11/04/2024-17/04/2024 Mapping [1] Christoph Hormann demonstrated his work during the recent Karlsruhe Hack Weekend to improve the way addresses and entrances are displayed. His modifications include more differentiated entrances icons and a new address rendering strategy. Alternative styles are available in the …

04/04/2024-10/04/2024 Mapping Suresh Devalapalli described how to improve the quality of OpenStreetMap data by identifying and correcting untagged pedestrian crossings, which are critical to improving the accuracy of pedestrian networks in urban areas such as Los Angeles. Using algorithms, they have automated the …

28/03/2024-03/04/2024 Mapping [1] barefootstache explored the Croatian countryside, not hesitating while being soaked traversing waterway crossings. GovernorKeagan has shared his journey of detailed mapping in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth, South Africa), focusing on adding buildings and details missing in his hometown, …

21/03/2024-27/03/2024 Mapping ZekOwney has mapped ► the locations of wastewater treatment plants in the Normandy region of France using data from the French Government’s National Water Data Reference Service. The Delighted Women Development Initiative, together with the Association for the Welfare of Women Liberians, …

14/03/2024-20/03/2024 Mapping Daniel Capilla wrote ► an article discussing the hierarchical classification of the metropolitan road network of Malaga, Spain. Simon asked ► for the best way to map parking infrastructure and if it is okay to split roads for that purpose. In the comments, Tobias Jordans recommends a …

07/03/2024-13/03/2024 Mapping Anne-Karoline Distel has written a blog about rag trees mapping (place_of_worship=sacred_tree) in OpenStreetMap. Robhubi asked, in a blog post, whether the wiki page for the key name needs to be restructured. SK53 described the mapping of chapels in crematorium buildings in a very detailed …

29/02/2024-06/03/2024 Mapping [1] Koreller explained how he mapped Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, in 3D. An effort was made to recreate both ordinary buildings and city landmarks in detail. Inspiration for the project came from the popular simulation game ‘Cities: Skylines’. Penegal shared ► his thoughts on …

22/02/2024-28/02/2024 Mapping To fulfill his New Year’s resolution, Włodzimierz Bartczak has made a list of OpenStreetMap project ideas that he plans to update on a regular basis. Voting for the hairdresser=barber tag is open until Monday 11 March. Voting on the community_adopted=* proposal has been extended until …

15/02/2024-21/02/2024 Mapping [1] Benjamin Herfort, from HeiGIT, has updated his analysis of the OSM contributors who would have run into OSM upload limits between January and October 2023 if the limits had existed back then. The updated version takes the (self-)deleted user accounts (usually vandalism related to the …

08/02/2024-14/02/2024 Breaking news The OpenStreetMap Engineering Working Group announced that 2024 will be the year of the OpenStreetMap vector map and that Paul Norman has been hired to work on the project. Vector tiles represent a significant advancement from the traditional raster tiles (static images). It will be …