OpenStreetMap US

Maggie Cawley Executive Director, OpenStreetMap US @MaggieMaps www.openstreetmap.us OpenStreetMap A collaborative project to create a free editable world map. OpenStreetMap

a collaborative project to create a free editable world map

● OpenStreetMap is a ‘crowd-sourced’ map of the world with an open content license so anyone edit the map and use the data. ● A freely-editable map of the world unconstrained by proprietary ownership ● Often described as “Wikipedia for maps” ● OpenStreetMap.org domain registered in 2004 by Steve Coast in the United Kingdom, where… ○ Crown copyright on geospatial data ○ Little, or no public domain data ● Simple goal to create a free, publicly-available database of geospatial data ● Domain registered by Steve Coast in 2004 ● In the UK, where Crown copyrighted geospatial data & little/no public domain data ● Goal: create a free, publicly-available database of geospatial The OpenStreetMap Story data. Source: Steve Coast Talk 2014 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho5aN2n94Ns&list=PLX 7kOlmcUtzOJiK0BNQ_UDxd8AmXAtezT&index=66&t=0s

Who is using OpenStreetMap Data? Red Cross. Wikipedia. Craigslist. Uber. Grab. World Bank.

Facebook. Apple. Microsoft. Strava. Github. Pinterest.

Roadtrippers. Telenav. USAid. New York Times.

Washington Post. Amazon. Pokemon Go. Four Square.

Snapchat. United Nations. Tesla. WheelMap. OpenAQ.

Universities. Government. Nonprofits. You.

(not an exhaustive list ;) Major Corporate Contributors & Users

Mapping for Malaria Elimination in 6 countries

Buildings

● Dec 08, 2016 ○ 106,719 ● Sept 07, 2017 ○ 4,740,674 ● Countries mapped in 1 year ○ 6

Humanitarian OpenStreetmap Team https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Amazon_Logistics Amazon uses OSM to help deliver all your stuff

Thousands of little edits to correct roads, driveways, service ways, address locations, all to help improve package deliveries.

Amazon is doing this to help their business, but in doing so, it helps everyone.

This is not an endorsement of Amazon or any company, just a useful OSM data example.

https://yosmhm.neis-one.org/ Open Data + Quality Control

OpenStreetMap has a huge quality control protocol and highly engaged reviewers that are both automated and working manually all the time, all over the world. - “Naughty Word” lists published in dozens of languages to flag griefers - Suspected “Pokemon” edits, which may be valid or invalid - Errors in geometry (irregular shapes, roads not connecting) - Screening any new editor - Changes to large or primary features like landmarks, lakes, major roads - Changes to borders, names of cities, towns, countries - New and updated data on roads, buildings, shops, etc. constantly being added

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Quality_assurance Comparison: Open vs. Proprietary Comparison: Suburban Hospital, Bethesda MD

2014 2016 5 days ago Comparison: Suburban Hospital, Bethesda MD

OpenStreetMap Updated by OSM mapper ESRI “Streets” ESRI “Navigation” July 2020 Comparison: Open Data vs. OpenStreetMap Who is adding data?

How is this organized? 2006. 1,408 members, 26 corporate members, 5 volunteer board members, & a PT asst. OpenStreetMap Foundation Local Chapters Argentina Belgium Czechia Democratic Republic of Congo France Germany Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo Oceania Switzerland United Kingdom

United States (in 2020!) https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters OpenStreetMap US

A 501c3 focusing on events, education, advocacy & community.

openstreetmap.us

2010. 258 members, 5 volunteer board members, & a staff of 1. OpenStreetMap US...

“Supports the OpenStreetMap project in the United States through education, fostering awareness, ensuring broad availability of data, continuous quality improvement, and an active community.”

OpenStreetMap US is a registered US 501C3 nonprofit organization. Vision Strategic Priorities As we work to manifest our mission, we envision a future where communities: 1. Maximize the impact and value of OpenStreetMap and our ❖ Have the knowledge, tools and support community. they need to use the power of OSM to improve their world by mapping their 2. Grow and sustain a thriving, connected OSM US community world. with representation from and in all ❖ Are building digital literacy by accessing sectors. and contributing to OSM for community 3. Deepen educational and outreach benefit that contributes to a just and efforts, with a focus on developing equitable society. emerging leaders in ways that ❖ Inspire and support new open leaders who broaden equity and diversity in carry forward and shape the future of OSM OSM. as a trusted map and community. Local & virtual events

OSM US Mappy Hour - usually twice per month OSM 15th birthday 2-day hackathon at GWU Presentations recorded! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqjPa29lMiE0wdf1BAdka o7trE3TC7yen Thursday October 29 - 8pm ET-9:30pm ET

● Network with other mappers at a Mappy Hour Friday October 30 2pm ET-6pm ET ● 22 Talks ● Panel on Public / Private Partnerships in OSM ● Social / networking hour Saturday October 31 10:30am-4pm ET ● Workshops ● Birds of a Feather ● Mapathons (we need validators!) https://www.openstreetmap.us/connect2020/ What We Do - Local Event Grants Program - Coming soon - Community Ambassador Program - Civic Partnerships - Tool and tech support - Education Charter Projects Program TeachOSM at Geography2050 ~ 50 APHG Teachers

TeachOSM has taught 500+ teachers how to use OSM in their classrooms. OSM US Volunteer Committees State of the Map US Planning Committee

● Plan our annual conference & now the first virtual State of the States Government Committee ● Foster awareness of OSM in government ● Standardization & translation support ● License & attribution support ● Support for technical challenges ● Provide a forum for conversation & experimentation Code of Conduct Committee ● Revised, expanded CoC and Process for Moderation adopted last month ● Moderation of complaints Who Are The Global OpenStreetMap Community Mappers. Developers. Data Consumers. Local & Regional Communities. Humanitarian Groups. Mapping | When folks like to map “Something else” Community | Why did you start mapping?

bit.ly/OSMUS-community-survey Adding Data to OSM Sign up for an account Desktop Mapping with iD Editor Field & Mobile Mapping How do you access the data?

Image: Zoolander

The License - What Can I Do With The Data?

● Make print or online maps Some links ● Build a routing service ● The ODBL in basic terms ● Use it as a basemap / tile server https://opendatacommons.org/lice ● Put it on a pillow case nses/odbl/summary/ ● ANYTHING! ● About the license & other links https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wik DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A LAWYER i/Licence National Park Service Use of OSM

● Uses OSM as a display layer outside of parks & in some parks with very poor data coverage ● Keeps that layer separate from government data ● Doesn’t include OSM data in their datasets because ODbL would cascade down to final products such as USGS Topo maps TIGER Overlay in OSM

The TIGER import of 2007 is famous in OSM and has resulted in many initiatives to “fix” the data. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/TIGER_fixup

TIGER is useful for analyzing differences, and is added each year to OSM as an overlay layer. Learn more: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/TIGER Log into your OSM account, click ‘Edit’, and open the background settings to turn on the overlay. https://blog.mapbox.com/updating-openstreetmap-with-the-latest-us-road-data-fe420fd4b7c5 That’s where I’ll stop for today :) ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

● Welcome info: welcome.openstreetmap.org ● Education: TeachOSM teachosm.org & LearnOSM learnosm.org/ ● Mobile street view capture: Mapillary & OpenStreetCam ● Offline editing & street surveys - Field Papers fieldpapers.org ● OSMAnd & Maps.Me for mobile editing ● Map Features Tagging Wiki Page: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_Features ● Everything else: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Main_Page How can you support the project?

1. Become a member of OSM US 2. Donate & support our projects 3. Join the OSM US Slack channel and help new mappers 4. Desktop mapping. Mobile mapping. Contribute code to the toolsets. 5. Find a local mapping community 6. Come to a virtual Mappy Hour 7. Attend the next State of the Map US 8. Tell someone about OSM THANK YOU!

OpenStreetMap Website: openstreetmap.org

OpenStreetMap US Website: openstreetmap.us

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @MaggieMaps / @OpenStreetMapUS

Slack: slack.openstreetmap.us

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