#Tag
Look around your neighborhood 🔦
That streetlight? Could have a camera.
That squadcar? Could be hijacking your cell signal.
EFF is working to kick surveillance out of our communities. We just need your help: https://takebackctrl.org/stop-surveillance
@eff People could use crowdsourced #OpenStreetMap OSM to map #surveillance tech, capture street-level images using one of the supported platforms (Mapillary Mapilio KartaView Panoramax)
Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, was asked during a talk this year about his top three websites. He named #OpenStreetMap (along with #Wikipedia and GitHub). This wasn't his first public mention of OSM: in a 2009 TED Talk, he showed how easy it is to edit the map and said that OSM "𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘴". He has been an OSM user since 2008 and remains active, with his latest edit this year.
Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, was asked during a talk this year about his top three websites. He named #OpenStreetMap (along with #Wikipedia and GitHub). This wasn't his first public mention of OSM: in a 2009 TED Talk, he showed how easy it is to edit the map and said that OSM "𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘴". He has been an OSM user since 2008 and remains active, with his latest edit this year.
Can anyone recommend a user guide for #OpenStreetMap or maybe a migration guide from Google Maps?
Everything I can find is either for contributors or data scientists, & I just want to use it on my phone for navigating in my area & places I visit. To be honest, parts of it aren't hugely intuitive which would be fine if I could find a decent guide but I'm struggling.
Can anyone recommend a user guide for #OpenStreetMap or maybe a migration guide from Google Maps?
Everything I can find is either for contributors or data scientists, & I just want to use it on my phone for navigating in my area & places I visit. To be honest, parts of it aren't hugely intuitive which would be fine if I could find a decent guide but I'm struggling.
The American Red Cross has requested help from the #OpenStreetMap community to map buildings and roads in settlements across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta after Typhoon Halong struck the southwest coast of Alaska on October 11.
Improving #OSM data about these places will aid in damage assessment and may also support search and rescue efforts.
Help map ➡️ https://tasks.openstreetmap.us/projects/948
The American Red Cross has requested help from the #OpenStreetMap community to map buildings and roads in settlements across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta after Typhoon Halong struck the southwest coast of Alaska on October 11.
Improving #OSM data about these places will aid in damage assessment and may also support search and rescue efforts.
Help map ➡️ https://tasks.openstreetmap.us/projects/948
To calculate the "best" routes and more accurate arrival time estimates, #CoMaps assigns so-called penalties to pedestrian crossings or traffic calming features such as speed bumps.
For this to work, the data needs to be available and correct in #OpenStreetMap. On our blog, CoMaps contributor Jean-Baptiste shares some tips on how you can help with improving this data by finding tagging errors, all without having to do surveying in the field!
https://www.comaps.app/news/2025-10-03/improving-routing-data-osm-errors/
To calculate the "best" routes and more accurate arrival time estimates, #CoMaps assigns so-called penalties to pedestrian crossings or traffic calming features such as speed bumps.
For this to work, the data needs to be available and correct in #OpenStreetMap. On our blog, CoMaps contributor Jean-Baptiste shares some tips on how you can help with improving this data by finding tagging errors, all without having to do surveying in the field!
https://www.comaps.app/news/2025-10-03/improving-routing-data-osm-errors/
Experimenting with visualising walk times
Used the #QGIS plugin 'QNEAT3' and data copyright #OpenStreetMap contributors, 'iso area as point cloud' option
Shows town of Carnoustie. Just going by the road network with pavements, assuming 5km/h
Rendered and animated in #Blender.
Experimenting with visualising walk times
Used the #QGIS plugin 'QNEAT3' and data copyright #OpenStreetMap contributors, 'iso area as point cloud' option
Shows town of Carnoustie. Just going by the road network with pavements, assuming 5km/h
Rendered and animated in #Blender.
Did you know you can now add an address to OpenStreetMap directly from the CoMaps editor?
Contributing info is easier than ever:
Every address improves navigation and discovery for millions of people worldwide.
Get started today:
1) Tap ‘Add Place to OpenStreetMap’ and select point of address
2) Select the ‘Address’ Category
3) Enter the address and tap 'Save'
Your small edit can make a big difference!
#OpenStreetMap #MappingCommunity #GIS #CrowdsourcedData #DigitalCartography
Want to learn and expand your knowledge about open mapping and GIS?
We got you covered!
Visit our #UNMaps Learning Hub today 👉 https://maps.un.org/learning/
🗺️ Master the basics, editors, and topographic concepts of open mapping.
🌐 Join thousands of contributors worldwide.
📚 Flexible and multilingual courses, start anytime, anywhere.
🌟 Empower yourself & make a difference today!
📍 https://maps.un.org/learning/
#UNMappers #MappingForPeace #Humanitarianmapping #OpenStreetMap #volunteering #onlinelearning
Did you know you can now add an address to OpenStreetMap directly from the CoMaps editor?
Contributing info is easier than ever:
Every address improves navigation and discovery for millions of people worldwide.
Get started today:
1) Tap ‘Add Place to OpenStreetMap’ and select point of address
2) Select the ‘Address’ Category
3) Enter the address and tap 'Save'
Your small edit can make a big difference!
#OpenStreetMap #MappingCommunity #GIS #CrowdsourcedData #DigitalCartography
Want to learn and expand your knowledge about open mapping and GIS?
We got you covered!
Visit our #UNMaps Learning Hub today 👉 https://maps.un.org/learning/
🗺️ Master the basics, editors, and topographic concepts of open mapping.
🌐 Join thousands of contributors worldwide.
📚 Flexible and multilingual courses, start anytime, anywhere.
🌟 Empower yourself & make a difference today!
📍 https://maps.un.org/learning/
#UNMappers #MappingForPeace #Humanitarianmapping #OpenStreetMap #volunteering #onlinelearning
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• #OpenLayers: https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/issues/17088
• #Leaflet: https://github.com/Leaflet/Leaflet/pull/9883
🔔🗺️ #OpenStreetMap
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• #OpenLayers: https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/issues/17088
• #Leaflet: https://github.com/Leaflet/Leaflet/pull/9883
🔔🗺️ #OpenStreetMap
What would be the best tag for speed indicator signs? The ones that show you your speed and either let you know to slow down or that you’re driving the correct speed.
The speed limit wiki didn’t seem appropriate, and the same for using a speed camera tag.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Speed_limits
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