missing maps
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Missing Maps: OSM and HOT
University of Colorado Denver, November 18th 2015
Agenda and Housekeeping Introductions to OSM and HOT Learning about OSM and Editing in ID Sign up for OSM Rules of OSM Mapping our location in OSM ID Editor
House Keeping: Wi-Fi is UC Denver Guest Slide desk is available online at:
University of Colorado- Denver; www.cudenver.edu
What is Open Street Map &Humanitarian Open Street Map Team?
Open Street Map, is an open source, online map platform that allows anyone (Yes, that means YOU!) to document, places and areas within the world. This is called "arm chair mapping"
HOT or Humanitarian Open Street Map Team: Engages volunteers to create maps during or after a disaster, to provide maps with real time data for emergency personnel.
© OpenStreetMap contributors HOTOSM
Using Open Street Map: Getting Started
https://hotosm.org/
Home Page of OSM Right hand side:
Layers aka base maps : MapQuest ; transit; cycle; ( only come up when zoomed in enough) Standard; HOT OSM
Map Key Share Notes Query
Next Step Sign Up: You will need a free account to edit and add to OSM.
Editors For OSM ID – In browser editor; real time edits JSOM – downloadable editor; you must upload your
edits to OSM Arc GIS 10.1 – a free, open-source add-on for ArcGIS for
Desktop Potlatch – In browser editor which uses a flash plug in. Field Papers –print out pages of areas you want to
physically see and then edit them in OSM. Mapillary – App; Android/OS; Street view for OSM
Editing Attributes and Rules Lines: Points and Areas
Lines; Streets; Bike paths; POI's : Points of Interest : Monuments; Areas : Buildings; Parks etc Layers in Editor are different from what you saw on the home screen:;
you can still choose what layer you want and add your own map tiles!!! Few Key Rules:
1.) Don't use google : ever. You can use Bing, Mapbox and Mapquest aerial imagery only
2.) Comment about your changes. 3.) add addresses and all relevant data to the best of your ability..
Missing Maps: Mapping Uganda HOTOSM Task Manager :http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/1334 About Task Manager: you will
need to log in! You will then be able to
select a box , if this box is too big feel free to split it up and take a smaller piece!
You need to "Lock" your task so that others don't work in the same area as you.
© OpenStreetMap contributors
Maptime Two Maptime Chapters In Colorado:
Maptime Boulder - UC Boulder Maptime Milehigh - UC Denver
Upcoming dates: Thursday November 19th 2015 Maptime
Boulder Discovery Learning Center 2nd floor
Thursday December 3rd 2015 Maptime Milehigh Right Here!!
Learn about FOSS; Meet and Network with great folks who are working in the FOSS arena.
Resources Learn OSM: http://learnosm.org/en/ OSM Wiki: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Main_Page State of the Map- US: GIS Stack Exchange: http://gis.stackexchange.com/ Open Data Stack Exchange: http://
opendata.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/geospatial OSM Help Forum: https://help.openstreetmap.org/ Twitter: #gistribe LinkedIn: GIS Groups Reddit: GIS HOTOSM https://hotosm.org/ Maptime http://maptime.io/lessons-resources/