling?message%5Btitle%5D=Re%3A+Tracking+new+rural+bus+route+%26+capturing+street-level+imagery">Send a message to the author</a></li> <li> <a href="/user/b-unicycling/diary/406146#comments">5 comments</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <article class='diary_post border-top border-secondary-subtle py-3 user_22284738'> <div class='mb-3'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-auto"> <img class="user_thumbnail border border-secondary-subtle bg-body" alt="" width="50" height="50" src="/assets/avatar-c143fe593788b7de19f84df0a6ffd4433400bf343af670feface7cbfb13e67e6.svg" /> </div> <div class="col"> <h2><a href="/user/GA_Kevin/diary/406138">Upload a GoPro MAX 360 Video to Mapillary via Oracle Cloud Infrastucture and Mapillary CLI</a></h2> </div> </div> <small class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/GA_Kevin">GA_Kevin</a> on 13 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <h1 id="prerequisites">Prerequisites</h1> <p>To follow along with this tutorial, please setup and configure a Oracle Cloud instance for mapillary tools. <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/GA_Kevin/diary/406137" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Please refer to this guide for instructions on how to accomplish this</a>.</p> <h1 id="uploading-a-360-video-to-mapillary-on-oracle-cloud-instance-from-arm-computer">Uploading a 360 video to Mapillary on Oracle Cloud instance from ARM computer</h1> <ol> <li>Login to <a href="https://cloud.oracle.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Oracle Cloud Instances</a>.</li> <li>Select your <em>Mapillary</em> instance configured from <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/GA_Kevin/diary/406137" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">this guide</a>.</li> <li>On the top bar, click <em>Start</em> to boot your instance and note any public IP address changes.</li> <li>Open Terminal and SSH into your Oracle instance. <ul> <li><code>ssh -i ~/.ssh/oracle_mapillary_keys/[your private key (not .pub)] opc@[IP Address copied from Oracle]</code></li> </ul> </li> <li>Open a second terminal window and copy files from your local machine / SD card / elsewhere to your Oracle instance. This will place the file into the folder on your instance you created during configuration. <ul> <li><code>scp -i ~/.ssh/oracle_mapillary_keys/[your private key (not .pub)] [/path/to/local/360/file] opc@[IP Address copied from Oracle]:~/mapillary</code></li> </ul> </li> <li>Wait for these file(s) to transfer to the Oracle instance and switch back to the instance terminal window. Upload the transferred files to Mapillary. <ul> <li><code>mapillary_tools process_and_upload ~/mapillary/*.360</code></li> </ul> </li> <li>Wait for the upload(s) to complete. Delete the files off the instance and gracefully exit the instance. <ul> <li><code>rm ~/mapillary/*.360 && exit</code></li> </ul> </li> <li>Return to Oracle dashboard on the web, select <em>Stop</em> from the top bar to stop the instance from running while not in use.</li> </ol> </div> <nav class='secondary-actions'> <ul class='clearfix'> <li><a href="/user/GA_Kevin/diary/406138#newcomment">Comment on this entry</a></li> <li><a href="/messages/new/GA_Kevin?message%5Btitle%5D=Re%3A+Upload+a+GoPro+MAX+360+Video+to+Mapillary+via+Oracle+Cloud+Infrastucture+and+Mapillary+CLI">Send a message to the author</a></li> <li> <a href="/user/GA_Kevin/diary/406138#comments">No comments</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <article class='diary_post border-top border-secondary-subtle py-3 user_22284738'> <div class='mb-3'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-auto"> <img class="user_thumbnail border border-secondary-subtle bg-body" alt="" width="50" height="50" src="/assets/avatar-c143fe593788b7de19f84df0a6ffd4433400bf343af670feface7cbfb13e67e6.svg" /> </div> <div class="col"> <h2><a href="/user/GA_Kevin/diary/406137">Install & Configure Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to upload Mapillary images from ARM processors</a></h2> </div> </div> <small class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/GA_Kevin">GA_Kevin</a> on 13 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <h1 id="tools-used">Tools Used</h1> <ul> <li>GoPro MAX 360 Camera</li> <li>SD Card</li> <li>SD Card Reader</li> <li>Raspberry Pi 4</li> <li>Internet Connection</li> </ul> <h1 id="see-also">See also</h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/GA_Kevin/diary/406138" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">How to upload a video to Mapillary via Oracle Cloud Infrastructure using this configuration</a>.</li> </ul> <h1 id="installation--configuration">Installation & Configuration</h1> <ol> <li>Open terminal.</li> <li>Create a hidden ssh directory and a directory to store your keys for this setup. <ul> <li><code>mkdir ~/.ssh && mkdir ~/.ssh/oracle_mapillary_keys</code></li> </ul> </li> <li>Open a web browser and navigate to <a href="https://cloud.oracle.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</a>.</li> <li>Login to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.</li> <li>Navigate to <em>Compute</em> > <em>Instances</em> in the hamburger menu.</li> <li>On the left panel, select <em>compartment</em> name you chose during signup if not automatically applied.</li> <li>Select <em>Create Instance</em> from the center panel of the screen.</li> <li>Fill in the following settings: <ul> <li><strong>Name</strong>: <em>“Mapillary”</em>.</li> <li><strong>Placement</strong>: <em>use default values</em>.</li> <li><strong>Security</strong>: <em>use default values</em>.</li> <li><strong>Image & Shape</strong>: <ol> <li>Click <em>edit</em> on the right hand side of <em>Image & Shape</em> panel.</li> <li>Under <em>Shape</em> click <em>Change shape</em>.</li> <li>Use the following settings: <ul> <li><strong>Instance Type</strong>: <em>use default values</em>.</li> <li><strong>Shape Series</strong>: Specialty and previous generation.</li> <li><strong>Image</strong>: VM.Standard.E2.1.Micro</li> </ul> </li> <li>Choose <em>Select Shape</em> on the bottom of the dialog box.</li> </ol> </li> <li><strong>Primary VNIC Information</strong>: <em>use default values</em>.</li> <li><strong>Add SSH Keys</strong>: <strong>IMPORTANT</strong>: <em>Download Private and Public keys</em>.</li> <li><strong>Boot Volume</strong>: <em>use default values</em>.</li> <li><strong>Block Volumes</strong>: <em>use default values</em>.</li> <li><strong>Live Migration</strong>: <em>use default values</em>.</li> </ul> </li> <li>On the bottom of the page, select <em>Create</em>.</li> <li>Wait for the status on the left to turn green and say “<strong>RUNNING</strong>”.</li> <li>Under <em>Instance Access</em>, click <em>copy</em> or copy the public IP address provided.</li> <li>Return to the terminal and move your downloaded keys to your specific folder created earlier, and change permission level for your private key. <ul> <li><code>mv ~/Downloads/[your private & public keys] ~/.ssh/oracle_mapillary_keys/ && chmod 600 ~/.ssh/oracle_mapillary_keys/[your private key (not .pub)]</code></li> </ul> </li> <li>Test your ssh connection to Oracle. When prompted to continue, type <code>yes</code>. <ul> <li><code>ssh -i ~/.ssh/oracle_mapillary_keys/[your private key (not .pub)] opc@[IP Address copied from Oracle]</code></li> </ul> </li> <li>Update pip and install <a href="https://github.com/mapillary/mapillary_tools/blob/main/README.md" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">mapillary tools</a>. Limit to no cache due to low RAM on this configuration. <ul> <li><code>pip3 install –user –no-cache-dir –upgrade pip && pip3 install –user –no-cache-dir mapillary_tools</code></li> </ul> </li> <li>Add local bin to PATH. <ul> <li><code>echo ‘export PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin’ >> ~/.bashrc source ~/.bashrc</code></li> </ul> </li> <li><em>Optionally</em>: verify Mapillary is installed. <ul> <li><code>mapillaary_tools --version</code>.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Authenticate your Mapillary account with your username, email, and password. <ul> <li><code>mapillary_tools authenticate</code></li> </ul> </li> <li>Create a Mapillary folder on your Oracle instance. <ul> <li><code>mkdir -p ~/mapillary</code></li> </ul> </li> </ol> </div> <nav class='secondary-actions'> <ul class='clearfix'> <li><a href="/user/GA_Kevin/diary/406137#newcomment">Comment on this entry</a></li> <li><a href="/messages/new/GA_Kevin?message%5Btitle%5D=Re%3A+Install+%26+Configure+Oracle+Cloud+Infrastructure+to+upload+Mapillary+images+from+ARM+processors">Send a message to the author</a></li> <li> <a href="/user/GA_Kevin/diary/406137#comments">No comments</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <article class='diary_post border-top border-secondary-subtle py-3 user_22483857'> <div class='mb-3'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-auto"> <img class="user_thumbnail border border-secondary-subtle bg-body" alt="" width="50" height="50" src="/assets/avatar-c143fe593788b7de19f84df0a6ffd4433400bf343af670feface7cbfb13e67e6.svg" /> </div> <div class="col"> <h2><a href="/user/UT_TV_Tech/diary/406136">When should relations be used?</a></h2> </div> </div> <small class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/UT_TV_Tech">UT_TV_Tech</a> on 12 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <p>So I recently started working on adding the features of a local high school into a relations group, but after looking at the docs, I’m not sure I’ve properly understood when or how relations should be used. Could somebody help clarify this?</p> </div> Location: <a href="/#map=14/40.49496293790026/-111.99790120124817"><abbr class="geo" title="40.4950; -111.9979">Herriman, Salt Lake County, Utah, 84009, United States</abbr></a> <nav class='secondary-actions'> <ul class='clearfix'> <li><a href="/user/UT_TV_Tech/diary/406136#newcomment">Comment on this entry</a></li> <li><a href="/messages/new/UT_TV_Tech?message%5Btitle%5D=Re%3A+When+should+relations+be+used%3F">Send a message to the author</a></li> <li> <a href="/user/UT_TV_Tech/diary/406136#comments">1 comment</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <article class='diary_post border-top border-secondary-subtle py-3 user_22483857'> <div class='mb-3'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-auto"> <img class="user_thumbnail border border-secondary-subtle bg-body" alt="" width="50" height="50" src="/assets/avatar-c143fe593788b7de19f84df0a6ffd4433400bf343af670feface7cbfb13e67e6.svg" /> </div> <div class="col"> <h2><a href="/user/UT_TV_Tech/diary/406130">Just learned how to edit</a></h2> </div> </div> <small class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/UT_TV_Tech">UT_TV_Tech</a> on 11 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <p>Well, I’ve just discovered that anybody can edit like it’s wikipedia. So instead of doing homework, I’ve spent several hours fixing little things in my hometown. This is fun.</p> </div> <nav class='secondary-actions'> <ul class='clearfix'> <li><a href="/user/UT_TV_Tech/diary/406130#newcomment">Comment on this entry</a></li> <li><a href="/messages/new/UT_TV_Tech?message%5Btitle%5D=Re%3A+Just+learned+how+to+edit">Send a message to the author</a></li> <li> <a href="/user/UT_TV_Tech/diary/406130#comments">5 comments</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <article class='diary_post border-top border-secondary-subtle py-3 user_22488168'> <div class='mb-3'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-auto"> <img class="user_thumbnail border border-secondary-subtle bg-body" alt="" width="50" height="50" src="/assets/avatar-c143fe593788b7de19f84df0a6ffd4433400bf343af670feface7cbfb13e67e6.svg" /> </div> <div class="col"> <h2><a href="/user/RuloFern/diary/406129">Can someone help me create an OpenStreetMap with these script?</a></h2> </div> </div> <small class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/RuloFern">RuloFern</a> on 11 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <p>npm install leaflet react-leaflet @types/leaflet import ‘leaflet/dist/leaflet.css’; import { MapContainer, TileLayer, GeoJSON } from ‘react-leaflet’;</p> <p><MapContainer center={[39.8283, -98.5795]} zoom={4} style={{ height: ‘400px’, width: ‘100%’ }} ></p> <p><GeoJSON data={stateGeoJSON} style={stateStyle} onEachFeature={onEachFeature} /> </MapContainer></p> </div> <nav class='secondary-actions'> <ul class='clearfix'> <li><a href="/user/RuloFern/diary/406129#newcomment">Comment on this entry</a></li> <li><a href="/messages/new/RuloFern?message%5Btitle%5D=Re%3A+Can+someone+help+me+create+an+OpenStreetMap+with+these+script%3F">Send a message to the author</a></li> <li> <a href="/user/RuloFern/diary/406129#comments">1 comment</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <article class='diary_post border-top border-secondary-subtle py-3 user_1379'> <div class='mb-3'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-auto"> <img class="user_thumbnail border border-secondary-subtle bg-body" alt="" width="50" height="50" src="/assets/avatar-c143fe593788b7de19f84df0a6ffd4433400bf343af670feface7cbfb13e67e6.svg" /> </div> <div class="col"> <h2><a href="/user/AndrewMcCarthy/diary/406124">New local road speed limits in Kildare</a></h2> </div> </div> <small class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/AndrewMcCarthy">AndrewMcCarthy</a> on 10 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <p>I used this query in overpass turbo:</p> <pre><code>[out:xml][timeout:25]; // fetch area “Kildare” to search in {{geocodeArea:County Kildare}}->.searchArea; // gather results (way["highway"="tertiary"]["maxspeed"="80"](area.searchArea); way["highway"="unclassified"]["maxspeed"="80"](area.searchArea);)->.roads; // print results (.roads;>;); out meta; </code></pre> <p>and loaded it directly into Josm, then replaced 80 with 60, and added <code>maxspeed:type=IE:rural</code> as suggested on the <code>talk-ie</code> list, which I hope will make the difference between “rural” local roads, and those at the edge of urban areas, obvious.</p> <p>I couldn’t find any exceptions listed by Kildare County Council, so I’m reasonably confident I shouldn’t have scooped up any inappropriately, but do shout if I’m wrong.</p> </div> Location: <a href="/#map=14/53.2/-6.8"><abbr class="geo" title="53.2000; -6.8000">Rosberry, Morristownbiller ED, The Municipal District of Kildare — Newbridge, County Kildare, Leinster, Ireland</abbr></a> <nav class='secondary-actions'> <ul class='clearfix'> <li><a href="/user/AndrewMcCarthy/diary/406124#newcomment">Comment on this entry</a></li> <li><a href="/messages/new/AndrewMcCarthy?message%5Btitle%5D=Re%3A+New+local+road+speed+limits+in+Kildare">Send a message to the author</a></li> <li> <a href="/user/AndrewMcCarthy/diary/406124#comments">No comments</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <article class='diary_post border-top border-secondary-subtle py-3 user_22463955'> <div class='mb-3'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-auto"> <img class="user_thumbnail border border-secondary-subtle bg-body" alt="" width="50" height="49" src="https://www.openstreetmap.org/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzQ3NDE1MDgsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--36773b05aada178c934d76774eb8dca03e555651/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJwbmciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOls1MCw1MF19LCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--69b5827195f9b93bf8f2c405f6a463393e56b9e5/chrome_pEbZ38c9WC.png" /> </div> <div class="col"> <h2><a href="/user/JennyHen/diary/406116">Focus on Ferries and Ferry Routes!</a></h2> </div> </div> <small class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/JennyHen">JennyHen</a> on 10 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <p>My End Goal: Have all the ferries in the world listed in the best possible way on Openstreetmaps!</p> </div> <nav class='secondary-actions'> <ul class='clearfix'> <li><a href="/user/JennyHen/diary/406116#newcomment">Comment on this entry</a></li> <li><a href="/messages/new/JennyHen?message%5Btitle%5D=Re%3A+Focus+on+Ferries+and+Ferry+Routes%21">Send a message to the author</a></li> <li> <a href="/user/JennyHen/diary/406116#comments">1 comment</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <article class='diary_post border-top border-secondary-subtle py-3 user_9534686'> <div class='mb-3'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-auto"> <img class="user_thumbnail border border-secondary-subtle bg-body" alt="" width="50" height="50" src="/assets/avatar-c143fe593788b7de19f84df0a6ffd4433400bf343af670feface7cbfb13e67e6.svg" /> </div> <div class="col"> <h2><a href="/user/kcarini/diary/406104">OSM US Board Candidate Statement 2025</a></h2> </div> </div> <small class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/kcarini">kcarini</a> on 8 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <h2 id="about-me">About Me</h2> <p>I have been a member of OpenStreetMap US for five years, engaged in fostering open data and community collaboration. My first experience with OpenStreetMap was while working in emergency management in 2010 when the Haiti earthquake occurred. As someone trained in disaster response, I watched the events in Haiti unfold and looked for ways to contribute. It was also my gateway into other open data & software communities, such as QGIS and OSGeo, which informed my educational approach during my time at the University of Arizona Libraries.</p> <p>I helped host the first MappingUSA virtual conference and, in 2022, hosted the State of the Map US conference at the University of Arizona in Tucson, marking the first in-person gathering post-COVID. I currently work at <a href="https://developmentseed.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Development Seed</a>, an organization with a long-standing commitment to OpenStreetMap. I drive our team’s community strategy by supporting OpenStreetMap events and engaging with other open geo communities. My background in geospatial technology, open data advocacy, and community engagement equips me with a unique perspective to support and strengthen OSM US.</p> <h2 id="advancing-osm-us">Advancing OSM US</h2> <p>OpenStreetMap is more than just a map—it is a platform for civic engagement, education, and open collaboration. As a board member, I would focus on:</p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Strengthening Educational Initiatives:</strong> While I was at the University of Arizona, I benefitted from the work of people who are part of TeachOSM and YouthMappers. I was the only geospatial specialist at the Library, where I taught workshops, developed learning materials, and consulted with researchers on geospatial data and tools. OSM is a fantastic resource for engaging students in geography, technology, and their local communities. I want to see OSM US build more tools and resources that make it easier for educators to bring OSM into the classroom and would work to implement a plan for growth in this area.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Expanding Government Engagement:</strong> OpenStreetMap is gaining traction among state and local governments for data use and contributions, particularly through the Public Domain Map initiative. I want to strengthen these partnerships to ensure OSM continues to serve as a critical public resource. I would work with the OSM US team to further develop the strategy around government engagement.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Connecting with the Global OSM Community:</strong> As one of the larger local OSM chapters, it is essential for OSM US to engage meaningfully with the global OpenStreetMap community. Strengthening these ties will allow us to learn from and contribute to the broader OSM ecosystem. I have existing connections to active contributors in Latin America and Europe.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Exploring Opportunities with Other Open Data Communities:</strong> I am particularly interested in how OSM US can collaborate with other open data initiatives to build a stronger, more resilient network. We can ensure mutual benefit, reinforce shared values, and create a more impactful open data ecosystem by working together.</p> </li> </ul> <h2 id="what-i-bring-to-the-board">What I Bring to the Board</h2> <p>My career has been dedicated to making geospatial data more accessible and actionable. As the Technical Communications Lead at Development Seed, I help translate complex geospatial technology and tools into information that empowers users. Previously, I worked in academia, leading geospatial literacy initiatives and organizing GIS-focused events to connect students, researchers, and practitioners. I have also worked in emergency management and disaster response, where I saw firsthand the importance of open data in crisis situations. My strengths lie at the intersection of technology, community, and communication. I love helping non-technical users engage with geospatial data and believe that OSM US should continue to invest in making OpenStreetMap as accessible and inclusive as possible. If elected to the board, I will advocate for OSM US to grow as a leader in open data, education, and government engagement, ensuring our map remains a dynamic and valuable public resource. I would be honored to serve and look forward to collaborating with the OSM community to build a stronger, more connected, and impactful OpenStreetMap US.</p> <p>More about me on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kcarini/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn</a></p> </div> <nav class='secondary-actions'> <ul class='clearfix'> <li><a href="/user/kcarini/diary/406104#newcomment">Comment on this entry</a></li> <li><a href="/messages/new/kcarini?message%5Btitle%5D=Re%3A+OSM+US+Board+Candidate+Statement+2025">Send a message to the author</a></li> <li> <a href="/user/kcarini/diary/406104#comments">No comments</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <article class='diary_post border-top border-secondary-subtle py-3 user_20042316'> <div class='mb-3'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-auto"> <img class="user_thumbnail border border-secondary-subtle bg-body" alt="" width="50" height="32" src="https://www.openstreetmap.org/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzI2MTE2NjUsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--301e22f9285ceed2186187b6590dd62599362652/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOls1MCw1MF19LCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--dea07cf4fabdae9c56d9008d879a5332bbf580ce/NorwegianCabin.jpg" /> </div> <div class="col"> <h2><a href="/user/gregorywpower/diary/406097">OSM US Board Candidate Statement 2025</a></h2> </div> </div> <small class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/gregorywpower">gregorywpower</a> on 8 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <h1 id="about-me">About Me</h1> <p>Hey folks! I’m Gregory Power (they/them) and I’ve been a part of the map since November 2023. I am currently a Data Scientist (Contractor) for Cary, North Carolina—where I manage <a href="https://data.carync.gov/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cary’s Open Data Portal</a> and other analytics infrastructure. In my spare time I enjoy learning about urban planning and equitable, multimodal infrastructure. I’m also involved with the Pedestrian Working Group, Government Working Group, and my community’s Strong Towns chapter. I enjoy contributing to the open source geospatial software community, with a soft spot for GDAL, QGIS, GRASS GIS, and DuckDB—so everyone can have the tools to understand the world around them. Even though there’s a great set of tools for us to use, it’s nothing without having an open ecosystem of data.</p> <h1 id="my-mapping">My Mapping</h1> <p>My first project in OpenStreetMap was tracing plans for <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/549250448#map=17/35.783927/-78.779879" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cary’s Downtown Park</a> into OpenStreetMap. With the updated layout, Cary’s Integration and Development Team could have a basemap to put our sensor data on. Once I realized OpenStreetMap data was used by all of our applications across the town and beyond, I was hooked. I enjoy mapping multimodal transportation infrastructure, handicapped parking, and restaurants. I’ve trained team members on conducting field surveys with StreetComplete and captured street imagery with <a href="https://www.mapillary.com/app/user/gregorywpower" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mapillary</a>.</p> <h1 id="as-a-board-member">As a Board Member</h1> <p>It’s important that communities have access to data and the ability to make changes to increase the fidelity of the data. These are the objectives I’d prioritize:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Outreach to disenfranchised communities.</strong> I think this is important, because the OpenStreetMap project and ecosystem gives folks the opportunity to map what is important to them. Its barrier to entry is lower than any desktop geospatial software can provide through its rich ecosystem of tooling and sister projects like OpenHistoricalMap.</li> <li><strong>Outreach to government organizations.</strong> OpenStreetMap has become the de facto source of geospatial data for many applications and data products. Geospatial departments and their communities can work together to increase the quality of the map. Over the past year I’ve enjoyed seeing municipalities such as <a href="https://geodata.kendallcountyil.gov/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kendall County, Illinois</a> be a model of what data stewardship looks like. Sharing that story with other municipalities may inspire others to do the same. Providing an on-ramp for organizations on how to be team players in the OpenStreetMap community would be beneficial.</li> <li><strong>Encourage collaboration across working groups.</strong> I’ve enjoyed participating across the Pedestrian and Government working groups. However, the most enriching conversations I’ve had are when I get to hear updates and presentations from members of other working groups. I think it’s worth investing time to share approaches to building communities and engagement amongst working groups.</li> </ul> <p>Empowering others to find solutions to their problems fills my cup. OpenStreetMap provides an ecosystem where we can form mutually beneficial relationships. If anyone has any questions or comments, I’d enjoy hearing from you.</p> </div> <nav class='secondary-actions'> <ul class='clearfix'> <li><a href="/user/gregorywpower/diary/406097#newcomment">Comment on this entry</a></li> <li><a href="/messages/new/gregorywpower?message%5Btitle%5D=Re%3A+OSM+US+Board+Candidate+Statement+2025">Send a message to the author</a></li> <li> <a href="/user/gregorywpower/diary/406097#comments">No comments</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <article class='diary_post border-top border-secondary-subtle py-3 user_22470226'> <div class='mb-3'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-auto"> <img class="user_thumbnail border border-secondary-subtle bg-body" alt="" width="50" height="50" src="/assets/avatar-c143fe593788b7de19f84df0a6ffd4433400bf343af670feface7cbfb13e67e6.svg" /> </div> <div class="col"> <h2><a href="/user/darfo/diary/406094">Revised Ritchot/McDonald R.M. boundary near PTH 247 and Andrechuk Road</a></h2> </div> </div> <small class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/darfo">darfo</a> on 7 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <p>This was harder than I thought it would be. The lesson for re-drawing a road was drag-and-drop. I could not insert an extra node in the Administrative Boundary in order to truncate the triangle.</p> <p>I had to create a new Administrative Boundary and relate it to the existing boundary. Then delete the node at the top of the old boundary.</p> <p>Requested review as I’m not sure that is the correct or accurate way to perform the task.</p> </div> <nav class='secondary-actions'> <ul class='clearfix'> <li><a href="/user/darfo/diary/406094#newcomment">Comment on this entry</a></li> <li><a href="/messages/new/darfo?message%5Btitle%5D=Re%3A+Revised+Ritchot%2FMcDonald+R.M.+boundary+near+PTH+247+and+Andrechuk+Road">Send a message to the author</a></li> <li> <a href="/user/darfo/diary/406094#comments">No comments</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <article class='diary_post border-top border-secondary-subtle py-3 user_12202484'> <div class='mb-3'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-auto"> <img class="user_thumbnail border border-secondary-subtle bg-body" alt="" width="50" height="50" src="https://www.openstreetmap.org/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzM1NjYwOTQsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--13115de61066fe681cced4c0bf5f6af9bc87ffd4/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGVnIiwicmVzaXplX3RvX2xpbWl0IjpbNTAsNTBdfSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--435b1947456e759bf6c8df7cc981790c2d8154be/Zdj%C4%99cie%20profilowe.jpeg" /> </div> <div class="col"> <h2><a href="/user/Kamil%20Kalata/diary/406093">#RelationsWithNoType — review relations with no type tag</a></h2> </div> </div> <small class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/Kamil%20Kalata">Kamil Kalata</a> on 6 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <p>Hello!</p> <p>I’ve just found out that ~2k out of ~13M relations have no <code>type</code> tag, ~220 of which have the <code>type</code> tag with lifecycle prefix or date namespace suffix, so I’ve decided to review them manually, with the ones with no tags containing the word “type” being the first, correct some mistakes (e.g. <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/8975655#map=15/52.48205/14.55489" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">missing <code>type=multipolygon</code></a>) and delete the unnecessary relations (e.g. <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/8328266#map=19/53.270365/13.191396" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">with duplicate tags</a>). In case I make a mistake, please point it out on <a href="https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/review-relations-with-no-type-tag/125062" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">OSM Community topic</a> or comment my changesets.</p> <p>Regards</p> <p>Kamil Kalata</p> </div> <nav class='secondary-actions'> <ul class='clearfix'> <li><a href="/user/Kamil%20Kalata/diary/406093#newcomment">Comment on this entry</a></li> <li><a href="/messages/new/Kamil%20Kalata?message%5Btitle%5D=Re%3A+%23RelationsWithNoType+%E2%80%94+review+relations+with+no+type+tag">Send a message to the author</a></li> <li> <a href="/user/Kamil%20Kalata/diary/406093#comments">No comments</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <article class='diary_post border-top border-secondary-subtle py-3 user_72555'> <div class='mb-3'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-auto"> <img class="user_thumbnail border border-secondary-subtle bg-body" alt="" width="48" height="48" src="https://www.openstreetmap.org/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MjI2NiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--7e1aad6df3c80a84b2e5131694891641bea47832/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOls1MCw1MF19LCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--dea07cf4fabdae9c56d9008d879a5332bbf580ce/karos.jpg" /> </div> <div class="col"> <h2><a href="/user/-karlos-/diary/406090">Panoramax in "OSM go" / 3D rendering </a></h2> </div> </div> <small class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/-karlos-">-karlos-</a> on 5 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <p>Panoramax is a rising star at the moment, for OSM, but not only; while Mapillary goes down, sold to Facebook. In my old <a href="http://www.OSMgo.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.OSMgo.org</a>, the key P showed a Mapillary picture near the actual position in the 3D rendered OSM world. As the API is gone, I replaced it with Panoramax. OSMgo was abandoned by me years ago but the server is still running. As I read more and more about Panoramax, I decided to dig out the old code and use it. First I asked in the Fediverse for help with the API and got a great and fast response, even a good example, thank you all!  </p> <p>There are almost to much pages about it. The real API was a bit hidden but well documented at last. The Idea of decentralised servers but a central directory is great, the Web-UI to see all pictures to. And the API got me a json list of the closest pictures, including a link to the pictures. After researching to define the radius (place_distance) and get the direction of the “shot” (feature.properties[“view:azimuth”]) my old Mapillary could be modified to show the picture in the 3D view and move the camera to see it.</p> <p><a href="https://osmgo.org/go.html?km=1&lat=51.50077746&lon=-0.11902338&ele=18.15&dir=100&view=-10" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Try it out</a></p> <p><img src="https://www.osmgo.org/info/panoramax.png" alt="Panoramix picture of London Houses Of Parliament" loading="lazy"></p> <p>You may note, the controls of OSMgo are nasty. The whole project is outdated and incomplete. I consider to redo it, may be in Rust or Zig; someone interested to join in? One missing feature in OSMgo is roof-types like gabled. There are more OSM 3D renderers and I started to investigate how they solve my obstacles. A compact one is <a href="https://github.com/Beakerboy/OSMBuilding" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">this building viewer</a> Example: <a href="https://beakerboy.github.io/OSMBuilding/index.html?type=relation&id=12286916" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">US Capitol</a></p> <p>Before I will start with a new code, I want to have a detailed definition of how 3D rendering is done in the open source projects: OSMBuilding, OSM2World, plugins for JOSM and Blender. Do you know more There are some points to talk about in the OSM forum, like how to render a dome or an onion, circular or according to the way nodes it is tagged in. The OSM Wiki may get more details/pages. With this knowledge, OSMgo could get some improvements to.</p> <p>A rust crate may be the next goal. It would take an area of OSM data and create a 3D scene, rather simple or good looking will be controlled by options. That Scene could be send directly to the GPU or stored in GLT-file </p> </div> Location: <a href="/#map=14/51.50077746/-0.11902338"><abbr class="geo" title="51.5008; -0.1190">Westminster, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, SW1P 3JX, United Kingdom</abbr></a> <nav class='secondary-actions'> <ul class='clearfix'> <li><a href="/user/-karlos-/diary/406090#newcomment">Comment on this entry</a></li> <li><a href="/messages/new/-karlos-?message%5Btitle%5D=Re%3A+Panoramax+in+%22OSM+go%22+%2F+3D+rendering+">Send a message to the author</a></li> <li> <a href="/user/-karlos-/diary/406090#comments">4 comments</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <article class='diary_post border-top border-secondary-subtle py-3 user_13330486'> <div class='mb-3'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-auto"> <img class="user_thumbnail border border-secondary-subtle bg-body" alt="" width="50" height="50" src="https://www.openstreetmap.org/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzQ2NTM3ODAsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--916d55f25e4d62a4fac62fc40a7c8db8855c1425/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJwbmciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOls1MCw1MF19LCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--69b5827195f9b93bf8f2c405f6a463393e56b9e5/20180801_204653.png" /> </div> <div class="col"> <h2><a href="/user/Raquel%20Dezid%C3%A9rio%20Souto/diary/406084">YouthMappers UFRJ highlights main achievements</a></h2> </div> </div> <small class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/Raquel%20Dezid%C3%A9rio%20Souto">Raquel Dezidério Souto</a> on 4 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. Last updated on 9 February 2025. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <p>– Em <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Raquel%20Dezid%C3%A9rio%20Souto/diary/406085" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Português</a></p> <h3 id="youthmappers-ufrj-trajectory">YouthMappers UFRJ Trajectory</h3> <p><img src="https://ivides.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/YM_YMicon_ufrj_f3_pq-e1682997506627.png" alt="youthmappers-logo" loading="lazy"></p> <p>The <a href="https://ivides.org/youthmappers-ufrj" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouthMappers UFRJ</a> is coordinated by Prof. Dr. Raquel Dezidério Souto (in post doctoral internship), and Prof. Dr. Manoel Fernandes, both from the Laboratory of Cartography, of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (GeoCart-UFRJ, Brazil), and was set up to prepare new mappers and develop collaborative mapping research with OpenStreetMap and related programs, involving the community, with members from inside and outside UFRJ, residing in Brazil and in other countries.</p> <p>The initiative is part of the international YouthMappers network, a project founded by professors from the Universities of Arizona and Texas, with sponsor and support of the USAID (USA). There are currently more than 400 groups in public universities around the world.</p> <p>The theme chosen to begin the development of mapping activities in the state of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is <em>Disaster disaster reduction</em> (DRR), with the risk areas in the state of Rio de Janeiro as areas of interest. Other themes, such as mapping trees, evaluation of housing conditions in areas of special social interest or developing web applications, are being considered by us and our partners, who are still at the development stage.</p> <p>In this way, the YouthMappers UFRJ chapter aims to develop research using collaborative data and secondary official data, as a means of providing informational support for the state of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), contributing to decision-making and other purposes. And to contribute to the development of other YouthMappers chapters in the state of Rio de Janeiro and other states in Brazil.</p> <hr> <h4 id="the-first-collaborative-mapping-project-infrastructure-for-drr-in-risk-areas-in-the-municipality-of-maric-rj-brazil">🗺 The first collaborative mapping project: infrastructure for DRR in risk areas in the municipality of Maricá, RJ, Brazil</h4> <p><img src="https://ivides.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/areas_Marica_YouthMappersUFRJ_2-1024x443.png" alt="foto areas risco Maricá RJ" loading="lazy"> <em>Map of the areas of interest (AOI) of the infrastructure mapping project for disaster risk reduction in Maricá, RJ Brazil. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Areas delimited by Prof. Dr. Alessandra de Freitas (POLI-UFRJ).</em></p> <p>Our initial collaborative project is focused on <strong><a href="https://ivides.org/infomarica" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">mapping infrastructure for disaster risk reduction (DRR)</a> in the municipality of Maricá (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)</strong>. The municipality has been suffering from episodes of flooding, landslides and coastal erosion, due to irregular occupation, spreading to areas that are unsuitable for housing, as well as an increase in the frequency and intensity of disastrous events in the region.</p> <p>The project adopts collaborative techniques such as mapping with OpenStreetMap and interactive mapping with uMap, a French project that provides a platform for developing interactive web maps, free of charge and hosted in the cloud. It also makes its source code available. No annual fees, no requests for add-ons, no IP tracking… using uMap!</p> <hr> <h3 id="in-a-short-time-significant-results">In a short time… significant results</h3> <hr> <p><img src="https://ivides.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot_20240829_224633.png" alt="MapRoulette screenshot" loading="lazy"> <em>MapRoulette screenshot. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors.</em></p> <p>To provide technical support to the YouthMappers UFRJ chapter, the Virtual Institute for Sustainable Development - IVIDES.orgⓇ is preparing educational material on mapping with OpenStreetMap, carrying out training sessions, creating collaborative mapping projects, which allows the control of mapping activities, e.g., impeding more than one mapper editing the same area. This arrangement makes it possible to organize the tasks, and therefore the mapping project as a whole, and to preserve the data, which is not corrupted. In addition, the data can be validated, from the same project made available, and with the configuration of access levels, according with the mapper experience - beginner, intermediate, advanced mappers, avoiding mistakes commonly made by beginners.</p> <hr> <h4 id="mapping-with-osm-training-course">💻 Mapping with OSM training course</h4> <p><img src="https://ivides.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screenshot_20230616_contrib_osm-1024x451.png" alt="foto mapa curso" loading="lazy"> <em>Captura do mapa do osm.org com Brasil ao centro. Dados © contribuidores(as) do OpenStreetMap.</em></p> <p>A complete <strong><a href="https://curso-osm.ivides.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mapping with OpenStreetMap training course</a></strong> was published in August 2023, having become a continuous flow course (entry at any time of the year), and having reached <strong>384 participants</strong> (data 01/31/2025), residing in Brazil and other countries. The course remains online, as a self-learning platform, with certificates being issued every six months, based on an evaluation of the results of the participants.</p> <hr> <h4 id="thematic-mapping-workshops-with-osm">💻 Thematic mapping workshops with OSM</h4> <p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Renderiza%C3%A7%C3%A3o_da_vegeta%C3%A7%C3%A3o_no_OSM.png" alt="captura osm.org mostrando cobertura vegetal" loading="lazy"> <em>osm.org screenshot, showing landcover features. Dados © contribuidores(as) do OpenStreetMap.</em></p> <p>In 2024, <strong><a href="https://ivides.org/oficinas-mapeamento-openstreetmap" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">thematic mapping workshops with OpenStreetMap</a></strong> were held online, covering the mapping of points of interest (POI), hydrography, landcover, features related to DRR, as well as importing official data into OSM.</p> <p>Added to the participants of the thematic mapping workshops and the public of the individual workshops held with local groups at various public and private universities in Brazil and in other countries (Mexico and Mozambique), and <strong>nearly 700 certificates were issued by IVIDES.orgⓇ!</strong></p> <p>To find out how to schedule a one-day workshop at your organization, please,contact <a href="mailto:ivides@ivides.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ivides@ivides.org</a>.</p> <hr> <h4 id="participation-in-the-state-of-the-map-2024">🦒 Participation in the State of the Map 2024</h4> <p><img src="https://ivides.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/capa.png" alt="presentation SotM 2024 first slide presentation" loading="lazy"> <em>First slide of the lightning talk, realized in the SotM 2024, Nairobi (Kenya), by Dra. Raquel Dezidério Souto.</em></p> <p>The <strong><a href="https://ivides.org/infomarica" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">interactive map project</a></strong>, developed with OSM, uMap and WordPress, for mapping the infrastructure for DRR in the municipality of Maricá, RJ, Brazil, <strong><a href="https://media.ccc.de/v/sotm2024-59416-pre-recorded-lightning-talks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">was presented</a></strong> during the State of the Map 2024, the main global conference of the OpenStreetMap community, held in Nairobi, Kenya, in this edition.</p> <hr> <h4 id="scientific-seminar-for-supporting-rio-grande-do-sul">Scientific seminar for supporting Rio Grande do Sul</h4> <p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Semin%C3%A1rio_em_apoio_ao_Rio_Grande_do_Sul_-_Wiki_Apoia_2024_01.png/240px-Semin%C3%A1rio_em_apoio_ao_Rio_Grande_do_Sul_-_Wiki_Apoia_2024_01.png" alt="post seminario" loading="lazy"> <em>© IVIDES.org</em></p> <p>In 2024, the IVIDES.orgⓇ conducted a <strong>collaborative mapping campaign</strong> for the Taquari-Antas River Basin Region (RS), as part of Brazil’s efforts to produce data to support disaster response.</p> <p>In order to disseminate scientific results, in September 2024, the Institute promoted the <strong>Scientific Seminar for Rio Grande do Sul</strong>, in partnership with the chapters YouthMappers UFRJ, UERGS and Unipampa; and technical and gift support from Wiki Movimento Brasil (WMB).</p> <p>On the <strong><a href="https://ivides.org/seminario-rs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">event page</a></strong>, you’ll find the PDF and video files of the lectures with professors from three public universities in the State of Rio Grande do Sul - UERGS, UFRGS and FURG. Or directly on <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Semin%C3%A1rio_on-line_pelo_Rio_Grande_do_Sul:_dados_abertos_e_ci%C3%AAncia_cidad%C3%A3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Wikimedia</a>. Also, some <strong><a href="https://ivides.org/desastre-rio-grande-do-sul-brasil-2024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Web maps</a></strong> were generated very quickly with uMap, in order to support humanitarian and government actions during the disaster and the post disaster activities.</p> <hr> <h4 id="years-of-openstreetmap">20 Years of OpenStreetMap!</h4> <p><img src="https://ivides.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/OSMLogoCelebration-e1723786109828.png" alt="logo 20 years osm" loading="lazy"> <em>© OpenStreetMap</em></p> <p>The IVIDES.orgⓇ held an event to celebrate <strong><a href="https://ivides.org/20-anos-de-openstreetmap" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">20 years of OpenStreetMap</a></strong>, in partnership with the HUB YouthMappers Rio de Janeiro and with the support of Tom Tom, for the distribution of gifts. As part of the Agenda, five workshops on collaborative mapping with OpenStreetMap were promoted, with different thematics, with partnership of the universities: Unipar (Paraná), Unipampa (Rio Grande do Sul), COPPE-UFRJ (Rio de Janeiro) and UFF Campos (inauguration of the UFF chapter in Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ).</p> <hr> <h4 id="connect-to-this-initiative">🌍 Connect to this initiative!</h4> <p>To find out more about our work, visit the <strong><a href="https://ivides.org/youthmappers-ufrj" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouthMappers UFRJ project portal</a></strong>.</p> <p>– With information from the coordination of YouthMappers UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, February 1st, 2025. Translated with Deepl (free version) and with human validation.<br> IVIDES.orgⓇ is a registered trademark. <a href="mailto:ivides@ivides.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ivides@ivides.org</a> | <a href="https://ivides.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://ivides.org/</a></p> <hr> <p><img src="https://ivides.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/YM_YMicon_ufrj_f3_pq-e1682997506627.png" alt="youthmappers-logo" loading="lazy"></p> <p><img src="https://ivides.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/logo_ivides_reg_md-300x263.png" alt="IVIDES_logo" loading="lazy"></p> </div> <nav class='secondary-actions'> <ul class='clearfix'> <li><a href="/user/Raquel%20Dezid%C3%A9rio%20Souto/diary/406084#newcomment">Comment on this entry</a></li> <li><a href="/messages/new/Raquel%20Dezid%C3%A9rio%20Souto?message%5Btitle%5D=Re%3A+YouthMappers+UFRJ+highlights+main+achievements">Send a message to the author</a></li> <li> <a href="/user/Raquel%20Dezid%C3%A9rio%20Souto/diary/406084#comments">No comments</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <article class='diary_post border-top border-secondary-subtle py-3 user_4853701'> <div class='mb-3'> <div class="row"> <div class="col-auto"> <img class="user_thumbnail border border-secondary-subtle bg-body" alt="" width="50" height="50" src="https://www.openstreetmap.org/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzQ2NzgzMTIsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--b238a1cc38bb8245e7f3186602769f3428ee300d/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGVnIiwicmVzaXplX3RvX2xpbWl0IjpbNTAsNTBdfSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--435b1947456e759bf6c8df7cc981790c2d8154be/IMG_6510.jpeg" /> </div> <div class="col"> <h2><a href="/user/Qwajo%20OSM/diary/406082">The OSM Explorer </a></h2> </div> </div> <small class='text-body-secondary'> Posted by <a href="/user/Qwajo%20OSM">Qwajo OSM</a> on 4 February 2025 in <a href="/diary/en">English</a>. </small> </div> <div class="richtext text-break" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <p>Using OpenStreetMap (OSM) and JOSM (Java OpenStreetMap Editor) has completely transformed my perspective on places in Ghana. What used to be just names on a map are now vibrant locations I explore, analyze, and contribute to in meaningful ways.</p> <p>With each mapping session, I am a digital explorer, uncovering hidden details about my country. While tracing highways, POIs, buildings, and rivers, to ensure that every corner of Ghana is well represented, I explore!. From the bustling streets of Accra to the serene landscapes of the Volta Region, my virtual travels take me everywhere without even leaving my seat.</p> <p>As I explore and see places, I contribute data to solve real-world problems. Through OSM, I have contributed to flood risk assessments, improved accessibility to schools, and even helped emergency responders find critical locations. It’s amazing to know that my little edits can make a big difference in someone’s life.</p> <p>Mapping is no longer just a hobby; it’s a passion, a responsibility, and a way to make a mark on the world.</p> <p>One edit at a time! 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