Disclosure: VatioBoard.com, an open-source OSM-based speed camera map

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Hi eveyone,

I’d like to briefly disclose VatioBoard.com, an open-source web app from the VatioLibre community that uses OpenStreetMap data to show speed-camera-related mapping in a visual and practical way.

The project is not meant to replace OSM or create a separate mapping workflow. The opposite: we want VatioBoard to encourage people to improve OpenStreetMap itself. Better OSM data means better results for VatioBoard and for every other OSM data consumer.

VatioBoard currently uses OSM highway=speed_camera data, plus compatible local or official sources where available. It also tries to make nearby road data more useful by looking at things like maxspeed=*, direction, and approach geometry, so the app can highlight where camera or road tagging may need review.

We especially welcome feedback from the OSM community on:

  • attribution and wording

  • correct use of speed-camera and enforcement tagging

  • how to handle countries or regions where this data is sensitive

  • how to make the project useful for mappers, not just app users

  • ways contributors can improve OSM data safely and verifiably

We do not want to encourage copying data from incompatible sources, mass edits without discussion, or app-specific tagging in OSM. Contributions should go upstream through normal OSM practices, local community guidance, and verifiable sources.

Website: https://vatioboard.com
Source code: https://github.com/vatiolibre/vatioboard

Feedback, issues, and contributions are very welcome. Thanks for the work you all do building and maintaining OpenStreetMap.

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It’s not cool that it insists on having access to user location before the user can see details.

Ireland: [Mobile Safety Camera Detection - Garda] (Mobile Safety Camera Detection - Garda) You will need to work out the licencing terms. These zones (not points) are intermittently monitored. Some specific zones and points are constantly monitored.

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Thanks, @VictorIE You’re right: location access should not be required before someone can see what VatioBoard does.

We’ve changed the welcome flow so users can enter VatioBoard without granting location permission. Location is now optional and only requested after an explicit user action, or later when the user opens a GPS feature such as live speed, map centering, route recording/replay, acceleration, or camera/alert tools.

On the Ireland data: We’ve contacted An Garda Síochána to confirm reuse terms before integrating the KMZ data. An email was sent to pressoffice@garda.ie on May 17, 2026 requesting confirmation that the Mobile Safety Camera Detection KMZ geographic data can be reused in VatioBoard under the current PSI licence, including attribution, source links, source date, VatioBoard refresh date, and no implication of Garda endorsement.

We’ll wait for licensing clarity before shipping that dataset, and we’ll make sure any implementation reflects zones/monitoring context rather than presenting everything as fixed camera points.

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