Monthly Archives: December 2010

Project of the Month: Library

Libraries are repositories of information, places of learning and of
research. One of the ancient libraries, the Library of Alexandria is
credited with comparing different versions of books with empirical
standards which became the beginnings of the scientific method.
Libraries are filled with adventures of discovery wrapped in layers of
shush.

The Project of the Month is to add your local library to the map.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Project_of_the_week/2010/Dec_29

This is the a Project of the Month. Project of the Week returns
next week, while PotM will continue until the end of January. These projects
inspire mappers to contribute data they might not have considered
previously, and allow us to be inspired by the projects of other
mappers.

This is your Project of the Month. Make suggestions. Inspire other
mappers. What is it about contributing to OpenStreetMap that
interests you? Postboxes? Bowing alleys? Share your OpenStreetMap
obession by contributing a Project of the Month.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Project_of_the_week/Proposals

New York Public Library photo by Gabriel Rodriguez
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chewie/
is licensed CC-By-SA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en_CA

Image of the Week: Urban accessibility map

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This is an extract of the printed paper map of urban accessibility of
Castelfiorentino. The printed paper map is a static view of urban
accessibility as the 30th of August 2010 and it is one of the outcomes
of the participatory process “Libero accesso…accesso libera
tutti!!”. The full printer map file is here The up-to-date
accessibility map is published on the web at accessoliberatutti.it
where participant and citizens can keep contributing. Further
information and several links are available on the project page:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Libero_Accesso…Accesso_Libera_Tutti!

This is a Featured image, which means that it has been identified as
one of the best examples of OpenStreetMap mapping, or that it provides
a useful illustration related to the OpenStreetMap project.

If you know another image of similar quality, you can nominate it at

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Featured_image_proposals

Weekly OSM Summary #6

12/12/2010 – 12/23/2010

Every week a lot of things are happening in the OpenStreetMap (OSM) world. It can be hard to keep track of all the different communication channels and don’t miss any important news. That’s why we’ve created a short summary of all the news here. Enjoy!

  • The official OSM website openstreetmap.org has got several updates. You can now see 30 mappers around your location in your user area (previously only 10). Furthermore the last changesets of the mappers are displayed.
  • A new version of the bing analyser tool is ready for use! See Martijn’s announcement here.
  • Minutes of the OpenStreetMap-Foundation board meeting last week are now available here. Primary topic: “The OSMF board mandates the LWG to enforce mandatory acceptance of the CT and ODBL in order to edit the database by March 31st.”
  • OSMF Board Interview Series: Simone Cortesi and Emilie Laffray
  • OSM contributor Komяpa  has found a way to render impressive 3D buildings with Mapnik – see also Image of the week.
  • State of the Map 2011 is searching for a logo, you can help and submit a fun, original logo design.
  • Taginfo has got serveral updates, read the news at the OSM-Talk mailing list.
  • OpenMaps version 4.0 was released. It is an iOS-app and can show offline OSM maps. More information on the website and in the AppStore.
  • Nanomap is a new Open Source JavaScript Map Library, announcement here.
  • The OSM community in Austria incorporated an “OpenStreetMap Austria Verein”, which is similar to the OSM foundation but for Austria. It will be the legal body for the organization of the upcoming SOTM-EU and further acitivies of the OSM community in Austria.
  • Do you want to know your rank in comparison to all other OSM contributors? Pascal’s “How did you contribute to OpenStreetMap” website can now display that too.
  • Last year in maps or “2010: Mapped”, partly powered by OSM data & neat Itoworld visualizations. See the blog post here. -MapQuest launches http://open.mapquest.com/ – supports OpenStreetMap in the US. MapQuest also updated Nominatim, Potlatch 2, the map style and added bug reporting with MapDust.
  • Do you still search for some christmas gifts? Here are several suggestions:

For more news, especially regarding new tags and wiki pages, you can check-out the community-updates over here.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year 2011!

Authors: Pascal, Jonas, Martijn & Dennis.
We missed something? You want to help us collecting the news for next week’s issue? 
You can contact us via mail or Twitter.

 

Project of the Week: Place of worship

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A place of worship serves as a meeting place, a place to celebrate or
remember and as a focal point of a community. Some places of worship
are useful in navigation as a distinctive or tall building.

The Project of the Week is to add local places of worship to the map.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Project_of_the_week/2010/Dec_22

This is your Project of the Week. Make suggestions. Inspire other
mappers. What is it about contributing to OpenStreetMap that interests
you? Postboxes? Bowing alleys? Share your OpenStreetMap interests by
contributing a Project of the Month.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Project_of_the_week/Proposals

Mosaic of four place of worship images assembled by OSM contributor Ulfl.

Image of the Week: Enhanced OpenStreetMap buildings

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OpenStreetMap contributor Komяpa has found a way to render 3D
buildings with Mapnik. Famous Ostankino tower (drawn by Hind) looks
very real! It even has a shadow. Discussion in Russian and more
screenshots.

Find out more:

http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=10342

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Jongleur/MultiLevel_Building_Shapes

This is a Featured image, which means that it has been identified as
one of the best examples of OpenStreetMap mapping, or that it provides
a useful illustration related to the OpenStreetMap project.

If you know another image of similar quality, you can nominate it at

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Featured_image_proposals

StateoftheMap.org is alive!

We are happy to announce that www.stateofthemap.org is up and ready for 2011! Be sure to check out the Logo Design Challenge, sponsorship details and look for the call for papers in early January 2011.

Logo Design Challenge

Want a piece of OSM (read: awesome) fame? Then send in your original and expressive logo designs for the upcoming State of the Map 2011!

There are some guidelines, so check out the Logo Competition requirements here.

Call for Sponsors

Sponsors are an integral part of State of the Map! Without sponsors, our amazing international conference wouldn’t be the same. Join the league of sponsors that support OpenStreetMap. For details on patron benefits go here or contact us at sponsors@stateofthemap.org.

Project of the Week: Bicycle parking

We want to watch our waistlines and our carbon consumption so we like
to ride our bikes more than we used to do. That’s fine when we take a
trip for the sake of a trip, but what about when we want to pick up
the groceries, or borrow a book from the library? We need a safe place
to put our bike so that it won’t impede others and so that it will be
there for us when we need it again. We need a bike rack.

The Project of the Week is to map your local bicycle parking infrastructure.

Learn more about how to add bicycle parking to OpenStreetMap on the wiki.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Project_of_the_week/2010/Dec_15

This is your Project of the Week. Make suggestions. Inspire other mappers. What is it about contributing to OpenStreetMap that interests you? Postboxes? Bowing alleys? Share your OpenStreetMap interests by contributing a Project of the Month.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Project_of_the_week/Proposals

Bike Rack photo by Carolyn Tiry http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolyntiry/
is licensed CC-By-SA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en