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Posted by Raquel Dezidério Souto on 12 February 2024 in Portuguese (Português). Last updated on 8 March 2024.
Posted by Raquel Dezidério Souto on 12 February 2024 in English. Last updated on 15 February 2024.

Portuguese

Information for the disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the Municipality of Maricá (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil)


Contextualizing


mapa em IVIDES

Web map at IVIDES

This web map is part of the development research that aims to provide a mapping platform for official and collaborative data, within the scope of disaster risk reduction (DRR), as this type of catastrophic events is increasing its frequency of ocurrence in the state of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in the last years. The municipality of Maricá is the pilot area of ​​interest (AOI). The reader can also visit the dynamic map of this same area of ​​interest at uMap.

The mapping and development of the collaborative platform are coordinated by Dr. Raquel Dezidério Souto (IVIDES.org), in cooperation with a group of mappers of the YouthMappers UFRJ. To keep contact, please, send an email to ivides@ivides.org or answer this form.

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English

Informações para redução de riscos e desastres (RRD) no município de Maricá (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil)


Contexto


mapa em IVIDES

Web map em IVIDES

Este web map faz parte da pesquisa em desenvolvimento, que visa disponibilizar uma plataforma de mapeamento dos dados oficiais e colaborativos, no âmbito da redução de riscos e desastres que têm ocorrido no estado do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), tendo o município de Maricá como área de interesse (AOI) piloto do projeto. Visite também o mapa dinâmico desta mesma área de interesse no uMap.

O mapeamento e desenvolvimento da plataforma colaborativa são coordenados pela Dra. Raquel Dezidério Souto (IVIDES.org), em cooperação com o grupo de mapeadores do YouthMappers UFRJ. Para entrar em contato, envie e-mail para ivides@ivides.org ou preencha este formulário.

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Posted by PhoebeSM on 11 February 2024 in English.

Yesterday I mapped two parks along 43rd which I decided would be the final portion - 43rd does continue east of I-435 but in the interest of some kind of coherent boundary to my city mapping, I’m keeping it within the bounds of I-435. The parks had several amenities like sports courts, picnic shelters etc. On the way between one park and another, I encountered a bar owner who wanted to chat. He noticed me taking a photo of a downed pedestrian signal button and complained about all the accidents that happen outside his bar - including the one that led to that particular damage. I reported it on the city’s 311 app and asked him if he was aware of the app - he wasn’t, so I showed it to him in case he wanted to report more accident damage in the future. A kind old man driving through one of the parks asked me if I was with Parks and Rec, and said he hoped they would add a public restroom to the park one day. I told him I agree, but explained I was just doing a hobby and not with Parks and Rec.

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Location: Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, 64112, United States
Posted by b-unicycling on 11 February 2024 in English.

Several times when I have added milk churns stands to the map in Latvia, I have noticed ponds in the vicinity of farms. For a while, not knowing much about Latvian culture, I thought they were for keeping fish for a balanced diet.

But today, after having added two more MCS, I decided to ask my trusted Latvian on Instagram, the lady who has the account which features Latvian milk churn stands. She explained that rural farms often still have a sauna and that people also like ice water bathing, so it’s convenient to have your own pond on the farm. The little sauna hut (not mapped much in Latvia, but in Finland as building=sauna, building:use=sauna and building=sauna_hut) is often surrounded by trees and a bit away from the farm house in case of fire.

I had added a few ponds here and there, but I’m delighted to see how many are already mapped in Latvia - over 14,000!

Every day is a school day.

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Location: Roņi, Lazdukalna pagasts, Balvu novads, LV-4577, Latvia

Mapping and Geoprocessing Course with QGIS (online / 100% Free)

Curso de Mapeamento e Geoprocessamento com QGIS (on-line / 100%

Gratuito)

This is an extension project of the Geography Course at UNESPAR (State University of Paraná), with the purpose of qualifying participants in mapping and geoprocessing using QGIS. This course is certified (up to 60 hours, according to participation) and in this way, we wish to bring knowledge to teachers, researchers, students and the community in general, always in need of new skills to assume their space in the workplace.

CONDITIONS TO TAKE THE COURSE: Have a computer (with good storage and processing capacity) with internet access;

Have basic computer knowledge (know how to unzip a folder in Windows, copy and paste procedures, etc.);

Be able to attend online classes on Sunday mornings (once a week). Set aside one day a week to watch the theoretical video lessons and practice;

participate in a TELEGRAM group, to ask questions and receive information relevant to the classes (invitation link https://t.me/+OqUWHvvnQldjYjgx);

Participate in the (online) classroom;

It is recommended to use a handheld mouse.

REGISTRATION LINK: https://encurtador.com.br/afFY1

DATA: From March 10th to May 19th, Every day from 9:00 am to 11:30 am Horário of Brasilia.

Posted by Object on 11 February 2024 in English.

Hello hello strange website I do not fully understand! I have begun mapping out my Town! The grand town of Northampton! I saw a lot of the suburbs, and even parts of the town centre were missing residential housing features, so I began adding buildings on a road I know quite well as I used to live there. I know I missed a few sheds, but I am not about to guesstimate their locations under trees. Cheers!

Location: Northampton, West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Posted by Thelone1986 on 11 February 2024 in French (Français).

Une nouvelle semaine plus calme sur OSM, mais j’ai compensé en retournant faire un peu mumuse sur OpenHistoricalMap à la place.

J’avoue que je suis un petit peu en “manque d’inspiration” sur OSM pour le moment. Je pensais que les nouvelles images aériennes (r)ouvriraient de nouvelles portes, mais ce n’est pas particulièrement le cas je remarque à l’exception du boulevard urbain sur Seraing que j’ai déjà corrigé.

Ce changement se ressent également dans les vidéos vu que deux des trois sont sur OHM (je devrais peut-être poster cet update là aussi 😅) :

Améliorons Seraing (sur OpenStreetMap) - Épisode 30 (Le nom des rues) - Version live de ce changeset où j’ajoute/corrige le nom de certaines rues sur Ougrée

Seraing Autrefois (sur OpenHistoricalMap) - Épisode 4 (La rue de la Boverie) - Version live de ce changeset où j’ajoute la rue de la Boverie et ses “ancêtres” sur OHM. En fait c’est une ancienne vidéo (enregistrée début août 2023) que j’avais laissé en plan pendant des mois parce que je pensais que ça allait être trop compliqué à éditer pour avoir une vidéo potable, mais ça ne l’était pas vraiment en fait

Seraing Autrefois (sur OpenHistoricalMap) - Épisode 5 (La rue du Sentier des Ânes) - Version live de ce changeset où j’ajoute une partie de l’ancien Sentier des Ânes et sa descendance moderne sur OHM

Voilà pour cette semaine. Comme j’ai dit, je suis plus calme sur OSM pour le moment, mais je reste un minimum actif en attendant de trouver un “projet” plus consistant.

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Location: Le Pairay, Seraing, Liège, Wallonie, 4100, Belgique
Posted by b-unicycling on 10 February 2024 in English.

I’m just back from a holiday in Malta where I obviously mapped a lot. I made it to #3 in number of changesets in the country which was not terribly difficult.

Something went wrong with my SIM card as soon as I landed, so I had no mobile internet, but I had downloaded Malta on OSMAnd beforehand, so I was good. And there is free wifi on public transport which I availed of excessively.

I added and modified all kinds of things: post boxes (also updated collection times which seems to have changed generally on the island of Malta to Mo-Sa 7:00), defibrillators, ferry terminals, shops, museums, bus stops, charging points, and because it’s me, jostle stones, urine deflectors and drawbar slots. In Mdina, I could actually see the jostle stones in action! I was so excited, I made a little Short for Youtube, but that corner didn’t have a guard stone, but was chamfered and had a metal protector: YouTube Link

Looking at neis-one for Malta and looking up some of the mappers, it seems that Malta is mostly mapped by tourists and these days. You can tell (at least it was my impression) that by what is mapped as well: Areas that are frequented by tourists are mapped much better (I added some post boxes that I spotted from the bus going through areas where tourists don’t get off the bus). Things that are of interest to tourists are mapped, like museums, hotels, bars, beaches and shops whose brands are known globally.

Even before I had set off, I had noticed many hiking trails mapped. I only tried out one heritage trail, and found it poorly signposted. If I hadn’t had the route marked out on OSMAnd, I wouldn’t have known where to go, I think. I noticed some bits missing in the relation and contacted the original mapper who turned out also to be a German tourist. I added some of the other features along the trail. I don’t know who mapped the other trails; I had initially thought that maybe the tourism department of Malta had done it, but I haven’t looked into it.

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Posted by Raquel Dezidério Souto on 10 February 2024 in English. Last updated on 17 April 2024.

Portuguese


Motivation and Scope


Screenshot do uMap uMap link.

Workflow to map points of interest (POI) in OpenStreetMap (OSM) from a comma-separated values ​​(.csv) file and generate a dynamic web map.

It is important to highlight that this procedure can be carried out by novice mappers and that it is more suitable for mapping little data, for example, schools, health posts, emergency sirens etc., confined to an area that could be, for example, downloaded with iD or JOSM.

To import a larger volume of data into OSM, you need to be an experienced mapper (intermediate or advanced level), to document the procedure on the OSM Wiki and to obtain community approval. This case is not the focus of this tutorial.

Materials


For this activity, you will need:

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Posted by wille on 9 February 2024 in English.

As we announced at the beginning of 2023, OSMCha has become a charter project of OpenStreetMap US. After almost 10 years of being generously hosted by Mapbox, OSMCha is now moving to a new home at the OpenStreetMap US. Going forward, OSMCha will be run on infrastructure owned and operated by OSM US. We are excited about this new chapter for OSMCha and to work with community members and organizations to grow the project.

In the last few months, the Development Seed team has been working on modernizing the infrastructure code behind the OSMCha services, closely working with Mapbox. As the infrastructure built by Mapbox was designed almost a decade ago, this was a required step to execute the migration. It is also bringing more efficiency in terms of cost and performance.

The migration will be done next Tuesday, February 13th. Starting from 15:00 UTC, OSMCha’s API will be read-only or unavailable for a few hours.

We are grateful for the support provided by Mapbox throughout the years. Mapbox was the first company to believe in the OSMCha proposal, funded the initial development and continued running the project providing infrastructure and critical maintenance. Their support was crucial in making OSMCha a core tool used by the OpenStreetMap community, everyday. We are now seeking new partners to help us continue to develop and expand OSMCha. If you’d like to support OSMCha directly, you can contact the OpenStreetMap US staff at team at openstreetmap.us.

Posted by Ralf1104 on 9 February 2024 in German (Deutsch).

Hallo, ich habe von der Allianz den Drive Dot. Der zeichnet mir unterschiedliche Fahreigenschaften auf und speichert sie, Seit September 2023 wird auf der Maurener Strasse von Holzgerlingen nach Ehningen ein Stück mit nur 30km/h angezeigt, obwohl da eigentlich noch 100km/ h erlaubt ist. wie wird das geändert??

Mit freundlichen Grüssen,

Ralf

Location: Holzgerlingen, GVV Holzgerlingen, Landkreis Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, 71088, Deutschland
Posted by umbraosmbr on 9 February 2024 in English. Last updated on 11 February 2024.

Mapping and Geoprocessing Course with QGIS (online / 100% Free)

Curso de Mapeamento e Geoprocessamento com QGIS (on-line / 100%

Gratuito)

This is an extension project of the Geography Course at UNESPAR (State University of Paraná), with the purpose of qualifying participants in mapping and geoprocessing using QGIS. This course is certified (up to 60 hours, according to participation) and in this way, we wish to bring knowledge to teachers, researchers, students and the community in general, always in need of new skills to assume their space in the workplace.

CONDITIONS TO TAKE THE COURSE:

  • Have a computer (with good storage and processing capacity) with internet access;

  • Have basic computer knowledge (know how to unzip a folder in Windows, copy and paste procedures, etc.);

  • Be able to attend online classes on Sunday mornings (once a week). Set aside one day a week to watch the theoretical video lessons and practice;

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English


Motivação e escopo


Screenshot do uMap Link para o uMap

Proposta de um fluxo de trabalho para incluir pontos de interesse (POI) no OpenStreetMap (OSM), a partir de um arquivo de valores separados por vírgulas (.csv) e gerar um mapa web dinâmico.

É importante ressaltar que este procedimento pode ser realizado por mapeadores iniciantes e que é mais adequado ao mapeamento de (relativamente) poucos dados, por exemplo, escolas, postos de saúde, sirenes de emergência etc, circunscritos a uma área que poderia ser, por exemplo, carregadas no iD ou no JOSM.

Para importar maior volume de dados no OSM, é necessário ser um mapeador experiente (nível intermediário ou avançado), documentar o procedimento na Wiki OSM e obter o aval da comunidade. Esse caso não é foco deste tutorial.

Materiais


Para esta atividade, serão necessários:

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Posted by valhikes on 7 February 2024 in English.

Ever since visiting Mount Lassic and then making edits in the region, I’ve had this nagging difficulty: What to do with a mountain whose high point is named differently? Mount Lassic has three peaks, the highest is called Signal Peak. I eventually mapped its survey point, which is also called Mount Lassic, and hoped that was done. (Apparently I shouldn’t map survey points except at the exact point indicated, so I’ve done this WRONG. I’ll just name a peak “Such-and-such Benchmark” then. Except a benchmark is specifically a vertical control and most at peaks are horizontal controls. “Such-and-such Triangulation Station” gets a bit long. Oh, the humanity!) Unfortunately, if one searches for the mountain, one only gets the Mount Lassic Wilderness and the Mount Lassic Trail, but there’s no hint that this goes to the high point of Mount Lassic. It goes, in fact, to “Signal Peak”.

Other places where there’s a named high point (peak) different from the main mountain are Marble Mountain (with Black Marble Mountain the high point). Someone seems to have simply marked a lower peak as Marble Mountain. If one does this, there’s a bit of a debate if it is the highest white peak or the most prominent white peak. Mount Konocti with high point Wright Peak. Currently both are marked close to the high point, but the main mountain has been given a lower elevation so doesn’t show often, but it is searchable.

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Location: Humboldt County, California, United States
Posted by L'imaginaire on 6 February 2024 in English.

Yesterday, I reached the point of one million map changes and twenty-thousand changesets. Leading up to this milestone, I tracked my progress on How did you contribute to OpenStreetMap? and carefully planned to make a single edit that would be my one millionth in my twenty-thousandth changeset. I eventually made a gimmicky changeset referencing my first mapping experience. Mission accomplished! However, despite the impressive numbers, my initial sense of accomplishment faded, replaced by nagging existential questions. Have the countless hours I devoted to OSM truly been worthwhile? Why have I been doing this? What is it exactly that I have been doing? … What is OpenStreetMap, really? And there it is, a question that seems very simple, but is not. It is the same question that hides far below the surface in Xvtn’s OSM Iceberg Meme. Inspired by this meme, user rtnf put it this way: “Is it a map? A dataset? A community? A trademark that encompasses an entire ecosystem consisting of the dataset, the tagging scheme, the rendering infrastructure, and the subculture around its mappers, developer-mappers, and third-party data consumers?? What is OSM, really?”

When you invite someone to go to openstreetmap.org for the first time, the first thing they read is “OpenStreetMap is a map of the world”. The next thing you usually want to explain to them is that OpenStreetMap is NOT (just) a map of the world. We then continue showing off different rendering styles, different editors, different tagging schemes … We pride ourselves being part of a secret society, where only the sworn in know what it is actually about. We giggle when we see the Iceberg Meme because it is “so true”. We say things like: “If you have been doing this for years, you will understand”. All of this without being able to answer a very simple, fundamental question: What is OpenStreetMap?

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