OpenStreetMap
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State of the Map US

bit.ly/osm-sotmus

Why Open Geographic Data?

August 2016 - A standard bug-fix in Google Maps accidentally removed the labels for "Gaza Strip" and "West Bank"

nytimes.com/2016/08/12/world/middleeast/google-palestine.html

The Internet responded

#PalestineIsHere

theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/10/google-maps-accused-remove-palestine

Google Responded: "it was never labelled by Google in the first place"

theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/10/google-maps-accused-remove-palestine

Think:
Wikipedia Of Maps

An Open Database

The Open Database License (ODbL)

By the Numbers

An Editable Map

Trace roads, buildings, other real-world objects from satellite imagery

Upload GPS tracks

Edit with a mobile app

Billions of Geographic Points

Map Data © OpenStreetMap Contributors

Map Data © OpenStreetMap Contributors

Map Data © OpenStreetMap Contributors

Map Data © OpenStreetMap Contributors

OSM Data

A Map for Humanitarian Aid & Response

hotosm.org

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

January 10, 2010: 7.0M earthquake strikes Haiti

2010 Haiti Earthquake (wikipedia)

Haiti Earthquake 2010

Typhoon Yolanda 2013 (Philippines)

Nepal Earthquake 2015

2017.stateofthemap.us

State of the Map US
Annual US-Based Conference

- ~300 attendees

- Academia, Industry, Government, NGOs, Hobbyists

- Talks, Panels, Demos, Workshops, Field trips

- In-Progress CU Student Work?

2017.stateofthemap.us

State of the Map US
A Preview of the Program

- Opening Keynote: Hear from an Astronaut CJ Loria

- Machine Learning to Assist in Map Making Facebook

- Peer-to-peer mapping for disconnected environments

- Bicycle Network Analysis: OSM for cycling

2017.stateofthemap.us/program

State of the Map US
A Preview of the Program

~40 Talks and Panels

~30 Lightning Talks! (5 min talks from various speakers)

- Workshops & Field trips on Sunday

- Jumbotron Maps #JumboOSM

2017.stateofthemap.us/program

State of the Map US
October 20 - 22

Exhibit In-Progress Work by CU Students
Unique opportunity to interact with sponsors

Volunteering
Free Registration

Special Block Pricing for CU Students
5 student tickets for $50... email me: (jennings.anderson@colorado.edu)

2017.stateofthemap.us/why-attend