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05/12/2024-11/12/2024

AirRescueMap by dktue [¹] | © dktue | © leaflet | Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Breaking news

OSM.org is currently offline due to network outage. OpenStreetMap Ops Team is investigating

The proposal to add oneway:foot=*, for marking one-way restrictions on pedestrian paths and improving data for routing in areas with controlled pedestrian movement, is open for voting until Sunday 22 December.

The OSM community in Serbia is nearing the completion of importing 2.5 million addresses into OSM. One user has set [SR] > a challenge to create a list of 100 streets that you can easily find in OSM, but cannot find on Google maps.
Projets Libres! recently featured an in-depth interview with Christian Quest, delving into the history and evolution of OpenStreetMap. The conversation explored its origins, governance, licensing, and international growth, while highlighting the role of communities and institutions in supporting the project. Christian emphasised the importance of ‘gardening’ the OSM database to ensure its accuracy and relevance, and he shared insights into related projects including Panoramax. The discussion also touched on OSM’s role in humanitarian crises and its integration with open data initiatives.
Jomo Mbao is the Trufi Association’s Volunteer of the Month! From Lusaka, Zambia, Jomo has connected Trufi with top mobility researchers for the sustainable transport webinar series.

Katja Haferkorn reported ► from the FOSS4G held in Belem, Brazil.
OpenCage will be a bronze sponsor of the FOSSGIS-Konferenz 2025 , which will be held from 26 to 29 March 2025 in Münster, Germany.

[1] dktue has created the AirRescueMap, a map showing all the air rescue-related features in OSM and the Wikidata elements linked to them.
Live Universal Awareness Map has launched an OpenStreetMap-based Syrian Civil War interactive map, highlighting the ongoing Fall of Damascus, which signifies the collapse of pro-government forces and the downfall of the Assad dynasty in the Syrian Arab Republic.

Fabio Barbero has been exploring open GTFS data to create a European railway map, analysing datasets from Mobility Database, transit.land, and OSM. He highlighted discrepancies in adherence to the GTFS standard, coverage variances, and UIC station attributes, alongside visualisations. Issues such as outdated feeds, misused identifiers, and gaps in station data are noted. Future plans include enhancing data integration with OSM and developing open-source tools for efficient GTFS processing.

A new quest has been added to the latest version of StreetComplete (v60.0), allowing you to tag how a power line is attached to its support using the line_attachment key.
TrickyFoxy has updated their script better-osm-org, adding a dark mode for iD, improving the changeset view mode by adding an edit war detector, searching for changesets by hashtags, and making values of panoramax= and mapillary= tags clickable. A detailed list of changes can be found on the OSM Community forum.
Version 5.3 of the Every Door app introduced new features including support for cycle barriers and Christmas-themed mapping, geo: link compatibility, a new adaptive icon, updated presets and imagery layers, and library upgrades. It also included significant updates to the Estonian translation, thanks to Priit Jõerüüt.
According to Cris Hazzard (HikingGuy), unlocking the full potential of OpenStreetMap data can be a challenge for outdoor enthusiasts, map geeks, and explorers. By using tools such as ChatGPT, in combination with overpass turbo, you can easily search for specific geographical features within a given area.

The Organic Maps Metaserver code, responsible for optimising CDN routing, has been re-opened under the MIT licence after discussions about privacy concerns and prior misuse. The code ensures efficient map updates and transparency while aiming to move away from Cloudflare dependency for greater project independence.
Brandon Liu has whipped up a little demo map page (100 kb) to display OSM vector tiles with some Leaflet functions.
Andy Townsend has produced a debug map style for OSM vector tiles. To show the possibilities of such vector tiles, the style uses different colours to highlight different map layers.
galen8183 mentioned how to include OpenStreetMap attribution very quickly using Leaflet in your projects.

Now you can control the OpenStreetMap colour theme through your site profile settings.
Guilhem Allaman (Geotribu) blogged that QChat has new features provided by the QTribu plugin, which can be downloaded from the official QGIS plugin repository.
Jochen Topf revealed a redesigned layout for taginfo, improving the usability of key overview pages. The update introduced fixed-size, responsive boxes that organise information better, including a new 3D values distribution chart, and additional details including wiki page links. The design adapts well to small screens and offers flexibility to display relevant information based on the key or tag.
Amanda McCann has updated WaterwayMap to show cumulative stream lengths using varying widths.

… you can look up etymology using MapComplete for adding or editing information in OpenStreetMap?
… the OpenStreetMap Wiki page on map internationalisation shows how OSM data supports multilingual names and localisation for global use? It highlights tools, projects, and applications including Organic Maps and OsmAnd that enable maps to display content in multiple languages.

The Pan American Institute of Geography and History, through its Cartography Commission, is offering the 2025 edition of their prize for the most outstanding MSc or MA thesis in cartography, geodesy, or geographic information. Entries will be welcomed between 1 and 30 June 2025.

Where	What	Online	When
Moers	Community-Hackday vom 13. – 15. Dezember 2024 im JuNo, Moers Repelen		2024-12-13 – 2024-12-15
	LCCWG SubCommittee – OSMF Affiliation Models Volunteers Meetup + Year-end Party		2024-12-14
City of London	London xmas pub meet-up		2024-12-16
Amsterdam	Maptime Amsterdam: Christmas Mapping Party		2024-12-17
	Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng]		2024-12-17
Lyon	Réunion du groupe local de Lyon		2024-12-17
Bonn	183. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn		2024-12-17
City of Edinburgh	OSM Edinburgh Social Meet-up		2024-12-17
	[Online] Map-py Wednesday		2024-12-18
Stainach-Pürgg	15. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online)		2024-12-18
Karlsruhe	Stammtisch Karlsruhe		2024-12-18
Zürich	Research & Development online Mapathon to support Doctors Without Borders (online)	✓	2024-12-18
Hannover	OSM-Stammtisch Hannover		2024-12-19
gmina Krośniewice	Świąteczne mapowanie		2024-12-20
Bengaluru	OSM Bengaluru Mapping Party		2024-12-21
Düsseldorf	Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online)		2024-12-27