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OSM Overview - UW GIS Cert 2014

OSM Overview - UW GIS Cert 2014

A high-level overview of the OpenStreetMap Program.

Matthew Kenny

April 28, 2014
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  1. ! What Is It ! A Freely Editable Dataset of

    the Globe ! Emphasis on Local Knowledge ! A Diverse Community of Members: GIS, IT, Humanitarian ! Open Data: Fork the Planet
  2. ! What @pdxmele Says It Isn’t ! A rendered map

    that uses particular cartography, whether for web or paper. ! Proprietary—anyone can use it for free as long as they provide proper credit ! Something static—it changes and grows all the time ! Controlled by an authority—it is driven and maintained by a large community of contributors and data consumers
  3. Key:Subkey building:materials wood - 122,135 brick - 53,591 concrete -

    27,125 wood;stucco;brick - 13 gold - 12 yes - 3 {
  4. Get The Data • Geographic SHP Extracts: • Global -

    http://www.geofabrik.de • Metro - http://metro.teczno.com • Planet File: http://planet.openstreetmap.org
  5. Humanitarian OSM Team • Activations all over the world for

    disaster response. • Work with relief agencies such as Red Cross, Doctors without Borders. • Provide on-the-ground support and mobilize volunteer mappers around the globe.
  6. Commercial Users • Render a Custom Basemap: • Evernote •

    Flickr • Foursquare • Tableau • Provide Services using Data: • Urban Airship • Telenav • Geofabrik
  7. Contribute • Learn to Map: http://learnosm.org/en/ • Learn to Map

    and More: http://switch2osm.org • Map in Seattle: Google “OSM Seattle Meetup” • Map for Good: http://hot.openstreetmap.org