The OSM US team will test out using this thread to provide regular updates regarding events, elections, new blog posts, and other things that you all might find interesting. Please feel free to provide any feedback as we transition to the new forum and ask questions on anything we post!
The OpenStreetMap US team is gearing up for State of the Map US 2023 in Richmond, Virginia from June 8-11th. Please visit https://2023.stateofthemap.us/ to learn more about
scholarships
early bird tickets
call for speakers
sponsorship opportunities
Share your mapping project, work, tools, or tips at #SOTMUS2023. In addition to our general programming, We have four tracks to inspire your submission:
Civic Tech
Recreation
Tools & Data
Equity & Inclusion
We are excited to announce our keynote, Dr. Jeremy Hoffman who will be presenting his work on the geography of climate inequity. Read more in our latest #SOTMUS update: https://bit.ly/SOTMUS2023_update3
If you missed last month’s Mappy Hour or just wanna watch the replay, check out the recording here: OpenStreetMap US Mappy Hours 2023 - YouTube. A big thank you to Wille Marcel who shared his OSMCha expertise.
Join us for our next Mappy Hour, Wednesday, May 17th at 8 pm ET! Brian Sperlongano will share experiences and practical insights gained from building and growing the OSM Americana project. Register:OpenStreetMap US
This week the OpenStreetMap US team is sharing important mapping tasks organized by Geopathways in response to the Maui wildfires. Follow this link to access the tasks and the other 2023 Disaster Risk Resilience mapping projects Geopathways has organized: OSMUS Tasking Manager
Mappy Hour is back! And you don’t want to miss this presentation: “Identifying Gaps in OSM for Disaster Resilience.” UVA Data Science graduate students will share their capstone work aimed at solving the challenge of lower data quality after reactive mapping contributions in times of crisis. Learn how students used disaster risk data sets to rank priority areas of the U.S. by completeness in OSM, resulting in an interactive dashboard. Register: OpenStreetMap US