Check out this image of the week from here http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Featured_Images/Jan-Mar_2010#Week_10 which shows map complexity in OSM.
Image of the week
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8-bit OSM/NYC
Check out this 8 bit NYC OSM map, more info over at http://8bitnyc.com/
FOSSGIS OSM goodness
Check out @jokru and his posts about OSM at FOSSGIS here: http://jokru.posterous.com/tag/fossgis10
Rapideye gives Chile sat images to OSM
Jochen Topf writes…
Rapideye gives Chile sat images to OSM
The german satellite company Rapideye has released satellite images for the areas in Chile affected by the earth quake to OpenStreetMap. The images are copyrighted but can be used to add data to OSM.
For information on how to include these images into JOSM and Potlatch see
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2010_Chile_earthquake/Imagery_and_data_sou…
Humanitarian OSM Team List
The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team now has a mailing list.
During crisis, the HOT list supports coordination among the OSM community, along side appropriate local country lists, and the talk/dev lists when needed. It is the point where disaster responders and affected people can connect directly to members of the OSM community ready to help. In quieter times, the list helps HOT to prepare resources and improve its response.
Note that talk/dev are still good for mobilizing the wide community to a HOT activation, but details of the response can for the most part safely move into this list once we get critical mass of subscribers.
Please join if you are interested in helping HOT, or need HOT services. Thanks!
SOTM Call For Papers now out
What’s hot and sizzling about OpenStreetMap? What do you want to share with the community? Have you been working on cool and funky OSM apps? Do you have thesolution how to make mapping as easy as … well … you name it. Or have you done research on OSM and want to share the results with the people who make OpenStreetMap?
The call for papers for the fourth international State of the Map conference is now open. The OpenStreetMap Foundation invite contributions from mappers, academics, geo-hackers and open geodata supporters around the world. If you are involved in OpenStreetMap mapping, coding or community organisation – or if you want the chance to present your ideas or opinions to the OpenStreetMap community, you should submit a paper to the State of the Map 2010.
Integrating OpenStreetMap in Bing Maps (Part 1) – Windows Live
Integrating OpenStreetMap in Bing Maps (Part 1)
Introduction
Bing Maps has a very good coverage with roadmaps and aerial imagery. However, there are regions where our data providers have gaps. Crowed-sourcing of geospatial data might be an option to fill these gaps and one of the most active communities is around OpenStreetMap. The OpenStreetMap data is available under the Create Common Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 License which means that as long as you provide the correct attribution to the source you should be fine to integrate the data with Bing Maps.
While it is theoretically possible to link directly to the OpenStreetMap tile servers, users who have a high load are requested to run their own tile servers. This also allows you to take control over availability and scalability of the tile servers.
TomTom shrugs off free apps threat with new iPhone app
We have the best maps, HD Traffic means people don’t have to get stuck in traffic, and maybe they can leave home a little later. There are services like OpenStreetMap, and it’s good, but sometimes there’s not a bridge when it told you there would be.
via pcpro.co.uk
Good to see we’ve moved to stage 2 with TomTom in the classic “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win”
Infographic of the Day: Which Burger Chains Dominate the U.S. Landscape?
Infographic of the Day: Which Burger Chains Dominate the U.S. Landscape?
BY Cliff Kuang
McDonald’s isn’t quite as ubiquitous as it seems–and that tells you something about the power of its brand.
America is littered with fast food restaurants. But which ones dominate in each region? You might be surprised.
via fastcompany.com
Very pretty.
SotM10 registration is open
Ivan writes….
If you live outside the interwebs and twittersphere and blog-o-things, you might not be aware that early bird registration to the State of the Map 2010 has just opened:
http://stateofthemap.org/register-now/register
SotM10 will be the perfect place to learn more about OSM and gather with the rest of the OSM community. If you plan to come to the SotM10, reserve your ticket now!
