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🚀 Exploring the Power of OpenStreetMap (OSM): My Journey with Open-Source Mapping 🌍 I recently delved into the world of OpenStreetMap (OSM), an incredible open-source platform that allows anyone to contribute to building a global map. Unlike traditional mapping services, OSM is community-driven, detailed, and completely free! In my latest blog, I share: What OSM is and why it's a game-changer How I got started contributing to the map Ideas for using OSM data in projects The impact OSM has in humanitarian efforts Whether you're a developer, researcher, or curious explorer, OSM has something to offer. 🌐✨ Check out my blog Medium for more insights and ideas! https://lnkd.in/drQEBUtt #OpenStreetMap #GIS #OpenSource #Mapping #DigitalMapping

💡7 BENEFITS OF CONTRIBUTING TO OPENSTREETMAP (OSM)💡 Contributing to OpenStreetMap (OSM) offers numerous benefits, especially for geospatial enthusiasts like yourself. Here are some key advantages: 1. Skill Enhancement: Contributing to OSM helps you refine your mapping and data collection skills. You'll gain hands-on experience with various tools and techniques used in geospatial analysis. 2. Community Engagement: You'll become part of a global community of mappers and geospatial professionals. This network can provide support, collaboration opportunities, and valuable insights. 3. Real-World Impact: Your contributions can have a significant impact on local and global scales. OSM data is used in disaster response, urban planning, and many other critical applications. 4. Open Data Advocacy: By contributing to OSM, you support the open data movement, promoting accessibility and transparency in geospatial information. 5. Professional Development: Active participation in OSM can enhance your professional profile. It demonstrates your commitment to the field and can be a valuable addition to your resume or LinkedIn profile. 6. Learning Opportunities: You'll have the chance to learn from other contributors and stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in GIS and mapping. 7. Personal Satisfaction: There's a sense of fulfillment in knowing that your work helps improve maps that millions of people rely on daily. If you're interested in getting started, you can visit the OpenStreetMap website @https://lnkd.in/dJGPdmde and join the community. Happy mapping! 🌍 #OSM #mapping #GIS #geospatialtechnology

This Saturday Learn how to create, edit, and contribute to OpenStreetMap using JOSM! Don't miss out on this opportunity to dive deeper into the world of open-source mapping.

Why are you contributing to OpenStreetMap? How did you end up in OpenStreetMap? Why should someone contribute to OpenStreetMap? etc. are some of the many questions I used to get when talking about #OpenStreetMap. "The Mapping Evolution in My Life" - this blog covers my journey with OSM and Why OSM Matter. Read the Blog: https://lnkd.in/dfDnviHH Stay tuned for the second part of this series "Mapping for Tomorrow: Building Resilience through OpenStreetMap Contributions" will cover the Motivation for Contributing to OSM, Some OSM Impact Stories, Growth with OpenStreetMap (OSM), Getting Started with OSM Let me know your thoughts if you would like to add anymore points. #Mapping #OpenData #CommunityImpact #OSM

Digital #maps and #geo data have disrupted how we navigate the urban maze. At the same time, sovereignty over maps and #GIS tools is in the hands of just a few players. Open source initiatives such as OpenStreetMap have only recently manifested a scalable integration of heterogeneous data resources through exciting initiatives such as the Overture Maps Foundation. Given the significance a digital representation of the real world holds regarding economic, political, behavioral, legal, and regulatory impact, Gemma Newlands (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford) and I explore whether the concept of #DigitalPublicInfrastructures should be applied here. Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age

Open Camp Open data camp, open innovation camp, open source camp, all really cool, but you know the one thing they have in common? None of them involve camping or being in the open. I've had this stupid idea for a while, combining being outdoors and things that I work on, like data, innovation, infrastructure and just generally things that try to make the world better. I want to combine the slowness of nature, with some interesting thinking and experimenting. Walks, talks, ideas and action, all out in the open. But is it actually a stupid idea? You decide. I set up a landing page which let's you express an interest. Enough interest and I'll make it happen in 2025 https://opencamp.carrd.co/

We're still rocking at Temporal Technologies Replay for day 2! Be sure to stop by the Fauna booth if you haven't already. Speaking of Temporal, our latest blog post demonstrates how Fauna and Temporal work together to streamline workflow orchestration and state management. Temporal ensures reliable execution with retries and persistence, while Fauna offers a fully serverless, globally distributed database with strong consistency. Dive into the blog & sample app to see how you can handle failures, network issues, and long-running processes with ease. Check it out now! 👇 https://lnkd.in/gfWgG34E #eventdrivenarchitecture #serverless #Fauna #Temporal #microservices #cloudcomputing #workflowmanagement

It was an honor to share the stage with Pauline Okeyo (Esri), Charles Mwangi (Kenya Space Agency), Stephane Vouillamoz (Novel-T) at #Geopalooza to discuss how open-source is transforming the geospatial landscape. One interesting thing about my fellow panelists is that all of them come from organizations that use ODK. Here's why that's good and bad and what we need to do to get more good and less bad. ❤️ It's good that open source has democratized access to geospatial software, reduced duplication of effort, and accelerated innovation. 😭 It's bad that the burden for providing open-source software is unfairly distributed because so many benefit but don't give back. If we want to see an acceleration of impact, we need to change the culture around open source to ensure projects have enough resources to continue. Fortunately, the answer is pretty simple. 👉 If you make open-source software, give beneficiaries the option to pay. And if you benefit from open-source software, pay the people who make it. If you missed the panel, you can watch it at https://lnkd.in/gaji8MBf. It was a great conversation! Thanks to Declan Ottaro (Ushahidi) for moderating and to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and DevGlobal for bringing so many amazing people together.

Landscapes bring together a diversity of actors, each with their own needs and vision for their region’s growth. Tools that help land users build a shared understanding of challenges and opportunities are essential for true landscape resilience. Terraso is an open-source, interactive platform for #landscape leaders developed by 1000L partner Tech Matters. It offers a suite of tools to help engage and connect stakeholders, overcome competing interests, find a shared sustainable vision for their region, and foster collaboration. Terraso offers a wide range of features, such as: ✍🏼Collaborative data collection: work together with other leaders to better understand your landscape, its challenges, and the impact of your work 🗄️ Data storage: store your landscape data in one place! 🫱🏻🫲🏼data sharing: share data about your landscape 🗺️Mapping: upload and share data that visualizes your project area 🎦Storytelling: utilize the narrative StoryMaps feature to help compile landscape stories and communicate challenges and successes with potential financiers and collaborators, and more! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ewX4BEJv #ClimateAction #ThinkLandscape #GenerationRestoration #Tech4Good #OpenSource

Google Research does many amazing things. One of those is the Open Buildings initiative which provides dataset of 1.8 billion building detections, across an inference area of 58M km2 covering Africa, South Asia, South-East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean (now in it's 3rd edition). This helps understand population density, give a clearer depiction of urban and rural infrastructure across these regions and helps those planning either environmental or humanitarian responses. Take a look via the link: https://lnkd.in/eCScQy5f #googleresearch #openbuildings #aiforgood #environmentalscience #globalsouth