OpenStreetMap
b-unicycling
- Mapper since:
- August 14, 2013
- Last map edit:
- April 01, 2026
Interested in history: field names, castles, benchmarks, ringforts, milk churn stands, jostle stones…, but adding modern things too.
How much have I contributed to OSM?
https://hdyc.neis-one.org/?b-unicycling
Using JOSM for longer edits, iD editor for quick edits. Surveying mostly with OSMAnd and EveryDoor.
Specific activities
January 2021: Started YouTube tutorial series for mapping historical features (OSMForHistoryBuffs).
February-March 2021: Contracted to add Electoral Divisions in Northern Ireland for The Sensible Code Company.
Saved overpass-turbo queries
(o-t won’t let me save my queries any longer, so I’ll leave them here, maybe they’re useful for others)
Latest Diaries
Diary Entry hogbacks
Yesterday or the day before, Florian contacted me to see could we map hogbacks on OpenStreetMap. Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Florian and I hav...
Diary Entry mounting blocks
As usual, I don’t remember what site got me interested in the topic, but here we are anyways. What are mounting blocks? They are raised platforms ...
Diary Entry Binding stones
EDIT: I had to rename the tag due to the more common UK usage, but I’m leaving the title of the diary entry: osm.wiki/Tag:historic%3Dtyring_platfor...
Diary Entry Barrow Navigation - waterway mapping and water-level imagery
My parents had rented a barge to explore the Barrow Navigation in Ireland for a week. I joined them on three days to capture water-level imagery wi...