We must thank TomTom Taiwan Office for arranging a workshop through their colleague’s connection with the Department of Survay, NCKU. The OpenStreetMap Taiwan Community has applied for the HOT Tasking Manager’s admin role for creating its local project that suits local needs. It is quite a good fit for the NCKU Workshop: using Tasking Manager for local mapping projects and mapping local stuff.

• HOT Tasking Manager Project link: https://tasks.hotosm.org/projects/16316
• Slides link: https://hackmd.io/@osm-tw/HJJqv7HC6#
• OSMCha link: Changesets of participants

▲ Tasking Manager project page. This project’s main goal is to map Xiejie District, Tainan City.

There are a total of 107 changesets, 29 from our staff, and 3 from community members for the NCKU workshop. The number of participants from NCKU is 22 students with a total of 75 changesets. During the whole workshop, there are 369 buildings mapped.

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I want to share my personal use of one tool I’m learning at #UNMappers Validation training guided by SeverinGeo

At Colombia OSM community there was some discussion a while back about best practices for users tracking changes in specific zones.

I know that you are tracking the areas you map. I have been doing that work with a particular area in which we have an organized mapping project, the Bajo Sinu River basin, Cordoba, Colombia.

I have been using a simple script from FeedForAll called rss2html, that helps me to publish RSS feeds in a .php by myself. I use it as source to make Humanitarian and Human Rights simple News dashboards for people not too related to tech stuff, but in need of information, working and living in field.

For example, with Rss2Feed I use a News feed for Arauca region in Colombia, one of the most affected areas by Human Rights violation and breaches of International Humanitarian Law events.

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¡Después de varios años sin realizar un State of the Map LATAM, este año tendremos nuevamente un encuentro de la comunidad OpenStreetMap latinoamericana de forma presencial en Brasil! Los días 7 y 8 de diciembre se llevará a cabo el SotM 2024 en la ciudad de Belén, una ciudad brasileña en la desembocadura del río Amazonas.

Como podrán suponer, este evento necesita contar con un elemento gráfico reconocible que represente tanto al espíritu de la ciudad de Belén como a la comunidad latinoamericana. El logo sirve además para definir el diseño y colores del sitio web oficial. También se usará para marketing y artículos promocionales del SotM (camisetas, calcomanías, etc.).

Así pues ¡necesitamos la ayuda de los creativos en diseño de la comunidad para contar con el nuevo logo del SotM 2024! Todos pueden participar en esta convocatoria, ¡Desde experimentados profesionales hasta novatos y entusiastas del diseño gráfico!

Bases del concurso

El diseño del logo debe:

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Collaborative Mapping Workshop for Beginners promoted by Umbraosm, UFV and Brazilian Youtmappers

On April 1st we held a mapping workshop for beginners on OpenStreetMap as part of the Mapeia Belém Project initiative, which aims to update data on the limit of the Legal Amazon but also train new mappers to join collaborative mapping!

The federal university of Uberlandia UFU, mappers from the Brazilian Openstreetmap community and members of Youthmappers Brasil took part in this initiative. The workshop link can be seen on our YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqiOr6RPmuU&t=396s

From now on I want to thank everyone who participated in our workshop on behalf of UMBRAOSM - the union of openstreetmap mappers

En Latinoamérica, el último sábado de abril es una fecha importante, porque se celebra el FLISoL. Este es un evento que comenzó hace 20 años, y los que lo apoyamos nos hace muy felices cumplir 2 décadas en esto. Pero ¿qué es realmente el FLISoL?

Comenzó como un evento de instalación de alguna distribución Linux en los computadores. Por eso sus siglas quieren decir: Festival Latinoamericano de Instalación de Software Libre, pero con el pasar de los años ha crecido de muchas formas.

Primero, ya no es solo instalaciones, también hay charlas y talleres. Las charlas son de todo lo relativo al mundo libre, ya sea algún programa de código abierto, una plataforma de datos abiertos, o comunidad libre. Por eso, como parte de los requerimientos para inscribir una charla, en ocasiones te piden qué licencia tiene de lo que vas a hablar. Los talleres son para practicar y aplicar lo que aprendes. Por ejemplo, a usar tu nuevo Linux instalado, usar alguna herramienta como Scratch, o crear algún artículo en Wikipedia.

Segundo, ha crecido también en ciudades y países. Comenzó como algo puntual en Bogotá, pero ahora está presente en muchas ciudades de Colombia, y ha llegado a más de 10 países, inclusive en España. Por lo tanto, es un evento que atrae a muchas personas que apoyan este movimiento libre, o que quieren comenzar a descubrir este mundo.

Del lado de OpenStreetMap tenemos una gran oportunidad ahí. Podemos dar charlas de experiencias con OpenStreetMap (casos en los que lo hemos usado sus datos, contribuido, proyectos, etc.) o talleres para invitarlos a usar los visores o lo que más nos interesa, que comiencen a contribuir y mejorar el mapa.

En Colombia, el año pasado hicimos unas guías que todos pueden usar, para que hacer su propio taller sea fácil. Las guías quedaron en TeachOSM (son las únicas en español, en 4 capítulos). Y consisten en darle la bienvenida a los usuarios para que comiencen con algo fácil, respondiendo preguntas en StreetComplete.

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Mapping Workshop for Beginners on Openstreetmap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqiOr6RPmuU

Umbraosm Union of Brazilian Mapeadores do Openstreetmap Offered a workshop for new mappers beginning in openstreetmap in a hybrid way. Members of Umbraosm, Students from the Federal University of Uberlândia UFA and members of Youthmappers Brasil participated in the Workshop.

The video of the new mappers workshop at Openstreetmap is now available on YouTube.

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Foreword

In ‘week 60 of 100’ wrote about an OpenStreetMap exploration session with the bike and from it I realized that a machete would help to traverse through the off-trail scrub portions. This fact I ignored, mainly due to the reasoning of being early in plant’s yearly life cycle, thus the green matter would not be as intense. This intention held true, though the hard matter still persisted and without hard duty gear, navigating through thorns one can become injury prone with scrapes and/or punctured clothing. Nonetheless since these obstacles are expected, the attitude attacking these are not as dire as when it is unexpected.

Route planning

(The red line is the planned route whereas the dark blue is the tracked one.)

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Convocatoria para diseños del logo SotM LATAM 2024

¡Después de varios años sin realizar un State of the Map LATAM, este año tendremos nuevamente un encuentro de la comunidad OpenStreetMap latinoamericana de forma presencial en Brasil! Los días 7 y 8 de diciembre se llevará a cabo el SotM 2024 en la ciudad de Belén, una ciudad brasileña en la desembocadura del río Amazonas.

Como podrán suponer, este evento necesita contar con un elemento gráfico reconocible que represente tanto al espíritu de la ciudad de Belén como a la comunidad latinoamericana. El logo sirve además para definir el diseño y colores del sitio web oficial. También se usará para marketing y artículos promocionales del SotM (camisetas, calcomanías, etc.).

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Chamada para designs do logotipo SotM LATAM 2024

Chamada para designs do logotipo SotM LATAM 2024 Depois de vários anos sem realizar um State of the Map LATAM, este ano teremos mais uma vez um encontro da comunidade OpenStreetMap latino-americana presencial no Brasil! Nos dias 7 e 8 de dezembro, o SotM 2024 acontecerá na cidade de Belém, cidade brasileira na foz do rio Amazonas. Como você pode imaginar, este evento precisa ter um elemento gráfico reconhecível que represente tanto o espírito da cidade de Belén quanto a comunidade latino-americana. O logotipo também serve para definir o design e as cores do site oficial. Também será utilizado para marketing SotM e itens promocionais (camisetas, adesivos, etc.).

Portanto, precisamos da ajuda dos criativos de design da comunidade para termos o novo logotipo do SotM 2024!

Todos podem participar desta convocatória, desde profissionais experientes até novatos e entusiastas do design gráfico!

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Hi there,

I’ve just compiled my own maps for the first time ever, but I have some issues with address searching for certain countries, such as Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and even Turkey.

Initially I didn’t use the –index parameter, but when I learned about it, it helped with some of the countries I’ve compiled. Now I added the bounds option as well, since I read it wouldn’t work properly without this information.

Still, I get the same issue despite of that. Any idea what I’m doing wrong?

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На последней встрече совет OSMF дал добро на внедрение новой версии OSM API. Полную стенограмму можно найти на вики. Краткое содержание:

🧐️️️️️️Валидация

Правки ломающие геометрию или топологию будут отклонятся, для некритичных ошибок будет API будет возвращать HTTP-статус 267 Doubtful But Okay

🛣 Новая модель данных

Для упрощения модели данных решено отказаться от типа Way. Отношения уже используются для мультиполигонов и могут хранить списки точек, что делает Way бессмысленным.

Такой подход также позволит описывать нелинейные геометрии, что выводит картографирование на абсолютно новый уровень 🚀

📃 Новый формат данных

На смену моральноустаревшему формату XML придёт человекочитаемый YAML. Это позвозит удобно редактировать карту в любом текстовом редакторе и изучать пакеты правок с помощью таких инструментов таких как git diff. Поддержка формата JSON останется.

👮‍♂️Премодерация

Правки новичков будут попадать в очередь премодерации. Одобрять правки сможет любой картограф, мапивший 42 дня за последний год. Избежать очереди можно будет оплатив членство в OSMF.

💵 Премиум-функции

Помимо отключения премодерации, картографы, оплачившие членство в OSMF, получат приоритет при обращении к DWG и OSMF. Длительность блокировок для премиум-картографов будет уменьшена вдвое.

💎 Новый cgimap

Текущая реализация cgimap, написанная на C++, не отвечает требованиям безопасности, поэтому будет переписана на Rust Ruby, на котором уже написана большая часть сайта.

At the last meeting, the OSMF board gave the go-ahead to implement a new version of the OSM API. The full transcript can be found on wiki. Summary:

🧐️️️️️️Validation

Edits that break the geometry or topology will be rejected; for non-critical errors the API will return an HTTP status 267 Doubtful But Okay

🛣 New data model

To simplify the data model, it was decided to abandon the Way type. Relations are already used for multipolygons and can store lists of points, which makes Way meaningless.

This approach will also allow us to describe nonlinear geometries, which takes mapping to a whole new level 🚀

📃 New data format

The obsolete XML format will be replaced by human-readable YAML. This allows you to conveniently edit the map in any text editor and study changesets using tools such as git diff. JSON format support will remain.

👮‍♂️Pre-moderation

New users’ edits will be included in the pre-moderation queue. Edits can be approved by any cartographer who has mapped 42 days in the last year. You can avoid the queue by paying for OSMF membership.

💵 Premium Features

In addition to disabling pre-moderation, cartographers who have paid for an OSMF membership will receive priority when accessing DWG and OSMF. The duration of blockages for premium cartographers will be halved.

💎 New cgimap

The current implementation of cgimap, written in C++, does not meet the security requirements, so it will be rewritten in Rust Ruby, which is already used for most of the site.

I’ll start this by saying I wish I had started keeping track of this from the start. I have already done some work on this personal project.

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Project Introduction

Back in December of last year, I decided that I wanted to start mapping in my hometown of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). There were a lot of buildings missing, and I have personally experienced what it is like to not have an up-to-date map.

Since December, I have been working my way through, adding buildings in admittedly too much detail. Having grown up in the area, I had a little more knowledge of the area than just the aerial imagery could provide.

Mapping Progress

I find (and still do) it therapeutic to sit at my PC and add buildings in OSM, especially once I started using JOSM. The progress was going well, and I could really see the difference; I just wish I had taken some screenshots before starting.

There have been times when it has been really mundane, to help with this I broke down my project even further. I would focus on one area and add in as much of the missing detail as I could. I’ve done this a few times now - in between mapping of buildings - and it has really helped break up the project.

Going Forward

I think there are two main things that I want to change going forward.

1. Taking more screenshots before I start mapping a new area. Seeing the before and after has been a real motivator.

2. Writing more long-form progress updates. This is my first diary update about the project, and the handful of Mastodon toots have not really done it any justice. Making this public also exposes my work to a potentially greater audience, which has the benefit of me learning and improving much quicker.

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Gallery: Before & After

Before: Walmer Golf Club - A lot of details missing and information that can be improved.

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way/332402058#map=18/51.04571/3.73169&layers=D has been changed to Zelenski lane.

Sorry about the date, 00:00 means to me the next day.

Welcome to my third OpenStreetMap NextGen development diary.
This week has been super busy and I can’t wait to show you the progress 🧑‍🍳!

You can subscribe to my diary updates on RSS here:
@NorthCrab/diary/rss

Video Presentation 🎉

This week I was focused on integrating features together, as we get closer and closer to the first development release. I am super happy with how things are progressing and I decided to record a short video presentation (3 minutes).

⬇ Click below to play ⬇

or click here: https://peertube.monicz.dev/w/kGnomi7LTveXZNaaQtEwH6

Refreshed Changeset UI

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Hello,

I just wrote a blogpost about campsite tagging in OSM on my blog.

Here is the URL: https://blog.geggus.net/2024/03/the-state-of-campsite-tagging-in-osm/

Please comment here if you like.

Currently I am developing and maintaining a website for the district of Jeli (not official) that provide information on places in the district. I wish that I can implement for others to add the information too but I am too afraid of someone abusing the function to do malicious things.

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