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Being a YouthMapper? For some, it may mean learning how to create and contribute to OpenStreetMap but it goes beyond putting roads, buildings and places on a map. It is about understanding the value of the data we create, building communities that can sustain themselves, and knowing the opportunities that come with bei
I need to vent for a minute. Aligning aerial imagery terrifies me. I feel like no matter what I do, I will be off by a little bit. Whenever I come across a place where buildings are mapped and are a little bit off from the aerial imagery I’m using, I think to myself “I should probably align my imagery with those buildi
What is the Local Chapters & Communities Congress? The Local Chapters and Communities Congress 2026 (LCCC 2026) is a virtual event where leaders and members of various OSM communities, whether they are officially recognized Local Chapters of the OSM Foundation or just a regular user group of OSM mappers, come together
Suite au lancement de la méthodologie OSM Skeleton (voir ce billet , repris dans hebdoOSM 836 ), j’ai voulu l’illustrer avec un exemple, en résolvant les principaux signalements sur une zone du Sénégal, où la démo est actuellement déployée. J’ai pensé au départ faire le département de Koungheul, mais vu l’ampleur de la
Thanks to the work of several contributors, the usage of name:fur tag in OpenStreetMap is constantly increasing and there is now a pretty good coverage of Friuli region at place level (and even down to street-level in some parts of it). This tag represents a name in Friulian language, mainly spoken in north-east Italy.
13/08/2026-19/08/2026 [ 1 ] Using the OSM Skeleton methodology | Severin Menard | map data © by OpenStreetMap Contributors . Mapping The proposal for revising lgbtq=* , authored by Spughetti, aims to make tagging of LGBTQ+ features more accurate. It does so by deprecating keys that don’t provide added information over
Doom Scrolling through aerial images of Canada revealed this to me: And for a millisecond I wondered how this could be mapped. Maybe tourism=attraction ? рџ¤Є
Willkommen im Outback-Lindlar! Ab sofort ist das Outback-Lindlar (Klauserstraße 77 in 51789 Lindlar) auch auf OpenStreetMap präsent. Als gemütliches Themenrestaurant im Bergischen Land freuen wir uns über alle Gäste, Tourenfahrer und Biker, die bei uns einen Zwischenstopp einlegen. Kommt vorbei auf gute Küche, erfrisch
OpenStreetMap Foundation is pleased and proud to announce that Proton AG has been recognised as a Platinum Corporate Member, following two donations over the past two years totalling around €70,000. Proton came to us with unsolicited donations both times. They believe in our project, the Foundation, but most importantl
I know rankings and stats don’t matter here in OSM You know what’s crazy, That It’s only been 2 months and 1 week, Since I started contributing in OpenStreetMap For real, I genuinely think, I am one of the fastest growing OSM contributors in the Philippines.
Following the launch of the OSM Skeleton methodology (see this post , featured in weeklyOSM #836 ), I wanted to illustrate it with an example by resolving the main reports in an area of Senegal where the demo is currently being deployed. At first, I thought about mapping the Koungheul department, but given the scale of
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