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I am excited by maps
Aug. 6th, 2020 11:32 am
Yesterday was one of my "I get really excited about OpenStreetMap" days.
I learned a few things! How to add traffic signs, that there is a thing called OpenSeaMap where folks on boats can, among other things, contribute depth data and that there is a whole bunch of math behind using that data then, that you can link photos to OSM things.
I tried three tools for mapping from the comfort of one's home, Pic4Review, MapRoulette and OSM Streak. Those were a bit overwhelming for me, I think I enjoy "walking around and mapping what I see" more.
What I ended up spending a lot of time on and enjoying very much was adding Wikidata (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:wikidata) and Wikipedia (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:wikipedia) links to streets – either directly for the place if the place has its on entry or, more often, for the thing or person the place is named after (with either name:wikipedia or name:etymology:wikidata). It was so much fun! I picked a list of street names for a region that had this info, and went through names A-D yesterday.
Btw, just in case anyone is interested, my absolute favourite OSM tool is still StreetComplete, an Android app that lets you add info as you walk around by asking you small questions like "is this bathroom wheelchair accessible" or "what's the name of this street".
I learned a few things! How to add traffic signs, that there is a thing called OpenSeaMap where folks on boats can, among other things, contribute depth data and that there is a whole bunch of math behind using that data then, that you can link photos to OSM things.
I tried three tools for mapping from the comfort of one's home, Pic4Review, MapRoulette and OSM Streak. Those were a bit overwhelming for me, I think I enjoy "walking around and mapping what I see" more.
What I ended up spending a lot of time on and enjoying very much was adding Wikidata (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:wikidata) and Wikipedia (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:wikipedia) links to streets – either directly for the place if the place has its on entry or, more often, for the thing or person the place is named after (with either name:wikipedia or name:etymology:wikidata). It was so much fun! I picked a list of street names for a region that had this info, and went through names A-D yesterday.
Btw, just in case anyone is interested, my absolute favourite OSM tool is still StreetComplete, an Android app that lets you add info as you walk around by asking you small questions like "is this bathroom wheelchair accessible" or "what's the name of this street".
