26/03/2019-01/04/2019 Mapping User yumean1119 announced that voting has started for the improved proposal (automatic translation) on the use of highway=cycleway in Japan. The vote ends 14 April. Silent Spike proposed leisure=inflatable_park for playgrounds with inflatable equipment and asks for comments on his …

19/03/2019-25/03/2019 EU Copy right directive The EU Copyright Directive threatens OpenStreetMap Mapping mapmeld made an interesting analysis of language clusters by using Unicode code points. They also detected outliers and odd forms of vandalism. The vote on the proposal “Fashion accessory shop” has begun and runs …

12/03/2019-18/03/2019 [Actual Category] Michael Reichert suggests turning off OSM services or adding banners to protest against the EU plan to implement the new, controversial, Copyright Directive. However, the question remains as to why the protest against EU politics is more important than existing or proposed …

05/03/2019-11/03/2019 Mapping Following the decision to cease rendering leisure=common in OSM’s main map style Carto, a replacement is being discussed on the HOT mailing list. Apparently the requirements for the replacement are not too difficult; as Andrew Buck wrote “I would accept anything the community comes up with …

26/02/2019-04/03/2019 About us We have good news! weeklyOSM will have a version in Brazilian Portuguese (pt-br), aimed mainly at the Brazilian community. Collaborators are welcome! Please contact us if you want to help. Mapping Yuu Hayashi postponed the start of voting for the proposal of Japan Tagging/Road Type. As …

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12/02/2019-18/02/2019 [Actual Category] On March 23, 2019, an Action Day called Save Your Internet against the EU Copyright Directive is planned with demonstrations in many cities. On Saturday, February 16, the first, spontaneously organised demonstration, with about 1000 participants, took place in Cologne, as Heise …

05/02/2019-11/02/2019 Mapping MSF (Doctors Without Borders) invites everyone to a Missing Maps Mapathon in Berlin on 26 February 2019 from 19:00 to 21:45. Since high-quality maps are essential to help people in crisis areas, experienced mappers are invited to participate, and to train and monitor newbies. In his user …

29/01/2019-04/02/2019 Mapping After his first proposal to add stores which sell top-ups for prepaid services such as phones or public transport failed, Danysan has reworked the proposal and is giving it another try. An isthmus is a narrow strip of land, bordered by water on both sides and connecting two larger land …

22/01/2019-28/01/2019 Mapping The proposal for crossing:island=, which is intended to indicate the existence of a pedestrian island at a road crossing, has been approved. The new attribute embedded_rails=, which can be used if there is a railway on a highway and this space is shared with vehicles, has also been …