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Doudouosm

@Doudouosm@en.osm.town

#OpenStreetMap #OSM contributor. 🗺🇧🇪
Also posting about Open Data, Open Source, Free Software #FOSS, #Fediverse, #IoT, #Privacy, #Wikidata. #fedi22

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Doudouosm, (edited ) to Belgium
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Some work for the OpenStreetMap community in 2024… 😀🚰

“Free drinking water soon available in Belgium's 100 largest train stations”: https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/810782/free-drinking-water-soon-available-in-belgiums-100-largest-train-stations-tbtb

So, how would you tag this ?

amenity=drinking_water
fountain=bottle_refill
access=yes
wheelchair=yes
fee=no
operator=NMBS/SNCB

cc: @openstreetmap

pinakographos, to random
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After a long slog, I've finished an initial test of this idea: a few of the longest rivers (depending on how you measure) in Michigan, modeled after the comparisons that were popular in the 19th century (e.g. https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3200m.gcw0013960/?sp=6&loclr=blogmap). When time/energy allow, will do more later. Your feedback is welcome! See this thread for a few bits of context, highlights, and some detail images.

Doudouosm,
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@amapanda This is something you should like 😀

Doudouosm, to openstreetmap
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Belgium’s Mapper of the Month is @joost_schouppe.

If the name sounds familiar to you, it might be for many reasons. It could be for his past involvement as OpenStreetMap Foundation board member, for leading the Belgian community chapter, or being a very active mapper.

Read the interview at https://openstreetmap.be/en/motm/2023/08/01/joost-schouppe.html.

cc: @openstreetmap

Doudouosm, to openstreetmap
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OpenStreetMap Foundation launched consultations on their strategic plan v2.

You can provide your ideas and inputs via the community forum or on the mailing list.

https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2023/08/18/for-community-consultation-osmf-strategic-plan-v-2/

cc: @openstreetmap

fabian, (edited ) to berlin German
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😊 Buschrosenplatz, oder

Edit: Es ist eindeutig in Britz. Am Bauchnabel steht gar kein Baum, sondern dort ist ein Mosaik und die zentrale Stelle des Platzes. Der Baum ist das OpenStreetMap-Symbol für Platz oder Grünfläche. Wenn man durch das kleine Pärkchen läuft, ist das Bild, das die Draufsicht bietet wirklich nicht offensichtlich und scheint (fast) unbeabsichtigt. 🤔

Update2: https://floss.social/@fabian/111993031786870462

Doudouosm,
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@fabian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia

thibaultmol, to random
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Last year at It was really nice how people were customizing their name badges to say more details about themselves, languages they spoke, country they were from, etc...
Makes it so much easier to talk to people and know WHO someone is when you've never seen their face before.
So for I figured it'd make one beforehand.
I encourage others to make something like this as well, even if it's hand drawn or something. (recommend laminating it, taping it or something, though)

Doudouosm,
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@thibaultmol Suggestion: add your profile picture. Sounds strange, I realize, but I’m often very familiar with someone’s profile picture but at doubt if it’s really them when I see them in real for the first time (even more if they use an avatar as profile picture and go by a nickname online).

Doudouosm, to random
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Not clear yet what the concrete benefits are, but it’s worth noting #OpenStreetMap has been registered as a “Digital Public Good” by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (#DPGA), which is a multi-stakeholder United Nations-endorsed initiative.
https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2024/02/05/osm-named-as-a-digital-public-good-by-un-affiliated-agency/

#UN #UnitedNations cc: @openstreetmap

madjo, to TeslaMotors
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how hard is it to get a complete map of EV chargers?
Apparently very hard.

Around my apartment building there are 2 chargers. 1 of them has been here a few years (Allego), the other was installed last year (Vattenfall). But some map apps show one but not the other and vice versa.

is aware of both of them though, but that app doesn’t show the costs.

A screenshot of another EV charge map app that can show the location and costs of the Allego charger, and through Apple Maps accidentally the location of the Vattenfall charger without the costs information.

Doudouosm,
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@svenpilz @madjo @organicmaps to the rescue to easily map charging stations (and a lot of other stuff): https://mapcomplete.org/charging_stations.html.

amapanda, to hardware
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I think I need a new laptop. What's a good model?

I'll install debian on it. UK keyboard (so no apple). ~14 in screen. I'd prefer smaller & compacter, to powerful. But shouldn't be too slow. Relatively high budget.

#laptop #hardware #askfedi

Doudouosm,
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@amapanda Framework: https://frame.work/be/en/products/laptop-diy-13-gen-intel. I’m not sure for Debian, though.

Alice, to random

The peace sign's reflection is laughing at us.

Doudouosm,
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@Alice So it’s peace and laugh?

mtmail, to random
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🙃 Took a photo of the bill so I can add the restaurant to later. Turns out it's the address of the manufacturer of the payment terminal, not the restaurant. It's all factory default values.

Doudouosm,
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@amapanda @mtmail On the other hand, the “On the ground rule” has a clause about obvious mistakes(*): “exception to this could be obvious misspellings on signs like John-F.-Kennwdy Square.” Applied to this case, a visitor will easily notice the error. An armchair mapper will easily notice the error as well. If memory serves well, Osmose or Keepright give a warning for POI whose address have no such named highway in the surroundings.

(*) https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Good_practice#Map_what's_on_the_ground

itchi5, to random
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If you're looking for a googlemap replacement go check out https://www.lokjo.com

Non corporate AND from europe, finally.

They're also on mastodon!
@Lokjo

Doudouosm,
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@arkhi @Lokjo @itchi5 And being powered by open data, if you see some artwork is missing or incomplete, you can complete the map with , for example: https://mapcomplete.org/artwork.html.

grlodi, to random
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Question for the community:

I have hundreds of POIs to upload to OSM. Most of those will be newly created, but some already exist.

What is the easiest method to do this semi manual work?
My thoughts: I'd like to generate links to iD with the map location and tags prefilled, so I can just check it's all good and validate, but I can't find how to do that?

Pinging @Doudouosm for reach (or if you have any ideas) 😃

Doudouosm,
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@grlodi Indeed, I was going to suggest a MapRoulette challenge to complete or improve the data. It would help to know the details of your project to help more specifically, but this Wiki project of a past project in my area could already help give ideas for an approach on how to import nodes with a first set of data: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Catalogue/ibpt_belgium_antennas. If talking of hundreds of nodes to be created, it’s worth also checking if this work would qualify as an import.

@mvexel @MapRoulette

Doudouosm, to running
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Plan a running route with these 5 free run planner websites

https://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/06/featured/plan-a-running-route-free-run-planner-websites.html.

Unsurprisingly, 3 are using OpenStreetMap data.

This also means you can correct and add paths yourself if you ever notice some are wrong or missing.

cc: @openstreetmap

citrula, to random

Which one is it?

Doudouosm,
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@citrula i read data can be obtained but via the designated channel. I guess they fear for large data downloads causing network or server-side processing peaks. Maybe “data scraping” was meant?

mtmail, to random
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"over the past decade I’ve GPS-tracked over 35,000 miles of walking in dozens of countries and cities." (includes maps) https://jeremymaluf.com/walking/

Doudouosm, (edited )
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@mtmail I’m not into GPS traces, but I trust someone in could make good use of over 35,000 miles of GPS-tracked walking to improve the map (while finding a solution to preserve the walker’s privacy).

markstos, to infosec
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I was asked on a compliance questionnaire today if we process data with "innovative technology". It was like they wanted to say AI but also wanted the question to stand the test of time. So they made it even more vague. Now the Next Big Innovative Thing is also in scope.

I hope we're all more secure for this forward thinking.

Doudouosm,
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@markstos In EU, it’s probably related to GDPR art. 35: “Where a type of processing in particular using new technologies (…) is likely to result in a high risk (…), the controller shall (…) carry out an assessment (…).”

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R0679-20160504&qid=1713991484254

cos, to Matrix

The OpenStreetMap Matrix room had a sole admin who isn't active anymore, so I created a new room for general english OSM discussion. It's :hacklab.fi and can be found via the OSM space -space:matrix.org with other rooms related to the project.

Welcome!

Doudouosm,
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@cos What’s the address of the inactive OpenStreetMap Matrix room? There is a wiki page with known rooms that might need an update: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Matrix.

Doudouosm, to ChatGPT
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Interesting paper from about “Mapping with ” concludes it delivers unique advantages, such as:

  • lowering the barrier to producing maps
  • boosting the efficiency of massive map production
  • and understanding geographical space with its spatial thinking capability.

Limitations cited are:

  • its unequal benefits for different users (need to have some expertise already)
  • and necessary user intervention for quality control.

https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/12/7/284

cc: @openstreetmap

technotion, to random
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I'm really starting to get into editing and now have the desire to organize an editing event in which one or two people are boots on the ground, livestreaming their perspective walking around an area in a Discord call while others are editing and adding features to the map as they are reported from the people walking around.

Seems like the best way to get pedestrian amenities - stairs, benches, bins, emergency phones, bike parking, etc - effectively and accurately.

Doudouosm,
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@technotion Would be great to find a way to feed those ground pictures to as well for later asynchronous mapping.

markstos, to random
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Found on Lemmy.

https://lemmy.ml/post/15541346

Doudouosm,
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@markstos You can map desire path with informal=yes in : https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:informal%3Dyes

JauneBaguette, to random French
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À partir de combien de IF/SI une cellule Excel risque de bouder ? C’est pas pour un ami…

Doudouosm,
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@JauneBaguette ’s maximum “nested levels of functions” is 64 (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/excel-specifications-and-limits-1672b34d-7043-467e-8e27-269d656771c3).

zerok, to random
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Are there any events at least somehow similar to in the USA or Canada? Mostly looking for something that at least has security tracks but also opensource in general.

Doudouosm,
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@zerok Not exactly what you’re asking for but https://libreplanet.org pops to mind. And this Wikipedia page lists some FOSS events: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free-software_events.

Doudouosm, (edited ) to openstreetmap
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OSM Teams is a tool for creating teams and roles in the ecosystem for management of groups and communities to organize around existing tools like Tasking Manager, OSMCha, or iD, and improves collaboration.

cc: @openstreetmap

Doudouosm, to random
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@opencage Did you maybe already cover ’s unusual sea borders in a previous post? It’s not so much about the Chilean–Peruvian maritime dispute than about Peru’ sea border going much farther in the ocean than any other country.

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/288247#map=5/-9.015/-74.092

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean–Peruvian_maritime_dispute

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