Diary Entry Cantonal open data in Switzerland

[This is a work in progress, IANAL and this isn’t legal advice] Lots of data is Switzerland is produced by the cantonal GIS offices (while it migh...

Diary Entry Wasn't it just yesterday that Android 13 was shiny and new? (Missing backgrounds on Android devices)

Android 13 was released in August 2022, not yesterday, but on the other hand not so long ago. Why is this relevant? With Android 14 google starte...

Diary Entry Persisting your ids …

This is not about the Linux Foundations Overture Maps attempt to hoodwink the Open Geospatial Consortium into standardising Overtures GERS (Global ...

Diary Entry Our (the Swiss OSM communities) TIGER moment

OpenStreetMap old timers know about the infamous 2009 TIGER import of road data in the US that continues giving to this day. Our story has none of ...