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Okay, warum nicht mal filmen, was man so bei OpenStreetMap für Änderungen vornimmt?

www.youtube.com/@AlexSpritze_OSM

Geht zum Glück schneller als gedacht, auch wenn das erste Video nur ein One-Shot ist, ohne weitere Bearbeitungen und ohne Ton. Naja, die bewegten Bilder sprechen für sich.

13 hours ago

As part of the Ireland chapter of OpenStreetMap a few years ago I set up a tileserver and a map frontend that defaulted to showing placenames in the Irish language (Gaeilge). Recently I spent some time improving both these services.

Vector Tileserver

Previously the default style was named ‘ga’ and available at: tileserver.openstreetmap.ie/styles/ga However, last weekend I added a new ‘style’ named ‘sraid-v1’. You can take a look at it here: tileserver.openstreetmap.ie/styles/sraid-v1/ The screenshots below show a comparison. The new style is much brighter and has icons generated from Maki icons into a sprite sheet (see generate_sprites.py in the github repo). I also fixed a few things I didn’t like about the old ‘ga’ style.

If you are currently using tiles from tileserver.openstreetmap.ie and want to use the new ones, you will need to change the code where it currently points to: tileserver.openstreetmap.ie/styles/ga/ You can now use: tileserver.openstreetmap.ie/styles/sraid-v1/ So to use this vector tileset you might use something like the code below with MapLibreGL var map = new maplibregl.Map({ container: 'map', style: 'tileserver.openstreetmap.ie/styles/sraid-v1/style.json' + keyParam, hash: true, maxPitch: 85 }); The previous style ‘ga’ is still present so there should be no breaks in functionality if you choose to continue using the old style. The code is available here: github.com/jonnymccullagh/irish-language-osm-tiles

Léarscáil

I did a big upgrade for the service that displays the map from the tileserver: learscail.openstreetmap.ie This latest version uses React frontend with a node backend. The backend only proxies to the the external APIs that require an API key that I would not want to share publicly (Logainm, Graphhopper, geograph). The frontend does not require a login and there is no tracking. Any preferences saved are stored locally in the user’s browser (local storage). The code also contains a tauri wrapper that will allow builds of the app for Android, iOS, Mac, Linux or Windows but I will have to make a few amendments for the services that require an API key.

New Features: - New Style: It uses the new style mentioned above (sraid-v1). - Location Info: When clicking on place names you get an info panel which includes info from Logainm, Wikipedia and a photo from geograph.ie - if data exists. - Directions: There is also a feature to get directions between two places (uses Graphhopper at the moment but I may add support for project-osrm.org/) - Home: you can right-click to save a ‘home’ location - History: Stores the list of recently clicked locations - Favourites: - Right-click to create a favorite - Right-click to show/hide favorites - Export favorites to a .mappa file to send to others - Import favorites from a .mappa geojson file

The code is available here: github.com/jonnymccullagh/learscail

I am hoping to build a version that will work on Android phones but I will need to find some time to get back to that.

a day ago

Queridos usuarios de OSM

Necesito comunicaros que por desgracia la zona de la Provincia de toledo esta bastante abandonada y con pocos detalles esto no es culpa de nadie obviamente es una cosa a mejorar y que todos unidos podemos arreglar ademas una de las zonas mas pobladas de toledo la provincia de la sagra y alrededores carecen de modificaciones y buenos detalles tambien abarcamos la zona del sur de madrid que tambien carece de actualizaciones

NECESITAMOS GENTE QUE LE PREOCUPE LA ZONA MENCIONADA

HAGAMOS ALGO GRANDE

Gracias por Leer

a day ago

He tenido que añadir muchas cosas a este lugar durante mi jornada laboral. Necesito a alguien que, conmigo, añada a Getafe lugares que aún no están en el mapa. Por favor, escríbanme en privado para decirme quién quiere colaborar en este proyecto llamado: ¡Ayudemos a Getafe! Avísenme si les interesa. Leeré sus mensajes. Adiós, Kitsunderoku

a day ago

I was checking the map in all of the world and i see things that broke my eyes. I never been there but the things i found are don’t common.

a day ago

More recently I find myself addicted to OSM once more after a long hiatus. I guess working in the civil road design space has me interested in capturing features around the streets such as crossings, sidewalks, street furniture and recreation spaces.

I’m shocked by the number of sidewalks I have found that cross a street not as a crossing. I’m fixing these as I find them.

My end goal is to try and resolve as many items from StreetComplete as I can around where I live and work, adding to the accuracy of the overall map model locally.

2 days ago

30/10/2025-05/11/2025

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[1] ProjetDuMois update, now operating on a global scale © ProjetDuMois and OpenStreetMap Contributors.

Community

• The 30 Day Map Challenge 2025 has officially begun, featuring 30 distinct mapping themes, one for each day of November. Participants are invited to create maps inspired by the daily themes and share their work on social media using the hashtag #30DayMapChallenge.
  • For the first day’s theme ‘Points’ Michaël has contributed a map highlighting the world’s mountains exceeding 8,000 metres in elevation, created using R and the Overpass API.
• After having successfully acquiring the topographic maps of Namibia (we reported earlier), Grant Slater is now raising funds to purchase the historic 1:50,000 topographic map series of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland).

Events

• Unique Mappers Network have live-streamed days two and three of the State of the Map Nigeria 2025 conference.

Education

• TeachOSM has made a video tutorial demonstrating how to map OpenStreetMap features using satellite imagery. The tutorial guides viewers in identifying ground features by interpreting colour, shape, pattern, and texture.

OSM in action

• Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency, through the Indonesian Seagrass Mapping Partnership project, has developed ♦►♦ Seagrass Connect, a mobile application that enables public participation in seagrass mapping (plants that compose the seagrass beds), by allowing users to take field photos and record seagrass cover conditions directly from their mobile devices. The application uses ♦ OpenStreetMap data as its base map.

Software

• 1 François Lacombe gave an update on recent upgrades to ProjetDuMois (Project of the Month). This software now allows you to monitor OSM contributions for topic focused projects at a world scale, whereas the tool was initially designed for the country scale. François and Adrien Pavie have improved the workflow and interface to provide OpenStreetMap history digging functionalities for projects that started years ago, a significant development that was made possible thanks to Osmium and the MapYourGrid initiative. The update also gives hints about their roadmap and invited anyone interested to help in further development.
• The October 2025 edition of the MapLibre Newsletter has been published.

Releases

• Eugene Kizevich announced that OsmAnd version 5.2 has been released. This release introduced a new ‘Marine’ nautical map style, enhanced search result details, added new features for travellers and drivers, and added a cloud autosync system for user data.

OSM in the media

• Markus Reuter, of Netzpolitik, reported ♦►♦ that the Chaos Computer Club Hamburg has taken over the Surveillance under Surveillance project, a global map of video surveillance previously maintained by a single individual. The project, which uses OpenStreetMap data, provides accessible information on the locations, types, and viewing directions of surveillance cameras.

Other “geo” things

• Alongside choosing the new mayor for New York city last Tuesday, voters also voted on several ballot proposals, including Ballot Proposal 5: Create a Digital City Map. This measure seeks to establish a centralised, digital version of the city’s official map under the Department of City Planning, consolidating various separately maintained paper maps into a single unified digital system. This proposal was approved by 73% of voters.

Upcoming Events Country Where Venue What When ♦ Catania Isola Coworking Catania itWikiCon ♦ 2025-11-07 – 2025-11-09 UN Mappers #ValidationFriday Mappy Hour ♦ 2025-11-07 ♦ Karlsruhe Geofabrik, Amalienstraße 44, 76133 Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Hack Weekend November 2025 ♦ 2025-11-08 – 2025-11-09 ♦ Cafe Bella Rosa Social Mapping Saturday: Long Park ♦ 2025-11-08 ♦ Salzburg TriBühne Lehen Maker Faire Salzburg ♦ 2025-11-08 ♦ Bolzano – Bozen Mapping NOI Techpark in OpenStreetMap ♦ 2025-11-08 ♦ TAK Kadıköy Tasarım Atölyesi OpenStreet Haftasonu Buluşmaları ♦ 2025-11-09 ♦ København Cafe Bevar’s OSMmapperCPH ♦ 2025-11-09 ♦ Kolkata Park Street 8th OpenStreetMap West Bengal Mapping Party (Kolkata) ♦ 2025-11-09 ♦ Jalpaiguri Thana More 9th OpenStreetMap West Bengal Mapping Party ♦ 2025-11-10 Missing Maps : Mapathon en ligne – CartONG [fr] ♦ 2025-11-10 ♦ 臺北市 MozSpace Taipei OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #82 ♦ 2025-11-10 ♦ Zürich Bitwäscherei Zürich 181. OSM-Stammtisch Zürich ♦ 2025-11-11 ♦ Hamburg Voraussichtlich: “Variable”, Karolinenstraße 23 Hamburger Mappertreffen ♦ 2025-11-11 ♦ Heidelberg Urban Kitchen, Heidelberg Rhein-Neckar OpenstreetMap Treffen ♦ 2025-11-11 Transmission Grid Mapping Together (Online) ♦ 2025-11-12 ♦ München Echardinger Einkehr Münchner OSM-Treffen ♦ 2025-11-12 ♦ Madrid Online Mappy Hour OSM España ♦ 2025-11-13 ♦ Berlin Sophieneck 209. OSM-Stammtisch Berlin-Brandenburg ♦ 2025-11-13 ♦ Online OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup ♦ 2025-11-13 ♦ Bochum Das Labor, Alleestraße 50, Bochum OSM-Treffen in Bochum ♦ 2025-11-13 ♦ Dundee Abertay University, Dundee, UK State of the Map Europe 2025 ♦ 2025-11-14 – 2025-11-15 ♦ LaNum – Bidart Izarbel Rencontre Mapadour ♦ 2025-11-14 ♦ Kannur University SAT Campus, Payyannur, Kerala State of the Map Kerala 2025 ♦ 2025-11-15 – 2025-11-16 ♦ Meerut Suraj Kund/Gandhi Nagar, Meerut 25th OSM Delhi MapWalk (Meerut) ♦ 2025-11-16 ♦ Waitematā Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand FOSS4G International Conference 2025 – Auckland ♦ 2025-11-17 – 2025-11-21 Internationale GeoWeek – Online Mapathon von ÄRZTE OHNE GRENZEN (AT/CH/DE) ♦ 2025-11-17 ♦ Budapest NNG Kft. OSM térképest 2025-11-18 ♦ 2025-11-18 Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng] ♦ 2025-11-18 ♦ Lyon Tubà Réunion du groupe local de Lyon ♦ 2025-11-18 ♦ Bonn Dotty’s 194. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn ♦ 2025-11-18 ♦ City of Edinburgh Penny Black (formerly the Black Bull) OSM Edinburgh pub meetup ♦ 2025-11-18 ♦ Online Lüneburger Mappertreffen ♦ 2025-11-18 ♦ Newport News Christopher Newport University Christopher Newport University Mapathon ♦ 2025-11-19 ♦ Karlsruhe Chiang Mai Stammtisch Karlsruhe ♦ 2025-11-19 ♦ Madrid Online Mappy Hour OSM España ♦ 2025-11-20 UN Mappers Mappy Hour for #OSMGeoweek ♦ 2025-11-21 Missing Maps : Mapathon en ligne – CartONG [fr] ♦ 2025-11-24

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2 days ago

LostAlone

3 days ago

… and following on from the previous entry, Maps for Garmin devices at map.atownsend.org.uk now show crossing details too:

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The following tags from the top-level feature are shown:

• traffic_signals or crossing
• The value of crossing if it adds extra information
• The value of crossing:island, crossing:marked, crossing_ref etc. if they add extra information.
• Information from tactile_paving and kerb.

All of this might be truncated for length (it is here), but the most important information does appear.

4 days ago

OsmAnd 5.2 for iOS — Now Available!

We're excited to announce the release of OsmAnd 5.2 for iOS! This update delivers powerful customization and clarity improvements. Key features include the new Marine Map Style for nautical navigation, Custom Button Binding for external controllers to map any Quick Action, and enhanced map display with text outlines for all widgets and a precision grid for aligning map buttons. Download now for a smoother, more personalized experience!

🔄 Update Now

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What's new​

• Added custom button binding for external controllers, with the ability to assign any Quick Action to a keyboard button;
• Added text outlines to all widgets for better visibility;
• Added the ability to resize text in the Distance by tap tool;
• Added a precision grid for aligning your map buttons;
• Moved the temperature units selection to General Settings;
• Added altitude units setting;
• New Marine map style;
• Improved UI for adding truck metrics in Truck profile settings;
• Other improvements;
• Bug fixes;

Custom button binding for External Controllers​

OsmAnd now supports customizable buttons for external controllers. You can assign any Quick Action to a keyboard button, allowing for a more personalized navigation experience:

Menu → Settings → Choose Profile → General settings → External input devices → Device → Add

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Text Outlines for Widgets​

All widgets now feature text outlines, enhancing visibility against various map backgrounds.

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Resizable Text in Distance Measurement Tool​

You can now resize the text in the Distance by tap tool. Two variants are available: Normal and Large, making it easier to read distances on the map.

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Precision Grid for Aligning Map Buttons​

A new precision grid has been added to help you align your map buttons more accurately.

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Temperature Units in General Settings​

The temperature units selection has been moved to General Settings for easier access:

Menu → Settings (Select Profile) → General Settings → Units & formats → Temperature (Device settings, Celsius or Fahrenheit)

Altitude Units Setting​

Users can now set altitude units (meters or feet) separately from distance units in the settings:

Menu → Settings (Select Profile) → General Settings → Units & formats → Altitude (Meters or Feet)

New Marine Map Style​

"Marine" is a new nautical map style designed for maritime navigation. This style displays light characteristics, sectorial lights, and other maritime features. The Map Configure menu after enabling "Marine" style has additional options for customization in the "Other map attributes" section.

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Improved UI for Truck Metrics​

Now, you can add special truck metrics for Truck profile directly from the profile settings:

Menu → Settings (Track profile)→ Navigation Settings → Vehicle parameters: Max axle load, Max weight at full load

Other Improvements​

• General stability and performance improvements on CarPlay;
• Improved place of Location icon on CarPlay;
• Added Auto zoom for 3D angle;
• Showed grouped regions for USA, Australia, UK downloads;
• Improved selection of type colorisation for tracks;
• Added setting of enabling Next turn information for Street name widget;
• Added ability to reconnect to sensor by tapping on the widget;
• Added the Radius Ruler widget to Top and Bottom panels;
• Showed distance on graph slider in the Track Context menu;

Bug fixes​

• Fixed an issue that prevented some widgets from being move;
• Fixed incorrect distance display in 'Next Turn' widget;
• Fixed bug with map updates appearing in iCloud Backup;
• Fixed bug with Update All button;
• Fixed bug with not exporting of tracks appearing to info files in OsmAnd Cloud;
• Fixed CarPlay switching to the first Driving profile when switching to the Dashboard and back;

If you have suggestions for improving the iOS version of the app, please get in touch with us. We appreciate and welcome your contribution to the further development of OsmAnd.

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5 days ago

I am a new editor of OSM, and I thought I would explore the tools and update familiar areas for myself. I added and updated areas in Bronte Creek Provincial Park. The OSM tools made it really easy to add new areas, points of interest, add some walking trails and label everything with accurate details. The park was already mapped with buildings, trails, roads, parking lots and much more. A lot of what I found myself doing was adding newly labelled areas, ex. Cow Barn, Cow Pasture. I am very familiar with BCPP, and now anyone looking to go to the park can have a better idea of what is really there. OMS is very easy to navigate, and I enjoyed using this mapping software. Not only is it a great tool to add for other people to use, but it is also great to see what is really in your surroundings.

6 days ago

I cycle around town a lot and I’d like people to join in. One of the barriers to entry is finding safe routes so I thought I’d try and update the map with the cycle infrastructure as it is built.

I was also pointed at StreetComplete so I’ll log more metadata in my area as I wander about.

6 days ago

About eight months ago I started mapping my hometown, and earlier today I reached a major milestone of having gone over everywhere boxed in by the Sabine River Diversion Canal and the CPKC railroad. I’ve gotten a lot more detailed and generally more accurate with mapping, so rather than moving on I’m going to do a (hopefully much quicker) second pass, particularly for where I did not yet start using street-level imagery to verify road names, building/business names, and other micromapping targets I like to do (an embarrassing number of power poles and street lamps). I expect to have every road de-tigered and every visibly signed POI named sometime next year. From that point on I think I’ll focus on de-tigering the rest of the road network in the parish, then maybe start mapping other nearby towns.

15 hours ago

Dear OSM users,

I need to inform you that, unfortunately, the Toledo Province area is quite neglected and lacks detail. This isn’t anyone’s fault, obviously; it’s something that needs improvement, and together we can fix it. Furthermore, one of the most populated areas of Toledo, the La Sagra region and its surroundings, lacks updates and good features. We also cover the southern Madrid area, which also lacks updates.

WE NEED PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THIS AREA.

LET’S DO SOMETHING BIG.

Thanks for reading.

a day ago

Nuestro estimado Sanchi, Borra cosas que ni sabe si estan bien sin control. Porfavor si os judga,elimina u os hace algo parecido porfavor contactar conmigo. Muchas grracias por su colaboracion

a day ago

Por favor escribidme si estáis convencidos de que Getafe necesita editores y uniros a mi para mejorar OpenStreetMap en Madrid.

a day ago

I had to add so many things to this place during my courent day in the job. I need someone that with me add to Getafe some things that there aren’t on the map. Please, write me in private to let me now who want to colaborate in this proyect that is name: Lets help Getafe!!!! Let me now who is interesed writting me. I will read your menseges. Bye Kitsunderoku

a day ago

Neue Edits

Da ich Organic Maps am Handy nutze und entdeckt habe, dass manche Informationen oft jahrealt und überholt sind, bearbeite ich nun wieder OSM.

Sammlung - öffentlich zugängliche Klavier

Eine Idee, die ich umsetzen will, ist eine Art Übersichtskarte von öffentlich zugänglichen Pianos und Flügeln. Ich finde es selbst oft sehr reizvoll beim Reisen, wenn man als Musiker ein freistehendes, öffentlich zugängliches Instrument wie ein Klavier entdeckt und darauf spielen darf.

2 days ago

Collaborating to add verified information to OpenStreetMap can significantly improve global navigation and community planning. I am a firm believer that each contribution helps create a more accurate, accessible, and connected world. Together, we can truly make a difference!

2 days ago

Having grown up in the Current River Area there are many same details I was able to add to the map such as small back roads that are mainly used my locals. Additionally one thing I noticed with is that many features where outdates. There where restaurants and stores that closed down years ago and new ones have since opened up in their place. So I updated the map to have the newest data. From using openstreetmap I learned a lot about citizen mapping and the people who live in an area know it the best to map it. But also using a mapping website open to the public comes with risks of inaccuracies. What I found to be challenging was that some houses weren’t properly lined up so it impacted when I tried to add a new house.

4 days ago

خانه محل زندگی

5 days ago

Requisitos

• Plugin areaselector
• Plugin Scripting

Em locais onde o contraste de cores é bem definido, você pode usar o plugin areaselector para adicionar áreas de forma mais ágil — basta apenas um clique.
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O contorno ficará com uma aparência serrilhada, com ângulos de 90°.
O segundo passo é fazer uma suavização usando o plugin Scripting, com o código disponível aqui.

Geralmente, duas iterações são suficientes.
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Contudo, dependendo do nível de zoom, pode ser adicionada uma grande quantidade de nós desnecessários.
Isso pode ser facilmente corrigido simplificando o caminho:
Ferramentas → Simplificar linha ou atalho Shift + Y.
A quantidade de nós é definida conforme a preferência do mapeador.
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Também é possível economizar cliques densificando linhas que foram adicionadas de forma mais simples — geralmente antigas, criadas quando não havia boas imagens de satélite.
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5 days ago

Ivan ha pubblicato recentemente una mappa dei CAP fatta da koriander sul gruppo Telegram @OpenStreetMapItalia.

Saltava subito all’occhio che c’erano diversi errori nei dati sorgenti su OSM. Perciò ho iniziato a fare delle query con overpass turbo per trovarli.

La prima cosa che ho fatto è stata quella di fare una query per trovare valori del tag addr:postcode che iniziano con una lettera diversa rispetto all’area geografica in cui si trovano. Ad esempio, in Piemonte, i CAP iniziano tutti con “1”, a eccezione delle province di Novara e del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola.

Ho scoperto che alcuni indirizzi sono stati copiati dal web. Di per sé non è un problema, ma lo diventa se il mappatore non capisce che il POI che sta aggiornando non è quello recuperato su Google e quest’ultimo si trova invece a centinaia di chilometri di distanza. Ad esempio questo, questo e questo.

Poi ho fatto una query che restituisce i CAP sintatticamente errati, ovvero che non sono composti da 5 cifre.

Ho così trovato che molti degli attracchi dei vaporetti a Venezia avevano un CAP (!!). La cosa più strana è che il valore era sempre “30121-30176”.

A guardare bene, però, questo fenomeno non era limitato a Venezia. Continuavo a trovare CAP in questo formato in tutto il Nord-Est e non capivo perché. Tra l’altro il tag “addr:postcode” era stato inserito anche nei posti più assurdi (fermate del vaporetto, monumenti ai caduti, ecc).

Poi ho avuto una illuminazione: il dato è stato copiato da Wikipedia senza alcuna verifica.

Dopo aver analizzato un po’ di changeset ho notato che TUTTI gli edit sono stati fatti con Organic Maps.

Ho quindi scoperto che Organic Maps compila automaticamente il CAP prendendo il dato da Nominatim, che a sua volta lo prende dal tag postal_code.

Tutti questi tag postal_code sono stati aggiunti dallo stesso utente nel 2023 (ovviamente copiandoli da Wikipedia).

Fine storia triste.

6 days ago

Quante rastrelliere ci sono? Censimento in Pisa

Siamo a Pisa, la Fiab ha organizzato un censimento delle rastrelliere presenti in tutto il comune. Attraverso la web-app Ushahidi, dopo aver caricato le rastrelliere già esistenti, sono stati raccolti i dati con l’aiuto di tutti i bikers della città.

Revisione

Ora abbiamo revisionato tutte le pubblicazioni e scaricati su un file CSV.

Pubblicazione

Siamo ora pronti per fare un import su OSM. Se qualcuno ha dei consigli, suggerimenti, e quant’altro si faccia avanti.

Grazie e buon lavoro a tutti.

6 days ago