02/05/2024-08/05/2024 Mapping campaigns contrapunctus has suggested hosting a mapping party to coincide with DebConf24, which will be held from 28 July to 4 August at Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea. Hwang Dongha said that attracting the local OSM community, Debian user groups, and Ubuntu user groups to …

25/04/2024-01/05/2024 Mapping ivanbranco discussed the mapping of trees on OpenStreetMap, emphasising the importance of using detailed tags for leaf type, leaf cycle, and species to improve the utility and accuracy of the map, and presented resources and tools to assist in the accurate tagging of tree data. Lucas …

18/04/2024-24/04/2024 Mapping Clay_C discussed the process of mapping pipelines using US government data, specifically from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. He outlined a detailed workflow for using JOSM to download and map pipelines within specific US counties, thereby increasing the …

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 …