chris_debian

Mapper since:
January 10, 2009
Last map edit:
July 20, 2026

Corsham, Wiltshire, UK

Latest Diaries

Diary Entry A missing prow_ref, an existing toolkit, and a UK-wide open data gap

While field-testing an app I’m building for walking Public Rights of Way (MOROW), I found a real one. Chippenham parish path CHIP108, a legally ...

2 comments July 12, 2026

Diary Entry Proposal - Ratify OSM Bunker/ Pillbox nodes, using external data sources

I am proposing a major initiative to “ratify” and enhance the military fortification data on OpenStreetMap. This project actually began with a very...

12 comments December 29, 2025

Diary Entry League Table of World Countries and the Quality of the OSM Mapping for those countries/ entities.

Do we (OSM) have a league table for all countries/ entities (non-countries?), which is based on the quality of OSM mapping in that country? I ask ...

5 comments July 31, 2023

Diary Entry Using Gamification to Increase the Use of Footpaths/ Rights of Way, and to Enhance and Validate OSM Data

I live in Wiltshire (UK), and when out walking, often see public footpaths that have fallen into disuse, and risk being completely overgrown and ov...

6 comments June 24, 2023