Last week we released Rapid v2.4, the most advanced web-based editor for OpenStreetMap. This release wraps up several months of work, includes numerous bugfixes, and a few notable features:

🈺 Improved Text Localization

Now Rapid can again be localized into different languages. The Rapid Editor project on Transifex allows anyone from the community to translate Rapid.

📷 Improved Handling of Street-level Imagery and Detections

We squashed a bunch of bugs and made many improvements to how Rapid handles street-level imagery, such as Mapillary. Now users can select a detected feature or traffic sign to learn more about it, and Rapid will highlight the imagery that shows that detection, both on the map and in the viewer. This will be especially useful for mapping pedestrian features, such as traffic signs, crosswalks, bike racks, and more.

👩‍💻 Use Rapid

👉 Bookmark Rapid and make it your editor of choice:

• https://rapideditor.org/rapid#map=2.00/0.0/0.0&background=Bing

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Introduction:

Over the past year, I have been working as a backend developer on the Field Mapping and Tasking Manager (FMTM) project for the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). My role has involved system design, feature development, and bug fixing, all aimed at enhancing the efficiency and usability of field mapping for humanitarian purposes. One of my key contributions has been developing and refining the FMTM Splitter —an algorithm designed to streamline field mapping by dividing map Areas of Interest (AOI) into manageable tasks for mappers.

In this post, I will discuss the workings of the FMTM Splitter, the challenges we’ve overcome, and how OpenStreetMap (OSM) data plays a vital role in making this tool effective for humanitarian efforts.

The FMTM Splitter: Two Key Algorithms

The FMTM Splitter is crucial for breaking down large AOIs into smaller, manageable tasks for field mappers. The goal is to ensure that mappers can efficiently collect and update information without having to cross major obstacles like highways or rivers. This makes the mapping process not only faster but also safer and more convenient for field mappers.

We developed two main algorithms for splitting AOIs:

SplitBySquare:

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dear diorey

Didn’t do anything today sadly apart from a few streetcomplete stars

16th of September, 23:27, Poland

Mi ubicación principal de Facebook

Well, let me share my experiences at “State of the Map 2024” in Nairobi at the University of Nairobi which I must say was like the coolest place ever for a bunch of map nerds like us to meet. As far as I can tell, it’s the place where all the folks behind OpenStreetMap, get together from all corners of the world to share their experiences, get excited about the mission of making this world more navigable with the help of our maps. It was very much like attending a large family reunion with an attempt at small talk that quickly degenerated into everyone’s passion for Open geospatial data.

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Since the beginning of June, I have been working on researching and locating the holy wells of County Kilkenny. I have more or less identified about 213 of them which are described in sources going back at least 90 years (Schools’ Collection etc). In some cases, it is very difficult to locate them, because their location was only given as “in such and such a townland in that person’s field”, and it is very difficult to find out who owned a field 90 years ago.

In addition to that, I have more recently started an oral history project collecting people’s memories and stories about holy wells, patterns (which is a type of originally religious festival in Ireland where people do or did things in a certain pattern around a sacred site usually on the patron saint’s feast day) and other related things. I’m uploading them to Wikimedia and add transcripts, if you’re interested: Category:Oral history about holy wells in County Kilkenny.

What has that to do with mapping, you may ask. Well, apart from locating these holy wells and holy well sites which are protected monuments (and sometimes still water sources), I’m getting local place names from my interviewees as well. Names of roads, cross roads, field names etc which are also not recorded on any map yet, but are frequently still used by locals or were used in the past, so recording them now will help locate things referred to in older sources. Some of these, like Bóthar Chiaráin (Kieran’s Road after St Kieran) potentially go back 1300 years or so.

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YouthMappers Pre-Event at American Spaces.

The State of the Map (SotM) 2024 in Nairobi started with the most exciting YouthMappers pre-event at American Spaces. It was clear that the conference was going to be full of inspiration and action. Our host Laura was there to welcome YouthMappers early birds from different parts of the world gathered in the venue gearing up for the day’s activities just to prepare for the conference.

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BATAS DESA WANA REJA DENGAN WANA ARUM RIMBO ULU TEBO

PERBATASAN DESA WANA REJA, RIMBO ULU DENGAN DESA PERINTIS JAYA RIMBO BUJANG

dear dioRey

hi today i basically just solved random notes and added some more farmland in the area i found not much to say

15th of September 2024, 12:12 AM, Poland

STATE OF MAP 2024, Nairobi Kenya -First Time in Africa🌍

You know that classic email that starts with “Congratulations! We are pleased to offer you…”? Well, on July 1st, I got one of those from Hot Open Summit, awarding me a scholarship to attend State of the Map Global in Nairobi! Thanks Hot Open Summit! Let’s stay connected, we’ve got Manila SOTM 2025 coming up! 🫡🫡🙏🤩

First thing I did? Downloading offline maps of Nairobi with OSMAnd and Maps.me , I had to get those OSM maps in my hand, ready to go. I was feeling chill, knowing I was all set for my trip to Nairobi.

From Dar es Salaam to Nairobi, the journey kicked off with 7 of us heading there in one bus. We had a fun group Hawa next to me, Innocent chilling at the far end, Anastazia, Amour, Kombe, and Benedict. I couldn’t wait to get there, and OSMAnd was the trip MVP, keeping us informed like a road-trip soundtrack “Are we there yet?”

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This year, I had the incredible privilege of attending the State of the Map 2024 conference, hosted in Nairobi, Kenya. Over the course of three unforgettable days, I participated in insightful opening talks, lightning sessions, and deep discussions on critical mapping issues, all while meeting and learning from experts from across the globe. Nairobi proved to be a truly resourceful city for this conference. A country with diverse geography, Kenya is home to national parks, game reserves, and an airport conveniently located within the city, making it a unique blend of urban life and nature. The infrastructure was excellent, and it provided a comfortable environment for participants to learn, connect, and exchange ideas. The team behind the conference’s organization deserves a huge thank you for ensuring everything went smoothly. Their efforts made this an enriching experience for all.

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DEar Diorey

hi today i basically just did like a few streetcomplete quests changed some stuff on vespucci and rn im just selecting some random part of poland and just editing that in josm thats basically all UPDATE found a piece of land with insane amounts of farmland but its gettin late so ima map it tmrw

13th of September 2024, 9:20 PM, Poland

tl;dr I created Maxspeed freshness tool where you can see if maxspeed tag exists, and if it does - how old it is!

Why this tool

This tool emerged from a need within the local community. In Serbia, we have more street-level cameras and volunteers capturing road data than ever before! We even have people actively editing data based on those captures (which are not necessarily same people😀). Good problems to have! The big question is: Where should we capture images next?

We needed a comprehensive view of highways missing maxspeed tags so that people could go there. Additionally, we noticed some major motorways had outdated information—some maxspeed tags hadn’t been updated in over a decade. Everything gets old, even maxspeed tags.

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以前は建物を追加登録して送信したら、すぐに地図に反映されたのに最近は反映されないように見える。反映に時間がかかっているだけかもしれない

Last weekend was nothing short of magical. I had the incredible opportunity to attend my first ever global State of the Map conference in Nairobi, Kenya. This gathering of the OSM community was a fantastic space to connect with like-minded individuals and learn about the incredible work being done with geo-data technology across various sectors…Thanks to a generous travel grant from HOT Open Summit Program, I was now sure 100% I am going to make it to Nairobi. The conference itself spanned three days, from September 6th to 8th, and it was the shortest weekend I’ve ever experienced😄. Everyone was having such a great time that no one wanted to leave!

We arrived in Nairobi on September 5th, around 21:30 PM, and were greeted by the city’s chilly weather🥶. Despite the late hour and the cold, we managed to settle in and get ready for the conference. The next day, the conference kicked off, and I was both excited and nervous as I had a session scheduled for the first day, and I’d never presented in front of such a large and diverse audience before. However, the experience was incredibly rewarding, and I learned so much from the other speakers. I particularly enjoyed Diego Gonzalez Ferreiro’s presentation on UN-Maps: Supporting Peace with Open Data, Yvonne Darko’s talk on Photo Mapping from My Village to Pharmacies and Addresses, and of course, my own presentation on Women in Tech: What Worked Best for Me.😜😉

One of the best things about the conference was the opportunity to network with other attendees. I met some amazing people from all over the globe, and I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to strike up conversations. I am lowkey an introvert person🫣🤭 hahah so its kinda hard for me to start socializing with people but the people i met there were the coooolest people I have never see. I was comfortable talking to everyone around me (so cutesy,so demure as Hawa would say😅😅 ) . And the food? Let’s just say, the Kenyans did not disappoint! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

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Trang ghi chú này sẽ sắp xếp các văn bản phân định các đơn vị cơ sở (khu phố, tổ dân phố, thôn, ấp, buôn, làng, v.v). Văn bản đầu tiên của mỗi đề mục là danh mục đơn vị hành chính của Cục Đo đạc và Bản đồ Việt Nam (văn bản duy nhất có toạ độ), sau đó là các văn bản sắp xếp lại kể từ khi văn bản đầu tiên được phát hành.

Sẽ có những văn bản thành lập tổ bảo vệ an ninh, nhưng không phải tỉnh nào sẽ viết đầy đủ tên đơn vị cơ sở. Đây là văn bản gần đây nhất (07/2024), rất hữu dụng cho mục đích đối chiếu với hiện tại và nên dùng cho Wikipedia.

Cập nhật 06/2025: Mục tỉnh đã lỗi thời, nhưng sẽ vẫn được liệt kê để phù hợp với các văn bản trước đây.

An Giang

Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu (WIP)

Thông tư số 22/2016/TT-BTNMT, có hiệu lực 18/10/2016, Ban hành Danh mục địa danh dân cư, sơn văn, thủy văn, kinh tế - xã hội phục vụ công tác thành lập bản đồ phần đất liền tỉnh Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu

Quyết định số 2245/QĐ-UBND, có hiệu lực 20/08/2024, Về việc Quy định số lượng Tổ bảo vệ an ninh, trật tự và số lưọng thành viên tham gia Tổ bảo vệ an ninh, trật tự trên địa bàn tỉnh Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu

Bạc Liêu

Bắc Giang

Bắc Kạn

Bắc Ninh

Bến Tre

Bình Dương (WIP)

Thông tư số 14/2016/TT-BTNMT, có hiệu lực 11/07/2016, Ban hành Danh mục địa danh dân cư, sơn văn, thủy văn, kinh tế - xã hội phục vụ công tác thành lập bản đồ tỉnh Bình Dương

Nghị quyết số 10/NQ-HĐND, có hiệu lực 18/05/2023, Về việc thành lập khu phố Đông Chiêu, khu phố Đông Chiêu A, khu phố Chiêu Liêu và khu phố Chiêu Liêu A thuộc phường Tân Đông Hiệp, thành phố Dĩ An, tỉnh Bình Dương

Bình Định

Thông tư số 23/2015/TT-BTNMT, có hiệu lực 20/07/2015, Ban hành Danh mục địa danh dân cư, sơn văn, thủy văn, kinh tế - xã hội phục vụ công tác thành lập bản đồ phần đất liền tỉnh Bình Định

Quyết định số 2611/QĐ-UBND, có hiệu lực 28/07/2015, Về việc thành lập các khu vực mới thuộc phường Đống Đa, thành phố Quy Nhơn

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It’s really a difficult task penning down experiences that even I could not express physically, but all the same I will walk you through the mapping horizons – my journey through the incredible State of the Map Nairobi.

State of the Map (SotM) Nairobi wasn’t just a conference; it was a homecoming. This year, the first-ever Afrikan-hosted, global SotM, buzzed with the energy of passionate mappers from across the globe.

“Who did you say you wanted to share the room with?”

“Have you booked your airport pickup, using Little Cab?”

“I don’t want my Letwin to get lost in Nairobi :D”

“The eagle has landed 🔥”

“Are you in Nairobi now?”

We keep it at that so curiosity kills the cat….

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What an incredible three days at State of the Map Africa 2024 in Nairobi! From 6th to 8th September, I had the privilege of connecting with brilliant minds and diving deep into the latest trends shaping the Open Geospatial world. The conference offered a rare behind-the-scenes look at the incredible work of the OpenStreetMap Foundation and the passionate global community driving it forward.

The sessions were nothing short of insightful. From learning about JOSM and Open Route Service to exploring the latest web version of MapSwipe, there was so much to take in. Hearing from various OSM communities across the world was particularly inspiring, with MapKibera’s presentation standing out. Their work in promoting OSM to tackle different challenges in Kenya was truly remarkable—an inspiring example of how open mapping can drive real-world change.

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