Project of the Week: 18 April 2010 – Back to School

Let me take you back to school. Think of all of the wonderful things
about being in school; the fun, the friends, the joy of learning. Now
think of the joy of putting your old school on the map.

The project of the week this week is to put the schools that you
attended on the map. Grade school, high school, post-secondary
schools, put them all on the map. Draw in the building outlines if
they are available, and perhaps the school yard, sport pitches and
play grounds.

Perhaps you aren’t sure that your old school still exists. Was that
building rezoned for a toxic waste dump or condos? Use this project
of the week as an excuse to get in touch with a friend from school who
still lives nearby. Call and ask if it is still a school and if the
name has changed.

Find more details about this Project of the Week.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Project_of_the_week/2010/Apr_18

This is your Project of the Week. Make suggestions.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Project_of_the_week/Proposals

New to OpenStreetMap? Join the mailing list for new OSM mappers.
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies

It’s fun. It’s free. You can help.

Classroom photo by Corey Leopold http://www.flickr.com/photos/cleopold73/
is CCBYSA, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en

Rally Up uses OSM for point store

Check out http://getupandrally.com/

“Rally Up is a new kind of social network for your Real Friends – the people that actually should know your location (spouse, family, close friends, etc.)

Rally Up combines private microblogging with location, allowing users to share text, photos and direct message each other.

Rally Up allows you to check in to the places you go. Every time you check in, your real friends are notified.”

Think foursquare with privacy and heaps of OSM

Image of the Week: Promenade Gardens

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Paths between the flower beds and trees in the Promenade Gardens of
Georgetown Guyana.

About Image of the Week
These are Featured images, which have been identified as the best
examples of OpenStreetMap mapping, or as useful illustrations of the
OpenStreetMap project.

If you know another image of similar quality, you can nominate it on
Featured image proposals.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Featured_image_proposals

Project of the Week: 11 April 2010 – “Get Wired!”

We can take for granted the infrastructure that runs our computers.
the infrastructure that allows us to map, to listen to amplified
music, to refrigerate food. This week we take a look at the power
lines that distribute electricity. Map the high tension lines and
supporting towers as available from aerial imagery.

Find more details about this Project of the Week.
( http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Project_of_the_week/2010/Apr_11 )

This is your Project of the Week. Make suggestions.
( http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Project_of_the_week/Proposals )

New to OpenStreetMap? Join the mailing list for new OSM mappers.
( http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies )

It’s fun. It’s free. You can help.

Credits
Power pylon photo is by “TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³”
( http://www.flickr.com/photos/gi/ ) and is licensed cc-by-sa
( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ )

Image of the Week: OSM Helsinki by NIght

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About this Image of the Week
The Hike & Bike Map
(http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Hike_%26_Bike_Map) with “By Night”
overlay showing Helsinki, Finland.
Details: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:OSM_By_Night_Helsinki_2010-03-12.png

About Image of the Week
These are Featured images, which have been identified as the best
examples of OpenStreetMap mapping, or as useful illustrations of the
OpenStreetMap project.

If you know another image of similar quality, you can nominate it on
Featured image proposals.
(http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Featured_image_proposals)

Project of the Week – 04 April 2010 – Play Ball!

This week marks the beginning of the 2010 Major League Baseball season
in the USA.[1] Let’s get out and map the major league parks and their
surroundings. Get the ball park to be sure, but let’s also make sure
that the points of interest to a visiting ball fan are mapped as well.
That means restaurants and bars, fast food and public parking lots,
souvenir shops and pharmacies (for sunscreen and bug spray). Street
addresses very much appreciated.

Read more about this Project of the Week, how you can participate and
some examples.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Project_of_the_week/2010/Apr_04

Rogers Centre photo is cc-by Mike Babcock on Flickr
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebabcock/)

And a call for participation!

Do you have a mapping story that you would like to share? Do you have
a mapping project that could use some help? Are you starting to think
that my PotW postings are a little too, um, similar? You can help by
contributing a PotW.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Project_of_the_week/Proposals

Speak at the OpenStreetMap Conference – The State of the Map

Present your ideas, opinions or project to the world’s largest gathering of OpenStreetMap community members – The State of the Map

Do you have something to say to an audience of mappers, hackers and community activists who have revolutionised the way maps are made and used?

Yes? Then this is your opportunity to speak at The State of the Map 2010 – the largest gathering of OpenStreetMappers in the world – attracting hundreds of members of the OpenStreetMap community from around the world to three days of talks, workshops and discussions.   

Previous speakers at State of the Map conferences have included:

And many, many more great talks like these.

This year the State of the Map is inviting talks, posters and workshops on the following themes:

Mapping for the masses


OpenStreetMap has come a long way in the last 5 years.  But how can we make sure OpenStreetMap continues to grow and thrive for the next 5 years?  “Mapping for the Masses” invites speakers to present about their thoughts, opinions, projects or tools that will help OpenStreetMap grow and help its open map become the richest and most detailed in the world.

Living the map


Maps have long been a source of power, control and wealth in the world.  How is OpenStreetMap’s free map changing the communities that you live in or work with?  What are the social implications of a free and open map in different countries around the world?  How can OpenStreetMap help make the world a better place.

OSM Techtalk

OpenStreetMap has a vibrant community of hackers, systems administrators and app developers whose work keeps OpenStreetMap going and growing.  Maybe you are working on a new OpenStreetMap editor, plugin,  renderer, API or application that you’d like to share with everyone.  If you hang out on OSM-Dev, dream in bash syntax and know OpenStreetMap’s API structure off by heart, this is the place for you to share your knowledge and ideas.

Powered by OpenStreetMap

In the last 12 months, OpenStreetMap powered apps have appeared in app stores and on the web like never before.  More organisations from governments to universities, NGOs, navigation providers and web portals are using OpenStreetMap than every before.  This session invites any users of OpenStreetMap to share their experiences creating OpenStreetMap powered applications and services.

Open Floor

OpenStreetMap moves at a very fast pace.  If you are working on a project or have any idea that doesn’t fit into the themes above, we still want to hear from you.

Who Attends State of the Map?

Last year’s State of the Map attracted 300 attendees for three days of talks and workshops from organisations and companies including:

Sign Up to Give a Talk, Poster of Workshop

Do you have something to talk about at The State of the Map 2010?  This year’s conference will be held in Girona, Spain from the 9th – 11th July.  

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