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Posted by mvexel on 23 May 2022 in English. Last updated on 24 May 2022.

This is a cross-post from my blog

Microsoft released a machine-generated dataset of building footprints for the United States some years ago. The footprints are derived from aerial imagery. This works well, most of the time. Where you run into problems is in rural areas, especially where there’s natural features and topography that throws the machine learning off. Then the machine starts to think all kinds of things are buildings:

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A number of transit agencies in the greater Baltimore region have overlapping service areas, and as a result some stops are shared between operators and/or networks. Typically what this looks like is multiple signs will be fixed to the same post for the different services, and usually the stop will have a different reference number within the systems it serves. If there is a shelter, it is operated by just one of the agencies that uses the stop.

Locally, the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) stops are the most thoroughly mapped, and functions as the “primary” operator for the region, with connecting agencies often functioning as supplements to it rather than alternatives. In auditing the bus stop information on the map, I had initially thought adding shared stop information to a highway=bus_stop node would involve using operator namespaces like ref:MTA= so that it is clear which agency uses that stop number. The distinction between a shared stop node and two different stop nodes for overlapping services seems like an important one, as in some cases an overlapping service can have a stop very close to another rather than sharing one. This can make a difference in the logistics of connecting between services or assessing some of the finer details of bus stop placement.

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Location: Ruxton, Baltimore County, Maryland, 21139, United States

Кожен крок повинен бути корисним.

Як зробити незабутніми і одночасно корисними поїздки автівкою?!

За кермом часто трапляються ситуації, які хочеться залишити в пам’яті. А ще трапляються місця, до яких згодом хотілося б повернутися і більш детально вивчити.

Тобто маємо потребу в інформації про місце і про об’єкт. Інформацію про місце можна отримати, якщо записати координати. Інформацію про об’єкт можна отримати за допомогою фотографування або відеозйомки

У кожному з цих випадків допоможуть Street Level Photos проєкти. Надаю перевагу Mapillary, це якщо обирати також серед KartaView та Trek View. Фактично, в пасивному режимі отримуємо і фото і трек, за рахунок геоміток у фото в постійному режимі зйомки.

Під час військового стану в Україні заборонено використання відеореєстраторів та зйомка доріг загального користування, тому зйомку для цілей Mapillary краще і безпечніше вести навіть в іншій країні.

А якщо ще й зйомка доріг проводиться вперше на певній ділянці — це взагалі чудово. Таке собі полювання за унікальними даними. Тож невеличка поїздка вдень Словаччиною до Польщі і сонячна погода, коротший маршрут довжиною 160 км гірськими дорогами. Тому навіть більш цікавий.

Декілька недоліків — рух майже проти сонця та зйомка з салону авто.

Камера закріплена біля дзеркала заднього виду. Частота зйомки 2 кадри на секунду в режимі Time lapse photo. Торпедо накрите темною матовою тканиною.

Колеса крутяться — фоточки мутяться)))

Вперше була відзнята ділянка майже 40 км Nižná Jablonka — Hawaj,

а також Борузал — Крайня Поляна

та Дукля - Івла

А найцікавіша ділянка — новий обхід Ясло.

Цієї дороги ще навіть на супутникових знімках немає.

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Meine bevorzugte Karte ist die OpenMTBMap. Sie ist mein ständiger Begleiter beim Wandern und Radfahren im Gelände. Ästhetisch ist sie - sagen wir es so - gewöhnungsbedürftig, aber sie informiert hervorragend.

Nur in Städten mag ich sie nicht besonders. Zu viele Details überlagern das Straßenbild bis zur Unkenntlichkeit. Was in freier Natur sinnvoll ist - die Darstellung jeder unterstützender Infrastruktur - ist in Städten kontraproduktiv. Es gibt einfach zu viel davon, die ganze Stadt ist Infrastruktur.

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This article is also available in Taiwanese Mandarin (台灣華語) and Taiwanese Hokkien / Taigi (台文)


The OpenStreetMap Taiwan Community (OSMTW) is pleased to announce that it has secured an alliance grant from the Wikimedia Foundation, which has been used to purchase two Insta360 One X2 cameras with accessories, and to support related workshops scheduled from March 2022 until February 2023. OSMTW is dedicated to organising at least six street-view expeditions and six edit workshops. OSMTW members begin their journey to terra incognita of street-view by self-driving and documenting with the 360-degree camera on the rooftop. Afterwards, members will enhance OpenStreetMap data and upload photos to the Wikimedia Commons, a multimedia repository, with the post-edited expedition media.

OSMTW initiated the 1st preflight workshop on March 19, 2022, at the MozTW space in Taipei, following the maiden street-view expedition on April 24, 2022. Departing from Yangbei Redevelopment Zone (央北重劃區), the 11-people expedition team head for multiple locations in 4 vehicles, including Keelung, Jinshan, and Wanli, and recorded the sections of National Highway No. 3 having insufficient street view data. The team dropped by at the Xiandong Tunnel (仙洞隧道) to take photos at both entrances since the tunnel is currently inaccessible to the public.

Next, the team is split into two, bound for Xiandongyan (Deity’s cave/ 仙洞巖) and the Sprial Ramp (迴車塔). Xiandongyan is a Buddhist temple in a sea cave with designated Cultural Landscape status; however, the outcome is somewhat disappointing due to poor indoor illumination. The latter is a unique artificial driveway slope in Taiwan. The team later rendezvoused at the Dawulun Fishing Harbor (大武崙漁港) for replenishments; crowds were observed on the beaches even under the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Location: Datong Village, Jinshan District, New Taipei, Taiwan

臺文漢字版本

開放街圖臺灣社群(OpenStreetMap 臺灣社群)誠歡喜爭取到維基媒體基金會的聯盟補助,主要欲買兩台 Insta360 One X2 相機(佮相關的配件),猶閣有規劃對2022年3月開始,一直到2023年2月的街景踏查團佮對應的編輯工作坊活動。咱欲辦理六擺實地踏查佮至少六擺的編輯工作坊。社群成員欲共360相機囥佇汽車車頂,若開車若翕360相片,翕猶未翕著街景的所在。翕了後佇咧電腦前,閣來若看翕的相片,若編輯 OpenStreetMap 共編地圖添加資料,猶有共路途中間經過的景緻佮在庄聚落,共相關相片上傳到 Wiki Commons 多媒體站。

社群頭起先佇2022年3月19號先佇台北的摩茲工寮舉辦踏查團的前導工作坊,頂個月(也就是2022年4月)24號舉辦第一改的街景踏查團,佇咧取車抑是自駕到位時,先佇咧央北重劃區安裝翕相機佮試翕,4台車攏總11个人出發欲去基隆、金山、萬里等行政區,其中翕國道三號部份欠缺街景的路段。路途當中佇仙洞隧道歇停,毋過干焦翕磅空兩爿的磅空口,磅空本體目前是無法度入去的。閣來一陣人分做去仙洞巖佮迴車塔。仙洞嚴彼組是入去廟內的一線天,不而過燈火較暗翕的效果無蓋好。迴車塔彼組是翕台灣較罕得看的人工車道斜坡。後來咱去大武崙漁港附近會合,歇睏時補充熱量佮水份,仝一个時間觀察週末的海沙埔佇疫情影響之下,嘛是有足濟民眾佇海沙埔耍水。

中晝佮下晡時間去金山老街等所在踅踅,佇水尾漁港揣食的佮踏查取材。猶有到金山老街品嘗芋圓美味了後,閣兵分多路轉去台北。

OpenStreetMap 台灣預計佇本月(2022年5月)22號仝款佇摩茲工寮舉辦第一次的街景踏查團編輯工作坊,活動當中會利用事先上傳到 Mapillary、KartaView 等開放的街景網站的相片來編輯 OpenStreetMap(變更集將會帶有 #streetsurveyTW 主題標籤),嘛會對翕的相片當中揀選部份景點抑是維基媒體計畫中無照片或當地相片真舊猶未更新,共新翕的相片上傳到維基共享資源,仝時嘛會當利用上傳到維基共享資源的相片來編寫維基百科、維基導遊抑是維基數據等維基媒體專案。歡迎有興趣的人報名參與!

咱向望開放街圖佮維基媒體等等開放內容的計畫會當愈來愈好,產出閣較濟高品質的資料!

有關聯盟補助的代誌

2021年第四季時,維基媒體基金會公佈新的補助方案:維基媒體聯盟補助,這項補助會資助佮維基媒體計畫有關的專案,毋過並毋是各地的維基媒體自治體提出的提案。

有關 OpenStreetMap 臺灣的代誌

OpenStreetMap 臺灣由臺灣關心投入 OpenStreetMap 的編輯者構成,自 2010 年開始對個人獨編輯變成集合閣較濟人參與的共編地圖專案的在地社群。目前佇臺灣有佇台北佮 Wikidata 社群共同舉行 OpenStreetMap x Wikidata 月聚,嘛有不定期的踏查活動。

本文感謝 Supaplex 協助校對並翻譯成台文版,英文版由 assanges 翻譯,並以姓名標示-相同方式分享 4.0 國際授權。

Tâi-lô pán-pún

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Location: 龜子山, 金山區, 新北市, 208005, 臺灣

本文章同時也提供 English version台文版本


開放街圖臺灣社群(OpenStreetMap 臺灣社群)很榮幸爭取到維基媒體基金會的聯盟補助,主要用在購置了兩台 Insta360 One X2 相機(與相對應的配件),並規劃自2022年3月開始,一直到2023年2月的街景踏查團與對應的編輯工作坊活動。將辦理六次實地踏查與至少六次的編輯工作坊。社群成員架設360相機在汽車上面,邊開車邊拍攝360相片,拍攝還沒有人拍攝街景的地方。之後回到電腦前,再來用拍攝到的相片為依據,編輯 OpenStreetMap 共編地圖添加資料,以及將沿途經過的景點與在地聚落,上傳相關照片到 Wikimedia Commons 多媒體站。

社群首先於2022年3月19號先在台北的摩茲工寮舉辦踏查團的前導工作坊,上個月(也就是2022年4月)24號舉辦了第一次的街景踏查團,在取車或自駕完成,先在央北重劃區先行,4台車共11人出發前往基隆、金山、萬里等行政區,其中並拍攝了國道三號部份缺少街景的路段。途中停留在仙洞隧道不過只拍了兩邊的洞口,隧道本體目前無法進入。再來一行人分為仙洞巖與迴車塔。仙洞嚴則是進入廟內的一線天,但燈光不佳拍攝效果不好。迴車塔則是拍攝台灣難得的人工車道斜坡。後於大武崙漁港附近會合,稍事休息補充熱量與水份,並且觀察週末的海灘即使是在疫情之下也仍有很多民眾海岸邊戲水。

中午與下午則到金山老街等地,在水尾漁港覓食與踏查取材。還有到金山老街品嘗芋圓美味之後,再兵分多路回到台北。

OpenStreetMap 台灣預計在本月(2022年5月)22日同樣於摩茲工寮舉辦第一次的街景踏查團編輯工作坊,會中可能會利用事前上傳到 Mapillary、KartaView 等開放的街景網站的照片來編輯 OpenStreetMap(變更集將會帶有 #streetsurveyTW 主題標籤),並會從拍攝的照片中挑選部份景點或維基媒體計畫中無照片或當地照片久未更新之處將其上傳到維基共享資源,同時利用上傳到維基共享資源的照片來編寫維基百科、維基導遊或維基數據等維基媒體專案。歡迎有興趣的人報名參與!

希望開放街圖與維基媒體等開放內容計畫能愈來愈好,產出更多高品質的資料!

關於聯盟補助

2021年第四季時,維基媒體基金會公佈了新的補助方案:維基媒體聯盟補助,這項補助會資助與維基媒體計畫有關的專案,但並非由各地的維基媒體自治體提出的提案。

關於 OpenStreetMap 臺灣

OpenStreetMap 臺灣由台灣關心投入 OpenStreetMap 的編輯者構成,自從 2010 年開始由個人獨自編輯變成集結更多人參與的共編地圖專案的在地社群。目前在台灣有在台北與 Wikidata 社群共同舉行 OpenStreetMap x Wikidata 月聚,以及不定期的踏查活動。

本文感謝 Supaplex 協助校對並翻譯成台文版,英文版由 assanges 翻譯,並以姓名標示-相同方式分享 4.0 國際授權。

Posted by bo_hot on 20 May 2022 in English.

Tldr;

  • Is the world spinning faster?

  • The hot_tech_connect gathering

  • The future of hot_tech

  • AI integrated + RapiD/TM soft launch

  • We are hiring! On the hunt for a new Senior front-end designer/developer and a junior support software engineer.


Happy Friday all,

This month I have been feeling like the world has been spinning faster than ever. Does anyone else feel that? The days just don’t seem as long as they used to be? Do the image offsets seem to be more often and further than they have been in the past? … Read more here >

#Announcements:

hot_tech goes big at FOSS4G. The team had four (yep 4) of our talks accepted to FOSS4G that will be happening in Firenze, Italy in August this year.

  • @ramyaragupathy will be presenting on Galaxy and the journey the project has taken with her at the lead

  • @Yogesh and @dk will be presenting on using terraform to manage HOT’s tech infrastructure.

  • @Petya Kangalova will be presenting in collaboration with Kathmandu Living Labs on the Tasking Manager Collective journey and learnings.

  • @cristiano and @dk will presenting on the new OpenAerialMap Redesign project with Kontour.

ci vediamo a Firenze!!


#Events & Opportunities:

We are hiring!

_ Senior front-end designer/developer, apply here >
_ Junior support software, to be posted Monday May 23.


#Project updates:

Galaxy

The Galaxy team has been working solidly this month, on a final push for the completion of underpass, the stabilising of export tool and closing out our design project with Harvard Tech for Social Good. If you want the latest updates, connect to the #osm-galaxy channel in our slack and join the monthly working groups.

Tasking Manager

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Posted by bora can on 19 May 2022 in Turkish (Türkçe). Last updated on 11 June 2025.

Ankara

  • Bütün ilçeler: SOKAĞI

Bolu

  • Merkez: SOKAK
  • Seben: SOKAK

Çanakkale

  • Merkez: SOKAK

Diyarbakır

  • Diyarbakır Büyükşehir Belediyesi: SOKAK

İstanbul

  • Bütün ilçeler: SOKAĞI

İzmir

  • Bütün ilçeler: SOKAĞI

Kocaeli

  • Bütün ilçeler: SOKAK

Malatya

  • Battalgazi: SOKAĞI
  • Yeşilyurt: SOKAĞI

Sakarya

  • Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyesi: SOKAK
  • Adapazarı: SOKAK
  • Karasu: SOKAK (tüm sokaklar numaralı)
Posted by dcapillae on 18 May 2022 in Spanish (Español). Last updated on 8 June 2026.

Contenedor de ropa usada Contenedor de ropa usada en la avenida Las Caballerizas. Fuente: trabajo propio (CC BY-SA 4.0) disponible en Wikimedia Commons.

He creado un mapa web provisional donde se muestra el resultado de la incorporación de contenedores de reciclaje y de basura al mapa de OpenStreetMap en el municipio de Málaga.

La importación de contenedores de basura aún no está terminada. El gestor de tareas de la comunidad local donde se alojaba el proyecto de importación dejó de funcionar temporalmente, lo que ha provocado un retraso no deseado. No obstante, sigo trabajando en la importación de forma local y pronto se incorporarán al mapa los contenedores que faltan.

En paralelo y con la colaboración de Areyesl y Alan Grant, se están revisando la ubicación y características de los contenedores de reciclaje previamente importados para que la información incluida en el mapa de OpenStreetMap sea lo más precisa posible.

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Location: Centro Histórico, Centro, Málaga, Málaga-Costa del Sol, Málaga, Andalucía, España
Posted by Cristoffs on 17 May 2022 in Polish (Polski). Last updated on 18 May 2022.

In the last year our Polish OpenStreetMap community started updating the data of parcel lockers and their locations in Poland. The popularity of these machines has significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. We estimate the increase in the number of these devices in Poland at around 3,000 per year. The mapping campaign and the hard work of many contributors have led to the fact that the OSM data in the case of the introduced parcel machines in Poland is much more accurate than the data that the operators of these machines have. At the moment, we have over 4,200 parcel machines introduced to OSM. So we have potentially another advantage in promoting OpenStreetMap in Poland. Unfortunately, we cannot use it, because the parcel lockers are not rendered on www.openstreetmap.org.

The Polish OSM community made a huge contribution to standardize tagging of these features in accordance with all community guidelines. The process was quite difficult because the comments were diverse (and strong) and it was impossible to take into account all of them. Proposa link These steps were time consuming, but eventually we were able to work out the tagging scheme accepted by the OSM community.

Unfortunately, we are not able to develop a solution that would be satisfying for people responsible for maintaining the CartoCSS stylesheet. All our attempts failed.Git hub discussion

That is why I would like to ask a few questions: Why in some areas of our community project do we have total autocracy instead of democracy? Should the OSMF not change the rules for introducing changes to the style to follow the trends and changes in the world around us? Don’t you have the impression that our Democracy is turning into Anarchy?

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