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I am struggling to write a diary entry every day, but I am making up for it by mapping more in the surrounding areas of every village I map. During the past 5 days i have mapped the villages:
1 - Bubq
2 - Mengël
3 - Gjokaj
4 - Nangë
5 - Bicaj
6 - Ngraçan
7 - Bishqethem
A big thank you to ibanez for mapping Bllatë e Poshtme.
“#100villagesin100days”
Hello OSM community,
I’m excited to share my experiences as a participant and trainer in the OM Guru Fellowship, 2024. My name is Kyaw Zayar Linn, and I’m from Myanmar. I work as a GIS officer at CDE Myanmar. I’ve mostly used GIS software like ArcGIS and QGIS but have limited experience with OSM. So, this program has been an incredible journey of learning, growth, and community engagement.
My Journey Before joining this fellowship program, my experience with OSM was primarily limited to downloading OSM data and using it in GIS software. While I knew that I could edit and contribute to OSM, I lacked the practical knowledge on how to effectively edit and contribute data. Also, thanks to the Person who encourage to do OSM contribution and explain opportunity of OpenStreetMap for Myanmar that Myanmar is lacking free vector map.
From the moment I joined the OM Guru Fellowship, I knew I was embarking on a unique adventure. The fellowship provided a structured platform for me to enhance my mapping, validating skills, collaborate with fellows and contribute to meaningful projects on HOT Tasking Manager. One of the highlights was working on HOT Tasking Manager Projects, where I learned the HOT Tasking Manager plays a crucial role in leveraging the collective efforts of a global community of volunteers to improve mapping data where it is most needed. It supports humanitarian organizations and local communities in making informed decisions based on accurate and up-to-date geographic information.
We are generating an increasing level of data as a society. An unstated goal of openstreetmap that many contributors subscribe to is “completeness” or “accuracy”, which works fine when you dataset is small, local and high level detail, but less so when scaled up to determining if every traffic light crossing in the world has tactile paving.
So naturally, automation and data imports are where people start to look; and very sensibly there’s a process to propose, review and ingest large datasets.
However, this relies on:
In the semantic web/linked data world, two big concepts emerged. The first is the semantic web layer cake, which talks about going from “machine readable” to “schemas” to “query” to “proof” to “trust”. In OSM terms these are poi, tags, overpass, a lot of tools like keep right or osmose, and at the moment, human boots on the ground survey.
The concept of 5 star open data is focused on the idea that we have a lot of data locked up in silos - and while it would be ideal to align it to every standard and have the highest quality possible data; 95% of the time it’s better to publish anything at all rather than wait until it’s perfect. So long as data consumers have an idea of the limitations, they can apply judgement when attempting to use it.
A number of open data portals provide basic indicators of “5 star open data” quality.
In our wiki, we maintain documentation which describes the OSM community’s view on data quality of an external dataset.
We have tags for change sets describing the source.
En Colombia hemos buscado cómo participar de los cumpleaños de OSM, ya sea haciendo un evento de mapeo virtual o una GeoBeer Virtual, como ocurrió el año pasado. Pero este año queríamos hacer algo diferente, queríamos escuchar las voces de los mapeadores, que nos contaran sus historias, queríamos aprender de cada uno de ellos y que pudiéramos compartir estos con todo el mundo. Por eso decidimos hacer unas entrevistas virtuales que compartiremos en redes sociales y listaremos en este post.
Para la realización de esto nos apoyaron:
Usamos la plataforma vdo.ninja para poder ver y escuchar a los invitados, y pudiéramos ajustar la disposición del video. Lo pasábamos a OBS donde lo grabámos. Finalmente, lo procesamos en inShot para ponerle unos efectos adicionales.
Una vez los videos hechos, los publicamos en las redes sociales de OSM Colombia, OSM LatAm o MaptimeBogota:
Im Jahr 1791 wurde die Grenze zwischen den zur Vierherrschaft Lebach gehörenden Orten und den seit 1787 zu dem Herzogtum Pfalz-Zweibrücken neu hinzugekommenen Orten Bettingen, Gresaubach, Steinbach, Thalexweiler und Aschbach mit 61 Grenzsteinen neu ausgesteint. Davon sind heute noch 24 stattliche Hoheitsgrenzsteine mit Pfalz-Zweibrücker Rautewappen erhalten geblieben. Diese konnten nun in OSM kartiert werden (http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1PoK). Mehr hier https://www.besse.de/buecher/2024_Lebacher_Grenzstein-Tour.pdf
Hier die Grenzsteinkarte:
Even though I have not been able to write a diary entry every day, I have managed to map a village or more every day.
Now I am at the airport of Athens, waiting for the airplane to travel back home, and found the time to write this diary entry. In the past days I have mapped the villages Pac, Gjergjan, Kaçinar, Romës, Selckë, Bukmirë and many smaller villages surrounding the above-mentioned villages.
I would also like to publicly thank again perenniallylate for mapping other two villages in Albania, Rusinjë and Kuqar.
“#100villagesin100days “
・複数の航空写真から吟味してマッピングした
・航空写真だけでもかなりの密度のマッピングが可能だと判明
→ この結果、国内でも中々お目に掛かれない密度へ（しかも農村部で、おそらく私がマッピングしなければ100年は放置されていたであろう）
・比較的新しい航空写真を見つけることが思いの外難しかった
・やっぱり現地調査を行なってくれるユーザーが居ないと辛いところがある （コンビニっぽい建物にセブンイレブンのポイントを追加してくれるだけで謎の多幸感に襲われた）
・恐らく必要以上に水路をマッピングした地域がある （先日、青い森鉄道や東北新幹線から田んぼを凝視したが、明らかに田んぼである所を水路にしてそうだなと思った）
・was:buildingタグの建物の削除を行なってしまった （これは私の無知。しかし、首都圏などでこれを一々マッピングしてたらとんでもないことになりそうだと推測）
・牧草地と耕作地の違い
→現地調査してくれるユーザーが登場するのを待つしかない（訓練された道民なら分かるのだろうが）
・耕作地はどの程度詳細に描くべきだろうか
→正直、クソデカ耕作地はもちろん、ブロック単位の耕作地もあまり好きではない。しかし、離農が相次ぐ現在では一反一反描画するのは現状をマッピングできているとは言えないとも考えられる。
しかし、災害時に使われることや将来的なことを考慮すると、現状のマッピング方法が好ましいと考えている。
・コンビニやガソリンスタンド、集合住宅っぽいものが航空写真に写っていたら、地図メモで残しておくのは有用か
→今後、現在マッピングしている上尾市で検証したい。
月形町でのノウハウは現在精力的にマッピングしている上尾市などで生かせればなあと思っている。
自分1人だったら正直、モチベーションが怪しかったので協力下さった皆さんには感謝しております。ありがとうございました。
صيدلية انتصار
Tasking Manager, an open-source project, recently undertook a significant migration: transitioning from Flask to FastAPI for our web framework and from psycopg to asyncpg for our database interactions. FastAPI offers substantial performance improvements by leveraging asynchronous programming and simplifying API development with automatic interactive documentation and modern Python features. asyncpg enhances database interaction throughput with its asynchronous design and high optimization. Despite challenges like the learning curve and extensive code refactoring, this transition promises enhanced performance and scalability, providing valuable insights for the community and encouraging the exploration of FastAPI and asyncpg for similar projects.
For a detailed account of our migration journey, read our full post here. We invite the community to get involved, share feedback, and contribute to Tasking Manager. Your insights and collaboration are invaluable as we continue to innovate and improve in the world of open-source software.
Welcome to the fifteenth OpenStreetMap NextGen development diary.
I am sorry for the delay in the development diary! Due to my participation in the recent State of the Map EU 2024, I had to dedicate some of my time to making the presentations and attending the event. Nonetheless, thanks to other project contributors, we have more highlights to show off! This is the beauty of an open community collaboration 🙂.
🔖 You can read other development diaries here:
@NorthCrab/diary/
⭐ This project is open-source — join us today:
https://github.com/openstreetmap-ng/openstreetmap-ng
🛈 This initiative is not affiliated with the OpenStreetMap Foundation.
OpenStreetMap-NG is resolving one of the most common newbie issues on OpenStreetMap while making area monitoring more accurate. Changesets now support incremental and deterministic clustering of changes, enabling multiple bounding box support.
Department of Disaster Management (DDM) , Thimphu Municipality (TT) and BSc. Environment Management, Royal Thimphu College (RTC) and the Open Mapping Hub Asia Pacific (OMH-AP)
Since OpenStreetMap (OSM) is the most accessible data for individuals and agencies for map visualization, geospatial analysis, research, and decision-making, the DDM and TM conducted a one-day session on using spatial data in urban planning and humanitarian efforts. During this session, students learned how to update or contribute point data or Point of interest (PoIs), such as shops, offices, and hotels, to OSM using a mobile app called Organic Map. A session was also included by Mr. Mikko from OMH-AP, the Philippines.
Today I realised that it’s probably significantly more efficient (in terms of effort and time) to simply state the reason(s) for (in)validating a task in the task comments, and ask contributors to read the project comments where I can post some more detailed comments, explinations, pictures etc. related to common mistakes I find while validating the project.
This efficiently accomplishes at least four objectives;
Farewell to giving feedback on every task, unless it is truly unique. 😌
Tietääkö joku. kommentteihin voi laittaa jos haluaa auttaa mua
My journey with mapping began during my undergraduate studies in geography at Eastern University, Sri Lanka. My fascination with maps and the potential of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to solve real-world problems sparked a deep interest that would shape my career. In 2019, I joined OpenStreetMap (OSM), an open-source platform that allows users to create and share maps of their communities. This was the beginning of a transformative experience. Through OSM, I discovered a vibrant community and shared my passion for open data and community development. I quickly became an active contributor, dedicating countless hours to mapping underserved areas in Sri Lanka.
As my involvement with OSM grew, I became proficient in using various mapping tools and mobile applications, which allowed me to conduct efficient and accurate mapping projects. I got appointed as the YouthMappers Chapter Secretary at Eastern University, where I played a pivotal role in promoting open mapping practices among students and local communities. My commitment to mapping and community development led me to join Sarvodaya Fusion, an NGO dedicated to empowering communities through technology. At Sarvodaya Fusion, I organized workshops and training sessions to teach others how to use OSM and GIS tools. These initiatives not only enhanced the mapping capabilities of participants but also fostered a sense of community and shared purpose.
Menggambarkan bentang alam desa
งานถักโครเชต์ เสื้อไหมพรม
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on strengthening support for teachers and advancing education at #SONA2024 #Mapper
I wish an Irish wristwatch.
P.S. The wristwatch shall be wish-washed
I am mapping every day, but i am unable to write a diary entry for every day i map. due to limited internet access and being on the move most of the time.
During the past 4 days, including today, i have mapped Villages Mesul, Cerjan, Bishqem and Papër and i have done a lot of mapping in Kosovo.
I have also gotten some private message these days to whom i have been unable to respond, so i ask you to bear with me. I will be back home in a week and will catch up with you all. Thanks a lot for contributing on mapping Albania! <3
“#100villagesin100days “
