Mapping with OpenStreetMap

Join us for a presentation on OpenStreetMap!

For the first half of the schedule, Daniel Krol will give an overview of OpenStreetMap, what the data format looks like, some example apps that use the data, and finally how to edit the data on your phone and laptop. For the second half, Daniel will take us through the editing process. Weather permitting, we’ll do some mapping of the West End of Portsmouth to add some businesses, home addresses, bike parking, etc from our phones. In case of rain, we can add some buildings and roads using the web based editor on our laptops.

Suggested donation to PCMS is $10, but any amount is okay and welcome. You can drop money in the donation boxes at the shop.

Drop-ins welcome! Free and open for all to attend. All ages welcome.

Preparation: Please sign up for an openstreetmap.org account ahead of time, and bring your username and password!

If the forecast is rainy: Plan to bring a laptop (an external mouse may be useful as well).

About Open StreetMap:

OpenStreetMap is like Wikipedia for maps: All of the map data can be edited by anyone, and it’s legally available to download. It’s also entirely open ended as to what sorts of data you can add, with standards emerging organically. This means that it can be used for specialty maps such as OpenCycleMap and OpenRailwayMap. The free license means nobody has ultimate control of the data, just like Free/Open Source Software. There are any number of apps that use the data for iOS and Android. For the moment, even Apple Maps uses some of the data!

OSM introduction:

About the presenter:

Daniel Krol is a software developer from Minnesota by way of Chicago and California. He is a fan of free software and open data.

Check out his OpenStreetMap Meetup Group: https://www.meetup.com/new-hampshire-openstreetmap

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