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Monday, 11. November 2024

OpenStreetMap User's Diaries

cartographie des centres de données

Pour cartographier un centre de données # pour débuter

  • wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:telecom=data_center il est necessaire de

  • telecom data_center mandatory
  • operator The operator of the datacenter. In the case of a corporate datacenter, this will be the organisation which owns it. In the case of a colocation facility, this will be the c

Pour cartographier un centre de données # pour débuter

  • https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:telecom=data_center il est necessaire de

  • telecom data_center mandatory
  • operator The operator of the datacenter. In the case of a corporate datacenter, this will be the organisation which owns it. In the case of a colocation facility, this will be the colocation company. recommended
  • operator:wikidata Q recommended *name The name of the datacenter. recommended
  • ref The operator's reference for the datacenter (usually a three or four character abbreviation). recommended
  • owner
  • exemples https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/159863825

si l’élement existe dans wikidata

  • wikidata Q:

Pour trouver les datacenters sur la carte

[https://overpass-turbo.eu/?template=key-value&key=telecom&value=data_center]

Références

Sous le feu numérique-Spatialités et énergies des data centers [https://www.metispresses.ch/fr/sous-le-feu-numerique]


A "rural pedestrian" vector map schema and style

For some time I’ve been looking after a raster map style that’s designed to be a useful “England and Wales rural pedestrian” map, and also to showcase some of the richness of data that might not be obvious from basic “general” map styles such as the ones on OpenStreetMap.Org.

A goal for some time has been an offline version of that map style. At any useful level of detail that

An sve01 / svwd01 vector map

For some time I’ve been looking after a raster map style that’s designed to be a useful “England and Wales rural pedestrian” map, and also to showcase some of the richness of data that might not be obvious from basic “general” map styles such as the ones on OpenStreetMap.Org.

A goal for some time has been an offline version of that map style. At any useful level of detail that requires different technologies to be used, and the first parts of that - a vector map schema and a web map style - are now available (though not yet available offline).

The online version of that map is available here. It’ll take a couple of seconds to appear.

How vector maps work

Essentially, something takes OSM data (such as a “.pbf” file) and creates “vector map tiles” from it, often as a large “.mbtiles” file. This file is essentially a small database containing information about what features are present at what zoom levels (but not what they should look like). The client (in this case a web browser running some JavaScript) reads a file that contains details about the desired display style and uses that to present map features to the user.

The software used to create the vector map tiles was Tilemaker. The Javascript libraries used by the web browser are from MapLibre and the map style was created using the MapLibre Style Spec.

Vector map schemas

Various vector map schemas exist for use with OpenStreetMap data. OpenMapTiles is one; Shortbread is another.

I looked at both of these, but neither contained all the data that I knew that I wanted. However, my existing raster maps already consolidate OSM data into a format designed for display, so the obvious approach was to define a schema based on that.

Both osm2pgsql and Tilemaker use lua for scripting, which means that much of the required code is already written needing only cosmetic modifications. Some code is already shared between the two projects; eventually most or all of the “schema” code will be.

Simplifying the schema

The raster display map style dates from what was in OSM Carto in about 2014, before it was changed to be less useful as a pedestrian map.

There are about 76 layers in there, which is significantly more than required. I reduced this to 9. Of those, “water” just contains merged-in coastline data and “poi” isn’t extracted by default (it’s a catch-all designed to spot another that hasn’t been picked up in “land1” and “land2”). The readme has more information.

The new vector map style

The styling options available with MapLibre are broadly similar to CartoCSS but with more control of how things change from one zoom level to another.

I’ve tried to make the new style more consistent both about how each layer is defined in the code, and also about how it appears. For example, all text uses the same font; with different colours used to show different classes of features and text size used to show differences in a class.

The fonts used are from Klokantech, in turn based on Google’s noto.

Road shields had to be reimplemented from scratch, resulting in proper UK/IE versions as opposed to the nondescript-looking raster ones.

When reimplementing the new style I found a number of feature combinations which had simply never been handled by the raster display code, such as derelict canal bridges, so the new vector display style actually handles more data combinations than the old raster one.

Some raster features haven’t been implemented fully or at all yet - notably “way area” controls on zoom level of things such as island names.

A debug vector map style

In order to see what’s present in the vector map tiles a debug style has also been created, although that is not yet deployed anywhere.

Speed and size

The vector tiles and the style to interpret them are quite large, so loading an initial page does take a few seconds. This is less of an issue than it might be as the eventual goal of this project is offline maps; if map tiles are already on a device the time to load is obviously less.

Creating a vector map of Britain and Ireland takes 12 minutes on a server where a database reload of the equivalent for raster maps takes 90. Each resulting “.mbtiles” file is about 4GB; each equivalent database for raster tiles about 40GB, plus about 10GB of metatile cache.

More information

See github projects SomeoneElse-vector-extract and SomeoneElse-vector-web-display, and readme files for the schema scripts, the schema itself, the style management scripts and the style itself.


QGIS

Training materials

Qgis mentors

Training materials

Qgis mentors


Nový web mhd-brno.cz založený na OSM

Na základě dokončení opravy vedení linek MHD jsem mohl začít pracovat na webu, který má za cíl přehledně zobrazoval vedení autobusů, trolejbusů a tramvají ve městě Brně se všemi variantami konečných v aktuálním znění bez výluk kratších než 2 měsíce. Web je statický, založený pouze na HTML, JS a CSS. Projekt je na GitHub, kde rovněž hostuje v rámci GitHub Pages.

Webová aplikace mhd-brno.c

Na základě dokončení opravy vedení linek MHD jsem mohl začít pracovat na webu, který má za cíl přehledně zobrazoval vedení autobusů, trolejbusů a tramvají ve městě Brně se všemi variantami konečných v aktuálním znění bez výluk kratších než 2 měsíce. Web je statický, založený pouze na HTML, JS a CSS. Projekt je na GitHub, kde rovněž hostuje v rámci GitHub Pages.

Webová aplikace https://mhd-brno.cz je veřejná, nicméně obsahuje funkce, které pomáhají v práci řidičům MHD ve službě na trasách, které běžně nejezdí a potřebují ověřit její vedení, zastávky a orientovat se na trase v souvislosti se svojí polohou, tedy v reálném čase.

Hlavní funkce webu

  • Zobrazení mapy (OSM a ČÚZK).
  • Načítání relací linek Public Transport, kde je jedním z operátorů DPMB pomocí Overpass API.
  • Zobrazení všech variant trsy s možným výběrem varianty, kdy se k ní vypíší i zastávky dle pořadí na trase.
  • Získání a udržování polohy uživatele (typicky řidiče MHD) ve středu obrazovky a natáčením mapy ve směru jízdy. Nejedná se o plnou navigaci, ale pro orientaci vedení linky slouží dobře.
  • Udržování rozsvíceného displaye při aktivní poloze uživatele.
  • Instalace do mobilu jako webová aplikace (PWA). Zde bohužel vlivem známé chyby na straně Apple v systému iOS neakceptuje požadavek na stále rozsvícenou obrazovku. Při otevření webu běžnou cestou v prohlížeči Safari však vše funguje bezchybně.

Screenshot mhd-brno.cz

Sunday, 10. November 2024

weeklyOSM

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31/10/2024-06/11/2024 Participants at SotM Nigeria 2024 [1] | © Calvin Menttor Mapping Requests for comments have been made on these proposals: virtual_tour=* to link to 3D virtual tours of locations such as museums, hotels, or stores. rental:powerbank=yes for mapping stations that allow users to rent portable power banks for charging mobile devices on the go.…

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31/10/2024-06/11/2024

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Participants at SotM Nigeria 2024 [1] | © Calvin Menttor

Mapping

  • Requests for comments have been made on these proposals:
    • virtual_tour=* to link to 3D virtual tours of locations such as museums, hotels, or stores.
    • rental:powerbank=yes for mapping stations that allow users to rent portable power banks for charging mobile devices on the go.
  • Voting is underway until Friday 15 November on the proposal to deprecate busway=* for bus lanes.
  • The vote on the proposal to add the tag sac_scale=strolling, which indicates a wide and smooth path, was accepted with 28 votes in favour, five against, and two abstentions.

Community

  • [1] Calvin Menttor blogged, in his OSM user diary, about his participation in the State of the Map Nigeria 2024. Kingsley Amankwe also published about his experience in the event and both were very pleased with the opportunity to participate.
  • Alexey Zakharenkov discussed an algorithm designed to detect missing stations on public transport routes in OpenStreetMap, overcoming problems such as accidental station deletions by comparing pairs of route variant ‘twins’ for discrepancies using the Wagner-Fischer algorithm, which detects mismatches similar to text-editing errors.
  • jjKlaus asked, on the OSM Community forum, how to handle the ongoing border disputes between Guyana and Suriname and between French Guiana and Suriname in South America.
  • SColchester shared insights from the 10th annual Missing Maps meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, where members discussed the project’s growth, challenges with their website, strategies for using OpenStreetMap data in humanitarian work, and plans to relaunch a data quality internship to promote community engagement and skill-building.
  • Some Amateur described the use of OpenStreetMap data during a firefighting operation, highlighting the critical role that detailed land-use mapping (such as ponds and wetlands) plays in real-world navigation, especially for emergency responders and outdoor enthusiasts who rely on offline, terrain-based guidance.
  • Christopher Beddow explored the evolution, cultural significance, and changing nature of place names (toponyms) throughout history, from colonial renaming and local vernacular names to digital innovations that may erase or preserve traditional toponyms. He highlighted examples such as Aotearoa in New Zealand, Romansh names in Switzerland, and the mixing of indigenous and colonial names in North America, noting how past naming conventions reflect local culture and geography.

OpenStreetMap Foundation

  • The first meeting of the new OSMF board will be on Thursday 14 November at 12:00 UTC in the video room. The meeting agenda is on the OSMF wiki.The topics to be covered are:
    • Voting for Chairperson
    • Voting for Treasurer
    • Voting for Secretary
    • Voting for non-officer roles
    • Administrative
    • Any other business
    • Guest comments or questions.
  • The Local Chapters and Communities Working Group of the OpenStreetMap Foundation is looking for volunteers to help refine its membership model to better accommodate informal user groups and thematic communities by researching membership practices, coordinating discussions, and drafting recommendations.

Events

  • The Geospatial devroom is returning to FOSDEM 2025 and is seeking proposals for talks on topics such as FOSSGIS software, geospatial visualisation, geospatial AI, IoT, and OpenStreetMap. The devroom, scheduled for Saturday 1 February in Brussels, is looking for 25-minute presentations and 10-minute lightning talks. Submissions are due by Sunday 1 December and the selected speakers will be notified by Sunday 15 December.
  • The results of the Scientific seminar in support of the Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), organised by the IVIDES.org, are now available for free download (in Portuguese). The presentation and video files can be found > on Wikimedia Commons. There is also a mapping project on the HOT Tasking Manager, where you can collaborate.
  • The recordings and photography from the State of the Map Nigeria 2024 have been published. You can watch the videos and see the amazing photos of this event, which was held in the City of Ile-Ife.
  • The community poll for FOSSGIS 2025 is now open and can be taken until Sunday 17 November. The results will be included in the programme committee’s evaluation as a community opinion poll.
  • Campus du libre will be held at the Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, campus de la Manufacture des Tabacs (Campus of the Tobacco Factory), on Saturday 23 November.
  • The OSM Kerala Community Meetup 2024 is now the State of the Map Kerala 2024, the first regional OpenStreetMap conference to be held in India. The event will be on 16–17 November in Wayanad, Kerala and will focus on open mapping for disaster resilience, GIS, and humanitarian needs. Sponsored by partners including Meta and FOSS United, the event invites mapping enthusiasts to participate in talks, workshops, and networking activities. The sessions will be covering disaster preparedness, community resilience, and open data initiatives, among other topics.
  • State of the Map’s official Mastodon account tooted on several upcoming local, regional, and national State of the Map conferences, as well as other map-related events around the world. They suggested that event organisers who are planning a local State of the Map event apply for a SotM Quick Licence from the OpenStreetMap Foundation.

OSM research

  • Students at Malmö University (Sweden) have investigated the effectiveness of using OpenStreetMap data versus traditional cadastral data for predicting public violent crime in three Swedish cities of different sizes and found that while cadastral data generally produces more accurate predictions in smaller cities, OSM data produces comparable results in larger cities, suggesting the potential utility of OSM for spatial crime analysis.

Humanitarian OSM

  • The Spanish OpenStreetMap community has organised a mapping response to the tragic flooding that occurred on 29 October in the Valencia Province.
  • The Indonesian OpenStreetMap community has organised a mapping response to the Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki eruption in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, which occurred early on Monday 4 November at 02:48 local time, resulting in at least nine fatalities. Many victims were killed by large rocks from the eruption that broke through house roofs. The eruption also triggered intense fires in homes and a school building, causing extensive damage.

Maps

  • Christoph Hormann discussed updates to his AC Style map symbols, including redesigned waste and recycling symbols, new symbols for towers, masts, cranes, benches, and oil wells, with an emphasis on readability, functionality, and cultural relevance for global map users.

OSM in action

  • The Louvre is using an OpenStreetMap-based map on its website to visually display the locations of its loaned artworks around France and internationally, improving public access to its collection through geographic mapping and cultural outreach.
  • Altilunium has developed Cmaxz, an OpenStreetMap-based weather radar map viewer.
  • PickYourPlace announced the launch of its real estate platform designed to provide comprehensive neighbourhood insights, such as safety, property values and accessibility data, to help users make informed housing decisions, initially focusing on Calgary, Canada, with plans for expansion.
  • OldMapsOnline is offering a vast, interactive archive of over 500,000 historical maps, allowing users to overlay these maps with modern OpenStreetMap data for comparison. The platform features a timeline slider to explore specific time periods and is valuable for historians, genealogists, and urban planners interested in studying geographic change and urban development over time.
  • Sylvain Machefert tooted that the Bordeaux-Nantes Intercités trains use dynamic displays with an OpenStreetMap-based map and Wikimedia Commons photos, although he noted the lack of Creative Commons licence attribution for the images.

Open Data

  • OpenSuperMaps has extended its data coverage to New Zealand, allowing users to download enhanced map files with detailed address and geographic data for use in mapping applications such as OsmAnd.

Licenses

  • KevinOs reflected on his effort to align local open data licences with Canada’s Open Government License, by comparing regional variations, noting minor differences in wording and attribution requirements tailored to specific legal frameworks. He highlighted inconsistencies in documentation across Alberta cities and advocated for clearer attribution guidelines and wiki updates by OpenStreetMap’s legal working group to ensure compliance and transparency.

Software

  • The Prototype Fund, a key resource for supporting OpenStreetMap and other open source projects, confirmed its continuation until at least 2029, with one funding round per year. New updates include increased team funding of up to GBP 78,800 (USD 102,000), eligibility for EU-based team members, and a shift in funding priorities to support data security and software components projects and less on civic tech.
  • Jaller94’s tool provides downloadable GPX files that identify missing Stolpersteine (Holocaust memorial stones, we have covered previously) in the neighbourhoods of Berlin, Germany, and allows users to upload these files to OpenStreetMap applications such as OsmAnd to complete local data for memorial locations.
  • Routing24 is a free client-side route optimisation tool designed for small businesses and solo drivers, enabling efficient multi-stop planning with support for multiple vehicles and business rules such as delivery windows, all based on C++/WASM, and OpenStreetMap data. It does not currently support mobile devices.
  • OpenAI has announced that ChatGPT now includes Mapbox for map views, enhancing ChatGPT’s ability to provide geographic context and navigation details directly in conversations. The Mapbox integration allows users to access detailed, interactive maps and supports more intuitive location-based responses for ChatGPT’s new search feature.

Programming

  • For the Smart Mobility Lab Hackathon in Kigali, the Trufi Association has challenged students to create OSM and AI-driven solutions to improve transportation. Their creativity will shape urban mobility in Rwanda.
  • Siarhei Ivanou has published the source code for his service City Indexes , which calculates housing attractiveness indexe for cities in Belarus, Russia, and some European cities.

Releases

  • Peter announced the release of GraphHopper Routing Engine version 10.0. This release fixed a long-standing issue with u-turn routing, added several improvements to turn restriction implementations, and included an enhanced version of GraphHopper Maps with text search functionality.
  • OpenStreetBrowser’s maxspeed category now shows speed limit signs from zoom level 16, with icons that adjust directionally to reflect the actual orientation of the traffic sign.
  • The Vespucci 20.2.0.1 beta release has introduced enhancements including support for HEIC/HEIF images on Android 10+, multi-select in tag-only editing mode, conflict resolution for partial uploads, and auto-selection of Overpass query results, along with various UI, rendering, and code improvements.
  • Martin Raifer announced several updates to overpass turbo, including an auto-styler wizard and additional MapCSS features.

Did you know …

  • … that osm2streets can convert OpenStreetMap data into detailed, lane-specific street networks, making it easier for developers to render and analyse complex road structures?
  • … that Navigator is a popular free multi-platform satnav app powered by Mapfactor, based on maps from the OpenStreetMap project, which can be used in your own applications?

OSM in the media

  • Anne-Karoline Distel corrected a speed limit discrepancy on Kilkenny’s Bennettsbridge Road (Ireland) using OpenStreetMap, Mapillary, and field data collection. She updated the map to reflect accurate speed signs and thereby promoted OpenStreetMap as a reliable tool for local navigation updates.

Other “geo” things

  • The Garmin Tread 2 navigator integrates OpenStreetMap data for turn-by-turn navigation on unpaved roads, plus US Forest Service maps, and trails for off-road adventures. In combination with high-resolution satellite imagery, public land boundaries, and extensive topographic information over North America, it provides versatile guidance for rugged outdoor exploration including snowmobiling.
  • Google is rolling out generative AI-powered updates to Google Maps, Google Earth, and Waze using its Gemini model, enhancing features such as conversational search, contextual navigation, hazard reporting, and AI-based recommendations. The new features will be initially available to selected testers.
  • Esri’s 3D base maps, augmented with data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap, is providing detailed globally accessible geographic representations that support urban planning, environmental management, and infrastructure development. These 3D maps incorporate highly detailed building data and are continually updated with open-source and community contributions, enabling Esri to provide immersive visualisations to users worldwide, including targeted support for underrepresented regions such as Africa.

Upcoming Events

Where What Online When Country
Hobart FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2024 2024-11-05 – 2024-11-08 flag
Gent OpenStreetMap + pizza + velopark – meetup 2024-11-08 flag
Salzburg Maker Faire Salzburg 2024 2024-11-09 flag
København OSMmapperCPH 2024-11-10 flag
Zürich 169. OSM-Stammtisch Zürich 2024-11-11 flag
中正區 OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #70 2024-11-11 flag
Budapest OSM Találkozó 2024-11-12 2024-11-12 flag
Hamburg Hamburger Mappertreffen 2024-11-12 flag
San Jose South Bay Map Night 2024-11-13 flag
Vitoria-Gasteiz XV edición de las Jornadas Ibéricas de Infraestructuras de Datos Espaciales (JIIDE) 2024-11-13 – 2024-11-15 flag
Salt Lake City OSM Utah Monthly Map Night 2024-11-14 flag
München Münchner OSM-Treffen 2024-11-13 flag
Lorain County OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup 2024-11-14 flag
OSM US Pre-Geoweek Mappy Hour 2024-11-14
Berlin 197. Berlin-Brandenburg OpenStreetMap Stammtisch 2024-11-14 flag
Bochum Bochumer OSM Treffen 2024-11-14 flag
Saint-Claude Conférence Apéro OpenStreetMap 2024-11-15 flag
Vythiri State of the Map Kerala 2024 2024-11-15 – 2024-11-16 flag
Saint-Claude Cartographie collaborative pour tous 2024-11-16 flag
Град Зрењанин Okupljanje u Zrenjaninu 2024-11-17 flag
Hannover OSM-Stammtisch Hannover 2024-11-18 flag
Internationale GeoWoche – Online Mapathon von DRK, HeiGIT, MSF Deutschland & Österreich 2024-11-18
Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng] 2024-11-19
Lyon Réunion du groupe local de Lyon 2024-11-19 flag
Bonn 182. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn 2024-11-19 flag
[Online] Map-py Wednesday 2024-11-20
Karlsruhe Stammtisch Karlsruhe 2024-11-20 flag
València XI Jornadas Anuales de Wikimedia España 2024-11-22 – 2024-11-24 flag
Gent Bewakingscamera’s op de kaart (wandeling) 2024-11-22 flag
Lyon Campus du Libre 2024 – Lyon – France 2024-11-23 flag
Gent Bewakingscamera’s op de kaart (wandeling) 2024-11-23 flag

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OpenStreetMap User's Diaries

I started mapping.

Oh hai! Started mapping yesterday. 35 edits and 25 notes already.

My home in Mappy

♦ Nice mapping to all!

Oh hai! Started mapping yesterday. 35 edits and 25 notes already.

My home in Mappy

Source: Mappy. Yealmpton, South Hams, Devon. Nice mapping to all!


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*လူဝ်ႇၶိုၼ်းဢုပ်ႇၵုမ် လွင်ႈဢၼ်ၸၼ်ဝႆႉ ၽႅၼ်ႇလိၼ် ၸႄႈမိူင်းပလွင်ႈ

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*လူဝ်ႇၶိုၼ်းဢုပ်ႇၵုမ် လွင်ႈဢၼ်ၸၼ်ဝႆႉ ၽႅၼ်ႇလိၼ် ၸႄႈမိူင်းပလွင်ႈ

Saturday, 09. November 2024

OpenStreetMap User's Diaries

My Current Validation Feedback Template for Comments in Tasking Managers that Support Markdown Formatting

Preface

I created this template to aid project co-ordination in tasking managers, and contributors seeking feeback. It has gone through several iterations; this is the one that I currently use. I think that there will likely be some alterations, because I see some potential impovements, though I haven’t yet received feedback regarding it from mappers.

Following interest in the template

Preface

I created this template to aid project co-ordination in tasking managers, and contributors seeking feeback. It has gone through several iterations; this is the one that I currently use. I think that there will likely be some alterations, because I see some potential impovements, though I haven’t yet received feedback regarding it from mappers.

Following interest in the template I use for validation comments from other validators, I am going to share the current version I use in this diary entry. Please, try it out and share your ideas, experiences, and results.

The template is formatted using Markdown.

Thank you to anthaas for the idea of publishing a diary entry about it.

My experience is in using the HOT TM so there may be some idiosyncratic parts which should be modified to be accurate/function within whichever TM is being used.

I have not yet seen what if any impact this has on 3rd pass validation.

Design Rationale

It was over two years ago now that I (in)validated my first tasks on the HOT tasking manager. I took a break from that until ~ 7 months ago when I started validating some more tasks here and there. Then ~ 4 months ago SColchester put me onto a good project for a beginer validator, and after that I was validating tasks at a significantly greater rate. It was also his comment on a previous diary entry of mine that insired a change in this temlpate.

After (in)validating a greater number of tasks via the HOT TM, I soon found that I was repeating myself quite a lot. For instance, linking to learning resources, events and thanking users for their contributions was very standard. I didn’t exactly fancy writing the same thing over and over, and I wanted to reach more contributors, so I decided to create something that’d make the process more efficient and idealy result in a higher quality of contributions.

The HOT TM comments section supports markdown formatting, so I decided to apply the skills I’d aquired while improving the formatting of the MMLWG FTOTW & Mid-Month Mapathon OSMCal listings, to create a standard validation comment template. This template would include a standard message, along with space for tasks specific comments and contributor feedback.

A clear distinction was made between the feedback that I was giving to a contributor, or contributors, and the reason(s) why I (in)validated a task. This is because the two may or may not be related, and I wanted to create something that was easy to reference for contributors who go on to complete an invalidated task, and for future validators.

Annotated taskFig.1. Annotated Screenshot Example

There was a time where I would make annotated screenshots, and post them on tasks (with a legend) to provide visual feedback, however at some point I figured that if I’m going to be pointing to and drawing features; I might as well just map and upload them, so I have since transistioned to using OSMCha. This works well, but some things are irrelevant in changeset comments and verifications. For example, It often doesn’t make sense for me to submit changeset comments about what wasn’t mapped. Even if a task is not complete, the contributions themselves may be of a high quality.

A significant proportion of regular users who contribute via the HOT TM do not know how to access a task’s changesets, nor use OSMCha. Given this, and that feedback will also be provided to absolute beginers I saw it necessary to add sentences directing users on how to access it.

Given that mappers contribute on a voluntary basis, that tasks and projects are not homogenous in density of features, or difficulty, and that validators can multi-task validate. I decided to add text about splitting tasks, becasue projects make more continuous progress by ‘locking it in’ if a smaller area is submitted after being well mapped, as opposed to a larger one that would later be invalidated. This would probably be better located in the project instructions or completion panel of a task, so that initial contributors are aware of this option.

I wanted all of the users who contributed to a task which was later (in)validated to be notified hence “#contributors”.

Adding a link to Nicolelaine’s Continuing you contribution web page to this template could also be a good idea (especially when validating via the HOT TM), becasue it contains many HOT related links and explanations. The short URL also lends itself well to being added to a changeset comment, given the character restriction.

The Template

Appearance


Validation Feedback

@someone Feedback feedback feedback, feedback, feedback.

Reason(s) for (in)validation (generally not exhaustive)

  • Reason 1
  • Reason 2 or reason 1. reason 2

Before attempting to map an invalidated task, or for feedback:

  • Check the project and task comments.
  • View the task change-sets via task data in top right of the task window.
  • View an entire validated task, by lodaing the data in an editor via the task window.

If you cannot complete the entire task, either due to time constraints or your ability, then it may be a good idea to split the task: you don’t have to do it all yourself, nor all in one go.

Thank you for your contribution. #contributors


A mapping event is hands down the best way to recieve feedback and interact with other mappers. Here’s one that occurs regularly.

You can find other events here

Learning resources and links can be found here

The Code


# Validation Feedback

## Reason(s) for (in)validation (generally not exhaustive)

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## Before attempting to map an invalidated task, or for feedback: 

- Check the [project](https://tasks.hotosm.org/projects/PROJECT_ID#questionsAndComments) and task comments. 
- View the task change-sets via task data in top right of the task window. 
- View an entire validated task, by lodaing the data in an editor via the task window.

If you cannot complete the entire task, either due to time constraints or your ability, then it may be a good idea to split the task: you don't have to do it all yourself, nor all in one go.

Thank you for your contribution. #contributors

---

A mapping event is hands down the best way to recieve feedback and interact with other mappers. [Here's](https://www.tickettailor.com/events/missingmapslondon?) one that occurs regularly.

You can find other events [here](https://osmcal.org/)

Learning resources and links can be found [here](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Beginners%27_guide)

Usage

Copy the code and ensure that the first line is empty, then save it as the master validation template file (I use notepad). After you choose a project to validate substitute the project ID for “PROJECT_ID” in the template. Currently this seems to only send a user to the project page and not the specific section, but maybe the functionality could be improved in future.

You can also add project specifc tips or cautions in the ‘Before attempting to map an invalidated task’ section, e.g. ‘beware the primary imagery source is off-nadir which means that you can see the Eastern walls of buildings; take care to not include the walls of a building in its footprint.

Then just copy the code and paste it into a markdown supported text box, add task/user specific feedback, then submit the comment.

You can then save this as a project specific version of the template, or just close the template without saving after validating.

A template like this one works well in tandem with a tool like peculiar theater’s crib sheet, becuase it provides structure and formatting to the task/user specific comments you provide.

Even if you don’t provide any feedback as a validator, posting this template in the comments can still help contriutors obtain feedback by viewing task changesets to see the changes you’ve made, or by guiding them to alternate sources. Good changeset comments can help others to understand your contributions.

If a task should need to be invalidated again, then probably only the validation feedback and and reasons for (in)validation need to be posted, as to not take up space in the comments with redundant information.


Edit 1: Added (I use Notepad).
Edit 2: Added split task paragraph in the Design Rationale section


Adresses en Wallonie - mise à jour en novembre 2024

Mise à jour du taux de complétion des adresses dans OpenStreetMap. Cet article fait suite à une série d’autres articles ici en septembre 2022, en mai 2023, et en mai 2024, où je compare le nombre d’adresses par communes en Wallonie entre la source de référence des adresses (ICAR) et OSM.

Mais cette fois-ci, j’ai aussi mis à jour la source des adresses officielles (ICAR), ce qui fait que

Mise à jour du taux de complétion des adresses dans OpenStreetMap. Cet article fait suite à une série d’autres articles ici en septembre 2022, en mai 2023, et en mai 2024, où je compare le nombre d’adresses par communes en Wallonie entre la source de référence des adresses (ICAR) et OSM.

Mais cette fois-ci, j’ai aussi mis à jour la source des adresses officielles (ICAR), ce qui fait que la progression dans la complétion des adresses semble reculer! J’ai aussi corrigé le calcul en omettant les adresses OSM dupliquées par un point dans un polygone (typiquement un noeud d’un commerce/horeca qui contient l’adresse et qui se trouve dans un batiment avec la même adresse -> certains adresses étaient comptés en double).

En Wallonie, 1,206,060 adresses sont répertoriés dans OSM, contre 1,829,093 dans ICAR (65.9 %). On était à 64.4 % en septembre 2022 et 67.1% en mai 2023 et 73.2% en mai 2024. La mise à jour de le source des adresses semble faire reculer la complétion, mais pourtant les adresses OSM progressent toujours et à un rythme régulier!

Attention, beaucoup d’adresses officielles sont maintenant définies AVANT la construction des immeubles, typiquement dans les nouveaux lotissements. Cela fait de facto qu’arriver à 100% pour certaines communes n’est pas vraiment pertinent. Dans la commune de Habay par exemple, on a un taux de complétion de 85% seulement alors que l’immense majorité des batiments construits sont dans OSM avec leur adresse: des dizaines voire centaines d’adresses non encore construites sont déjà dans ICAR.

Voici une carte choroplète, montrant, pour chaque commune, le degré de complétion des adresses dans OSM par rapport à ICAR. Les limites de provinces sont soulignées par un trait plus gras.

carte complétion adresses novembre 24

Les 10 communes où les adresses ont le plus progressé sont:

  1. Quevy
  2. Ittre
  3. Court-Saint-Etienne
  4. Froidchapelle
  5. Erquelinnes
  6. Honelles
  7. Tubize
  8. Ath
  9. Mont-Saint-Guibert
  10. Mons

Et les communes où les adresses sont le moins complètes sont:

  1. Ecausinnes
  2. Dour
  3. Braine-le-Comte
  4. Soignies
  5. Flobecq
  6. Mons
  7. Pont-à-Celles
  8. Rebecq
  9. Celles
  10. Ottignies-LLN

RDV sur cette page de discussion, sur la page du wiki import des batiments et adresses et sur cette carte pour continuer à compléter les adresses.


life is amazing

loving life with my bestie

loving life with my bestie


🚀 [Re]Introducing Ultra v3 (née Overpass Ultra)

In January, I introduced Overpass Ultra v2 and then in June I provided some updates. Today I’m excited to share that Overpass Ultra is now simply Ultra(v3) as it has evolved beyond simply being an Overpass client into a general purpose MapLibre GL JS IDE.

Since my last update, the following features have been implemented, culminating in the release & announcment of Ultra:

In January, I introduced Overpass Ultra v2 and then in June I provided some updates. Today I’m excited to share that Overpass Ultra is now simply Ultra(v3) as it has evolved beyond simply being an Overpass client into a general purpose MapLibre GL JS IDE.

Since my last update, the following features have been implemented, culminating in the release & announcment of Ultra:

  • More extensive documentation
  • The concept of query providers
  • Auto-sorting of paint and layout layer styling directives
  • Fallback glyphs
  • Bundled icons as named sprite sheets
  • HTMLControl to add custom controls, including titles to a map

📘 Documentation

At the end of June, I announced overpass-ultra.us/docs on Mastodon. In addition to basic documentation about Ultra, it includes many Examples which are focused more on Ultra’s capabilities than the specifics of quering Overpass as there are already many resources for how to do that. It also includes a MapLibre Examples section which includes ports of many MapLibre GL JS Examples to help demonstrate Ultra’s capabilities as a MapLibre IDE rather than as an Overpass client.

⚙️ Query Providers

If you’ve kept a keen eye on the afforementioned docs, you’ll have noticed that you can specify the query provider with the type key in the YAML frontmatter

Ultra’s Overpass API support is now merely one of many query providers that are supported. Ultra now implements query providers for the following:

📄 JSON & XML GIS file formats

The geojson, kml, gpx, and tcx providers all work by simply specifying the contents of a document or the URL to a document as the query body.

For example, an in-line GeoJSON query doc (Load query in Ultra)

or to load a KML from a URL (Load query in Ultra)

The astute observer will notice that both of these are styled without defining any custom MapLibre layers. This is because there is partial KML styling support in the kml provider’s default layers, and the geojson provider’s default layers implements the mapbox simplestyle spec.

🔍 More Query APIs

In addition to Ultra’s original overpass provider, it now has an ohsome provider that uses the ohsome API extract endpoint and a sparql provider that can be used with services such as QLever and the Wikidata Query Service.

For example, to load hospitals from wikidata (Load query in Ultra)

For an example of how to query QLever, see this example.

🪄 The auto provider

You might have noticed that you don’t need to specify that you’re running overpass queries, or that the above are loading GeoJSON & KML data. This is because many of the query providers are supported by a special auto provider which is configured as the default.

Not all providers are automatically detected, such as the ohsome and sparql providers. You can specify those with the type: YAML front-matter key.

You can always find what providers are available and which can be detected by default in Ultra’s help menu.

🖌️ Auto-sorting of paint and layout layer styling directives

Inspired by map-gl-utils, Ultra allows for paint and layout keys to be defined at the top-level of a layer definition, and will automatically move them into the correct section for you.

for example, instead of defining a layer like this:

- type: symbol
  paint:
    icon-color: '#6dad6f'
    icon-halo-color: white
    icon-halo-width: 2
  layout:
    icon-image: maki:garden

it can be defined like this:

- type: symbol
  icon-color: '#6dad6f'
  icon-halo-color: white
  icon-halo-width: 2
  icon-image: maki:garden

🔠 fallback glyphs

Typically, when adding text labels with MapLibre, you must specify a font that exists in glyphs endpoint specified by your style. This presents two main issues for Ultra:

  • You might not know what fonts are available within the glyphs of the style you’ve selected
  • The glyphs used by most of the provided styles on overpass-ultra.us doesn’t support MapLibre’s default text-font value of Open Sans Regular,Arial Unicode MS Regular.

To aid with this problem, Ultra wraps access to glyph fetching and returns the appropriate range in the Noto Sans Regular font if the specified (or default) font is unavailable.

tl;dr - you don’t need to specify a text-font when adding labels using a symbol layer

📍 Bundled Icons

When I initially added bundled icons, they were simply available as PNGs to be used with Ultra’s support for PNG URLs.

I’ve since discovered MapLibre’s support for multiple sprite sheets, and have updated Ultra to add Maki & Temaki as spritesheets to the style with the names maki and temaki.

So now, instead of using:

icon-image: /icons/maki/garden.png

You can use

icon-image: maki:garden

Note: using icon-image: /icons/maki/garden.png will still work.

🏗️ HTMLControl

In my June update, I introduced support for controls in interactive map mode. At the suggestion of Matt Whilden to add a feature to add titles to Ultra maps and then my own desire for that feature for 30 Days of Ultra, I’ve added support for an HTMLControl. You can use it to easily add a title to your map, like so:

---
controls:
  - type: HTMLControl
    options:
      html: <h1><center>A Titled Map!</center></h1>
      css: >
        h1 {
          position: fixed;
          inset: 0;
        }
---

It can also be used for more building more complex custom controls such as creating a link or modal control.

Note however, that the HTML is passed through DOMPurify, so you can’t use Javascript.

What’s next?

I have more ideas than I can remember or have time to implement. I hope to get around to some of them. Among them are:

  • new query providers
  • replace the download button with an export dialog which additionally includes the ability to export the style.json or an HTML file of a full interactive map
  • the ability to add default style layers to the query front matter for easier customization without having to start styling from scratch
  • documentation about Ultra’s architecture, how to make a white-label deployment of Ultra, & how to implement a new query provider
  • and more

If you have your own ideas for features or new query providers for Ultra, leave a comment or message me on Mastodon at @trailstash@mapstadon.space


How to verify your OpenStreetMap-account on Mastodon?

Hey all,

If you want to verify your OSM-account and get that nice badge, this is possible.

Place <a href='link to your mastodon account' rel='me'>_some text, e.g. my mastodon_</a> in your profile (Click your user profile on the top right > my profile > Edit profile).

Then, on your Mastodon-account, go to Preferences > P

Hey all,

If you want to verify your OSM-account and get that nice badge, this is possible.

Place <a href='https://link to your mastodon account' rel='me'>_some text, e.g. my mastodon_</a> in your profile (Click your user profile on the top right > my profile > Edit profile).

Then, on your Mastodon-account, go to Preferences > Public Profile. Under ‘extra fields’, set ‘OpenStreetMap’ to the left and a link to your account to the right.


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Yoan Baptista

Pengetahuan adalah bagian dari peradaban. Peradaban adalah hasil dari kemajuan. Kemajuan adalah proses dari peradaban. Pengetahuan-peradaban-kemajuan=sejarah.

Sejarah adalah hasil dari pengetahuan-peradaban-kemajuan. Sehingga sejarah adalah Wujud dari kehidupan.

Tak ada sejarah yg tak ada kehidupan. Begitu pula kehidupan yg tak ada sejarah.

🙏🏻 Swastika

Pengetahuan adalah bagian dari peradaban. Peradaban adalah hasil dari kemajuan. Kemajuan adalah proses dari peradaban. Pengetahuan-peradaban-kemajuan=sejarah.

Sejarah adalah hasil dari pengetahuan-peradaban-kemajuan. Sehingga sejarah adalah Wujud dari kehidupan.

Tak ada sejarah yg tak ada kehidupan. Begitu pula kehidupan yg tak ada sejarah.

🙏🏻 Swastika


OpenStreetMap Belgium

Lili-app mapathon: 29/11 - Bruges

OpenStreetMap Belgium organise un mapathon à Bruges dans le cadre de notre participation à l’AMAI « Projet Lili-app ». L’application Lili aidera les personnes malvoyantes à trouver et à suivre le meilleur itinéraire à l’aide de leur smartphone. L’application prendra en compte les infrastructures telles que les trottoirs et les passages piétons, ainsi que les aménagements spéciaux tels que les pavés

OpenStreetMap Belgium organise un mapathon à Bruges dans le cadre de notre participation à l’AMAI « Projet Lili-app ». L’application Lili aidera les personnes malvoyantes à trouver et à suivre le meilleur itinéraire à l’aide de leur smartphone. L’application prendra en compte les infrastructures telles que les trottoirs et les passages piétons, ainsi que les aménagements spéciaux tels que les pavés tactiles et les feux de circulation avec signaux sonores.

Dans un premier temps, un prototype de l’application sera développé, limité à la ville de Bruges. Pendant le mapathon, nous ajouterons les infrastructures manquantes à OpenStreetMap. Tout le monde est le bienvenu. Nous aidons les débutants à faire leurs premiers pas. Il y aura également des tâches plus complexes pour les cartographes expérimentés.

Plus d’informations et inscription via MeetUp ou OSMcal. La restauration est assurée pour tous les participants inscrits.


Lili-app mapathon: 29/11 - Bruges

OpenStreetMap Belgium organiseert een mapathon in Brugge als onderdeel van onze deelname aan het AMAI “Lili-app project”. De Lili-app zal mensen met een visuele beperking helpen om de beste route te vinden en te volgen met hun smartphone. De app zal rekening houden met infrastructuur zoals trottoirs en zebrapaden en speciale voorzieningen zoals tactiele bestrating en verkeerslichten met geluidssign

OpenStreetMap Belgium organiseert een mapathon in Brugge als onderdeel van onze deelname aan het AMAI “Lili-app project”. De Lili-app zal mensen met een visuele beperking helpen om de beste route te vinden en te volgen met hun smartphone. De app zal rekening houden met infrastructuur zoals trottoirs en zebrapaden en speciale voorzieningen zoals tactiele bestrating en verkeerslichten met geluidssignalen.

In eerste instantie wordt een prototype van de app ontwikkeld dat beperkt is tot de stad Brugge. Tijdens de mapathon zullen we ontbrekende infrastructuur toevoegen aan OpenStreetMap. Iedereen is welkom. We helpen beginners met hun eerste stappen. Er zullen ook complexere taken zijn voor ervaren mappers.

Meer info en registratie via MeetUp of OSMcal. Catering is voorzien voor alle geregistreerde deelnemers.


Lili-app mapathon: 29/11 - Bruges

OpenStreetMap Belgium is organizing a mapathon in Bruges as part of our participation in the AMAI “Lili-app project”. The Lili-app will help visually impaired people find and follow the best route using their smartphone. The app will take into account infrastructure such as sidewalks and pedestrian crossings and special facilities such as tactile paving and traffic lights with sound signals. Initia

OpenStreetMap Belgium is organizing a mapathon in Bruges as part of our participation in the AMAI “Lili-app project”. The Lili-app will help visually impaired people find and follow the best route using their smartphone. The app will take into account infrastructure such as sidewalks and pedestrian crossings and special facilities such as tactile paving and traffic lights with sound signals.

Initially, a prototype of the app will be developed that is limited to the city of Bruges. During the mapathon, we will add missing infrastructure to OpenStreetMap. Everyone is welcome. We help beginners take their first steps. There will also be more complex tasks for experienced mappers.

More info and registration via MeetUp or OSMcal. Catering is provided for all registered participants.


Help us map where it counts

With OpenStreetMap data becoming ever more relevant, more and more external parties want topics of interest to them to be mapped in great detail. Do you want to help on topics that we care most about? Have a look at the top mapping tasks list on the wiki! Let us just highlight two organizations we are working with. First, Fietsberaad Vlaanderen is integrating their Velopark project with OpenStreetM

With OpenStreetMap data becoming ever more relevant, more and more external parties want topics of interest to them to be mapped in great detail. Do you want to help on topics that we care most about? Have a look at the top mapping tasks list on the wiki!

Let us just highlight two organizations we are working with. First, Fietsberaad Vlaanderen is integrating their Velopark project with OpenStreetMap. A tool was developed to easily link OSM bicycle parkings to the official data in Velopark. This will in turn make it easier to fully integrate OSM data in their tool. As a little incentive for your contributions, you can apply for volunteer fees if you contribute to the project. More details via the forum.

Second, our corporate member the Belgian National Crisis Centre, intensively uses OpenStreetMap data in their crisis management application Paragon. With help from the community, they already developed the fire station data in OSM to be the best source for this info in Belgium. Current projects focus on:

  • Hospitals: some hospitals are actually missing a main tag! But mostly the task is about adding official references (which will make it easier to link official data sources) and emergencies entrances
  • Schools: for Paragon, having schools as polygons is a real added value. OSM is really not complete when it comes to schools! Some were mapped without a name, some are just a point, some are entirely missing
  • Police stations: a lot of police stations in OSM cannot be found in official data. This is often because the station has closed, or it is not really a police station (but a back-office, a customs office, …)

Aides nous a faire la difference avec la carte

Les données OpenStreetMap devenant de plus en plus pertinentes, de plus en plus de parties externes souhaitent que les sujets qui les intéressent soient cartographiés de manière très détaillée. Voulez-vous nous aider sur les sujets qui nous tiennent le plus à cœur ? Jetez un coup d’œil à la liste des principales tâches de cartographie sur le wiki ! Permettez-nous de mettre l’accent sur deux organis

Les données OpenStreetMap devenant de plus en plus pertinentes, de plus en plus de parties externes souhaitent que les sujets qui les intéressent soient cartographiés de manière très détaillée. Voulez-vous nous aider sur les sujets qui nous tiennent le plus à cœur ? Jetez un coup d’œil à la liste des principales tâches de cartographie sur le wiki !

Permettez-nous de mettre l’accent sur deux organisations avec lesquelles nous travaillons. Tout d’abord, Fietsberaad Vlaanderen intègre son projet Velopark à OpenStreetMap. Un outil a été développé pour relier facilement les parkings à vélos OSM aux données officielles de Velopark. Cela facilitera à son tour l’intégration complète des données OSM dans leur outil. En guise d’encouragement pour vos contributions, vous pouvez demander à bénéficier d’une indemnité de bénévolat si vous contribuez au projet. Plus de détails sur le forum.

Deuxièmement, notre membre corporatif, le Centre national de crise belge, utilise intensivement les données OpenStreetMap dans son application de gestion de crise Paragon. Avec l’aide de la communauté, ils ont déjà développé les données sur les casernes de pompiers dans OSM pour en faire la meilleure source d’information en Belgique. Les projets actuels se concentrent sur :

  • Hôpitaux : certains hôpitaux n’ont pas d’étiquette principale ! Mais il s’agit surtout d’ajouter des références officielles (qui permettront de relier plus facilement les sources de données officielles) et les entrées des urgences.
  • Schools : pour Paragon, le fait d’avoir des écoles sous forme de polygones est une réelle valeur ajoutée. OSM n’est vraiment pas complet en ce qui concerne les écoles ! Certaines ont été cartographiées sans nom, d’autres ne sont qu’un point, d’autres encore sont entièrement manquantes.
  • Postes de police : de nombreux postes de police dans OSM ne peuvent pas être trouvés dans les données officielles. Cela est souvent dû au fait que le poste a fermé, ou qu’il ne s’agit pas vraiment d’un poste de police (mais d’un back-office, d’un bureau de douane, …).

Help ons de kaart verbeteren waar het verschil maakt

Nu OpenStreetMap gegevens steeds relevanter worden, willen steeds meer externe partijen onderwerpen die voor hen van belang zijn gedetailleerd in kaart brengen. Wil je helpen met onderwerpen waar we het meest om geven? Kijk dan eens naar de top mapping tasks lijst op de wiki! Laten we even twee organisaties uitlichten waarmee we samenwerken. Ten eerste, Fietsberaad Vlaanderen integreert hun Velopar

Nu OpenStreetMap gegevens steeds relevanter worden, willen steeds meer externe partijen onderwerpen die voor hen van belang zijn gedetailleerd in kaart brengen. Wil je helpen met onderwerpen waar we het meest om geven? Kijk dan eens naar de top mapping tasks lijst op de wiki!

Laten we even twee organisaties uitlichten waarmee we samenwerken. Ten eerste, Fietsberaad Vlaanderen integreert hun Velopark project met OpenStreetMap. Er werd een tool ontwikkeld om OSM-fietsparkeerplaatsen gemakkelijk te koppelen aan de officiële gegevens in Velopark. Dit zal het op zijn beurt gemakkelijker maken om OSM-gegevens volledig te integreren in hun tool. Als kleine stimulans voor je bijdragen kun je een vrijwilligersvergoeding aanvragen als je bijdraagt aan het project. Meer details via het forum.

Ten tweede maakt ons lid, het Belgisch Nationaal Crisiscentrum, intensief gebruik van OpenStreetMap-gegevens in hun crisismanagementapplicatie Paragon. Met hulp van de gemeenschap hebben ze de brandweerkazernegegevens in OSM ontwikkeld tot de beste bron voor deze informatie in België. Lopende projecten richten zich op:

  • Ziekenhuizen: sommige ziekenhuizen missen een hoofdtag! Maar meestal gaat het om het toevoegen van officiële referenties (waardoor het gemakkelijker wordt om officiële gegevensbronnen te koppelen) en spoedingangen.
  • Scholen: voor Paragon is het hebben van scholen als polygonen een echte toegevoegde waarde. OSM is echt niet compleet als het gaat om scholen! Sommige zijn in kaart gebracht zonder naam, sommige zijn slechts een punt, sommige ontbreken geheel of gedeeltelijk.
  • Politiebureaus: veel politiebureaus in OSM zijn niet terug te vinden in de officiële gegevens. Dit is vaak omdat het bureau gesloten is, of omdat het niet echt een politiebureau is (maar een back-office, een douanekantoor, …).

Friday, 08. November 2024

OpenStreetMap User's Diaries

Kosova

Si mundemi qe te i qasemi nje shtetit te vogel dhe sapo i ndertuar per modifikim e Hartes

Si mundemi qe te i qasemi nje shtetit te vogel dhe sapo i ndertuar per modifikim e Hartes


Mise à jour de la population sur la communes de France

Les données de population sont majoritairement obsolètes.

J’ai un script qui permet la mise à jour des communes (relation et admin_centre) depuis le fichier INSEE avec un changeset par département.

Fichier INSEE: www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8201904?sommaire=8202287

Discussion: forum.openstreetmap.fr/t/mise-a-jour-automatique-des-population-depuis-les-donnees-insee/7524/3

Les données de population sont majoritairement obsolètes.

J’ai un script qui permet la mise à jour des communes (relation et admin_centre) depuis le fichier INSEE avec un changeset par département.

Fichier INSEE: https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8201904?sommaire=8202287

Discussion: https://forum.openstreetmap.fr/t/mise-a-jour-automatique-des-population-depuis-les-donnees-insee/7524/35

Commentaire du changeset : Update population year=2021 source=INSEE 2024 #updatePopulation #France puis Update population year=2021 source=INSEE 2024 departement=<ref> #updatePopulation #France

Code source: https://framagit.org/Artefacts/osm-population-france-update


Started mapping

I made my first edit! Lookout northern Tasmania, here I come :)

I made my first edit! Lookout northern Tasmania, here I come :)


OpenStreetMap Belgium

OpenStreetMap Belgium general status

Hey, remember we have a newsletter? You can still subscribe here. Maybe it’s taken so long to send a new edition because we’ve been doing so many other things. For example, during 2023, OSM.be was reborn as its own independent NGO! Our umbrella organization Open Knowledge Belgium went through hard times, and is now refocusing on its core projects. We’re glad to have been part of that community, and

Hey, remember we have a newsletter? You can still subscribe here. Maybe it’s taken so long to send a new edition because we’ve been doing so many other things.

For example, during 2023, OSM.be was reborn as its own independent NGO! Our umbrella organization Open Knowledge Belgium went through hard times, and is now refocusing on its core projects. We’re glad to have been part of that community, and even happier that we now have everything under the control of the OpenStreetMap community.

The new organization has been able to keep most of our corporate members: TomTom & Toerisme Vlaanderen still financially support us. Thanks to Anyways.eu, we will have a stand at the next Trefdag Vlaanderen Digitaal together. Champs Libres took over the care for the free Belgian tiles, which now are updated twice a year. And lastly, we were joined by the Belgian National Crisis Centre, an organization that intensively uses and improves OSM data all the time.

We’re only just over 30 people who run the organization and decide what we spend money on. If you want to be actively involved in the organizational work, just send us a quick mail via board@osm.be

A second reason for us being busy, is that we spent a lot of time organizing the first State of the Map Europe in a decade in November 2023. For a long weekend, over 300 community members from around Europe and the world joined us in Antwerp for presentations and meeting each other. All the talks were recorded and can be re-watched at https://www.youtube.com/@StateoftheMapEurope

SotM EU factsheet