08/08/2024-14/08/2024 Mapping In Austria, it is now permitted for cyclists to continue cycling after a short stop despite a red traffic light as long as the new dedicated traffic sign is present. Thomas Neubauer has already mapped four of the signs relevant to cyclists in Graz and is asking for help to map the others. …

01/08/2024-07/08/2024 Mapping Andy Townsend questioned the default access tags for England and Wales and called for community input to refine these defaults. In another post, he examined the default access tags for urban and rural routes in England and Wales, and suggested improvements based on regional differences and …

25/07/2024-31/07/2024 Mapping CloCkWeRX asked about making it easier to import and assess data. He suggested using standard metadata and tools to improve data quality and reliability. The goal is to automate tasks while still checking for mistakes to maintain high standards and save time. In Geoawesome, Sebastian …

18/07/2024-24/07/2024 Mapping The proposal to specify ordering-only phone numbers, SMS-only phone numbers, and related tags is open for voting until Monday 29 July. Mapping campaigns [1] During project days at Margarete-Steiff-Gymnasium, students collected and entered ► data for OpenStreetMap and Wikidata using tools …

11/07/2024-17/07/2024 Mapping Mirikaaa, from the Mapbox Data Team, posted on the OSM Community forum about their project to improve the representation of Indonesia’s road network in OpenStreetMap, such as adding roads, correcting alignments and missing links, correcting names, ensuring that road classifications are …

04/07/2024-10/07/2024 Mapping campaigns The humanitarian collaborative mapping campaign in response to the 2024 Rio Grande do Sul Floods (Brazil) is ongoing. The effects of the disaster that led to landslides, floods, and a dam collapse persist and 5,000 people are still homeless in the state. Everyone can collaborate …

27/06/2024-03/07/2024 Mapping Marco Antonio mapped El Cardón National Park in Bolivia using official boundary data from PROMETA, an environmental conservation organization of Tarija, Bolivia. Roxystar is currently mapping street lamps in Munich, complete with additional details such as the lamp’s height, to simulate …

20/06/2024-26/06/2024 Mapping Derick Rethans (@derickr@phpc.social) published the ‘Überterracer’ (uberterrace), a JOSM plugin, which allows you to draw a rectangle, and then quickly convert it to a row of terraced houses and at the same time add numbers to the generated buildings. He wrote about it back in 2015 in his …

13/06/2024-19/06/2024 Mapping campaigns The campaign to map the flooded areas in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) continues and mappers from all over the world are invited to collaborate on the open projects in the HOT Tasking Manager. Links to the projects and other information can be found on the campaign’s …

06/06/2024-12/06/2024 Mapping Shinji Enoki recounted ► his experience with on-foot mapping using StreetComplete and EveryDoor. He enjoyed the gamified elements of both apps, but cautions readers about the risks of frequently stopping or looking at the screen while walking, as he has nearly tripped several times. OSM …