Author Archives: Pascal Neis

Weekly OSM Summary #69

May 6th, 2013 – May 20th, 2013
A summary of all the things happening in the OpenStreetMap world.

The OSM project started a fund raising project for a new server. You can support it with a donation here.
The release of the new OSM editor iD has recently been mentioned in several online (tech) press articles, such as theverge, thenextweb and TechCrunch. After the launch, the OSM project experienced a strong increase in newly registered members. Also the roadmap version 1.1 has been published.
The well-known wheelmap.org project webpage has a new design. The main purpose of the project is to provide an online map to search, find and mark wheelchair-accessible places.
Mapbox developed a new Open Source Vector format. You can find some more information here. Furthermore you can find a great tutorial about vector maps here.
The new Geochat JOSM plugin enables a chat in the JOSM OSM editor between mappers in your area.
The OSM KortGame, which is a mobile web-app which helps to fix OSM data, is asking for your feedback, you can leave it here.
You can find a JOSM map style specifically tailored for the HOT project here.
How can you use data stored in a Google spreadsheet and visualize it on an OSM map?
An OSM map with rCharts, Leaflet and Leaflet-geoCSV.
An article describing how you can create interactive OSM maps with Inkscape.

Authors: Pascal & Dennis – (thx @ “Wochennotiz”)

Weekly OSM Summary #68

April 22nd, 2013 – May 6th, 2013
A summary of all the things happening in the OpenStreetMap world.

The newly developed OSM editor, named iD, has reached version 1.0 and is now online at the main OSM website. Also the main OSM website has a new feature: Add a note!
The Call for Papers for the upcoming State of the Map (SotM) in the UK is out. The registration is open too and the fee for community members is 60 Pounds – Early Bird.
The next OSM Hack Weekend in Karlsruhe (Germany) will be at June 1st and 2nd.
The Humanitarian OSM Team (HOT) is searching a senior field coordinator for Bangladesh (Sri Lanka). Further, Mikel asks for help to write an HOT Activation Protocol.
An article on the OSM US blog tells you more about “OSM’s Growing Use in U.S. Government“.
Amir and “How to say: No…This is not a bug!” in OSM.
Pascal created a website with some statistics and contributor rankings of the latest OSM “Add a Note” feature.
Humberto Yances wrote about the “La Boquilla Project“: “including the use of OSM maps for mangrove conservancy, social inclusion and community strength”.
Martijn van Exel wrote a blog post about the Chicago Hack Weekend.
A blog post by Eric Fischer about “Visualizing the Progress of OpenStreetMap Around the World“.
Marco Antonio shows his first previews of OSM 3D on a smartphone.
“Mapping the history of San Francisco street names“, great visualization by Noah Veltman.
A useful script that can be applied in JOSM allows you to download errors detected in OSM that need to be fixed. You can find more information in the OSM wiki.
The open source POI+ editor still needs some translations. You can help here.
Tom’s “Hexbin Edits on OpenStreetMap” website is available at github.
The Planet.osm website by bbbike.org has been updated. You can export OSM data in a variety of data formats (e.g. Garmin OSM or ESRI’s shapefile) for your individual area of interest. They also published a free of charge iPhone Bike app.
A new version of RTKLIB, an open-source software package that allows accurate positioning, was released on April 29th. You can find more information in the OSM wiki.

Authors: Pascal & Dennis – (thx @ “Wochennotiz”)

Weekly OSM Summary #67

April 8th, 2013 – April 22nd, 2013
A summary of all the things happening in the OpenStreetMap world.

Follow Live Edits made to the OpenStreetMap database. And a second webpage with a similar visualization.
A new update to the RFC OSM attribution mark.
The TOP 50 Mappers of the United States will get a ticket discount of 50% for the upcoming State of the Map US in San Francisco. Read more here.
The released GPX Planet dump visualized as a transparent overlay, created by Ilya Zverev.
The Overpass Turbo tool now supports MapCSS.
A blog article by Young Hahn about „Hack Your Maps“
A blog article about Kite-Mapping
Using fieldpapers in the OSM editor JOSM.
Using R to analyze OSM data. A diary entry by Hawkeye.
A blog post about the latest HOT activities in Africa. Also, HOT started a new project after the earthquake in Lushan (China). The summaries of the HOT board meetings are online here too.
The open source tool Mapwarper helps you to rectify your old and new maps.
A new OSM renderer called alaCarte is available at github.
A research study about the impact of mapping parties in London.
Ten fascinating facts about OSM United Kingdom & OSGB.
Celebrate National Park Week with Chimani’s OSM based app for outdoor activities.
The next Wherecamp Berlin will be between June 21st and 22nd, 2013.

Authors: Pascal & Dennis – (thx @ “Wochennotiz”)

Weekly OSM Summary #66

March 25th, 2013 – April 8th, 2013