In a demo the company gave the author this week, CEO Alex Kendall played footage taken from the camera on one of its Jaguar I-PACE vehicles, jumped to a random spot in the video, and started typing questions: “What’s the weather like?” The weather is cloudy. “What hazards do you see?” There is a school on the left....
Ben Skeggs at Red Hat has long been the primary Nouveau DRM kernel driver maintainer for keeping this open-source NVIDIA GPU kernel driver within the mainline kernel going… Throughout all the battles, particularly after the GTX 900 series and later has required signed firmware images for enabling any accelerated GPU support,...
Pegasus is a highly sophisticated and controversial spyware tool developed by the Israeli cybersecurity firm NSO Group. Pegasus is designed to infiltrate and infect mobile devices, including smartphones, and it allows the attacker to remotely monitor and collect a wide range of information from the compromised device. This...
Poland would not hesitate to issue an order to block the import of Ukrainian grain if the European Commission refused to extend the grain embargo on Ukraine, according to Polish Development Minister Waldemar Buda....
Russia says two of its warships were damaged by Ukrainian missile attacks on the port city of Sevastopol on the illegally-occupied Crimean peninsula....
This book is notable for me for making Buddhist philosophy and practices accessible to a western audience, fostering a deeper understanding of mindfulness, compassion, and the path to spiritual awakening. It has been an invaluable resource for my interests in Buddhism, meditation, and personal growth.
OpenStreetMap (OSM) is an open-source (open data) project. OpenStreetMap is a collaborative mapping platform that allows users from around the world to contribute, edit, and use geographical data. The data and software behind OSM are open-source, which means they are freely available for anyone to view, use, modify, and distribute under open licenses.
The data contributed to OpenStreetMap islicensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). This license allows for the free use of the data as long as proper attribution is given and any derivative works are also made available under the same open license.
I got addicted to using and contributing on OSM daily and enjoy spending my time improving the map. In fact a lot of closed source maps such as Google Maps and Apple Maps pull from some of the OSM data, so everyone gets to benefit from contributions.
In case you’re looking into this out of curiosity, check out the Beginner’s Guide and try to verify that the data around your neighborhood is correct and maybe add a point of interest (PoI) or a street name or two. Beware, it gets addictive quite fast.
OSM is also used for humanitarian use thanks to the HOT tasking platform. For example the majority of relief effort in Turkey’s February earthquake, Sri Lanka flooding, and the recent Marocco earthquake. Mapping can literally help save lives. It’s fun and easy too!
Thanks for spreading the good word on OpenData mapping solutions! In case you find Osmand’s interface confusing, check out Organic Maps as well. FOSS and offline features are naturally part of the offering.
Give OsmAnd a try. Organic Maps are also working on the integration, but its not yet there and fully refined, though it is my preferred map for navigation while driving.
You can start light, just by verifying that the data is up to date or adding some information eg. wheelchairs facilities or payment methods accepted. I use a tool called Every Door (Android) and it makes this surveying really simple and quick.
These two rules caused Usenet to be abandoned by people who were once passionate about being part of the community, and instead taken over by spammers and bots.
I am currently collecting tips for easy entry into mapping. One of the top recommendations is of course StreetComplete, which is available for Android....
I’ve just opened the OSM site on my PC to have a look at the history in my area, and I’ve seen this apparently massive edit. It covers most of the US, a lot of Canada, and a significant chunk of Europe and the UK....
Look at the list of ways and nodes on the left panel. They edited some features on one side of the map, and without commiting the changes, started editing somewhere really far away. Then both changes ended in a single changeset which tries to border around the edited features.
Hey there Coach, happy to see a fellow Ecosia user in the wild!
This map seems to be using Mapbox Streets for its’ style featuring vivid colors.
OSM has plenty of styles you can use. Here are some interesting ones that I found so far: www.mapbox.com/gallery/ openmaptiles.org/styles/
maps.stamen.com/#watercolor/12/37.7706/-122.3782
Toner is my favorite of these, as well as Dark Matter for mapping in the dark.
Though using them depends if they are integrated using Mapbox as we are relying on the configuration of the applet to provide these styles.
Exciting Update: Mapilio Now Integrated with OpenStreetMap iD Editor! 🌍
Dear Mappers,
🎉🎉 We're thrilled to share some exciting news 🚀 – Mapilio is now seamlessly integrated with OpenStreetMap's iD Editor! Your contributions on Mapilio are now easily accessible and editable through the iD Editor, making collaborative mapping more efficient than ever.
Driverless car company is using chatbots to make its vehicles smarter (psychedelia.ink)
In a demo the company gave the author this week, CEO Alex Kendall played footage taken from the camera on one of its Jaguar I-PACE vehicles, jumped to a random spot in the video, and started typing questions: “What’s the weather like?” The weather is cloudy. “What hazards do you see?” There is a school on the left....
The Maintainer Of The NVIDIA Open-Source "Nouveau" Linux Kernel Driver Resigns (www.phoronix.com)
Ben Skeggs at Red Hat has long been the primary Nouveau DRM kernel driver maintainer for keeping this open-source NVIDIA GPU kernel driver within the mainline kernel going… Throughout all the battles, particularly after the GTX 900 series and later has required signed firmware images for enabling any accelerated GPU support,...
It’s all a scam, don’t even try to tell me it’s useful (i.imgur.com)
Google is laying off hundreds in its recruitment division | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Meduza co-founder's phone infected with Pegasus (meduza.io)
Pegasus is a highly sophisticated and controversial spyware tool developed by the Israeli cybersecurity firm NSO Group. Pegasus is designed to infiltrate and infect mobile devices, including smartphones, and it allows the attacker to remotely monitor and collect a wide range of information from the compromised device. This...
Poland will continue to block Ukrainian grain whatever the EU commission decides (rmx.news)
Poland would not hesitate to issue an order to block the import of Ukrainian grain if the European Commission refused to extend the grain embargo on Ukraine, according to Polish Development Minister Waldemar Buda....
Ukraine updates: Russia reports Kyiv attack on Sevastapol – DW – 09/13/2023 (www.dw.com)
Russia says two of its warships were damaged by Ukrainian missile attacks on the port city of Sevastopol on the illegally-occupied Crimean peninsula....
Defederated from Feddit.nl. Update: Refederated!
Lately we have been dealing with a few abusive members from Feddit.nl and we were unable to get in touch with the instance administrator....
Which book is your personal bible?
Reading Antifragile by Nassim Taleb was eye-opening for me. I turn to the concepts of the book whenever I feel unsure about a decision or opinion.
Interactive Map of Linux Kernel (makelinux.github.io)
Any sufficiently advanced uninstaller is indistinguishable from malware (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Whats your favorite free open source software that everyone should try?
Lemmy seems like the right place to ask this. Personally I’ve really enjoyed Gurgle, which is a FOSS Wordle clone app.
USENET, the OG social network, rises again like a text-only phoenix (www.theregister.com)
18+ {title} error: title not found. (lemmy.myserv.one)
📲 Is there a good alternative to StreetComplete for iOS users? Tips for getting started with mapping (Every Door, MapComplete, ...?)
I am currently collecting tips for easy entry into mapping. One of the top recommendations is of course StreetComplete, which is available for Android....
How do you deal with shops that have more than one category?
Say, a book store with a café. Or a place that is a café by day and a wine bar by night.
What are the edits like this, and what do they mean? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
I’ve just opened the OSM site on my PC to have a look at the history in my area, and I’ve seen this apparently massive edit. It covers most of the US, a lot of Canada, and a significant chunk of Europe and the UK....
Nicer Looking Map
Is it possible to get a nice looking overlay? Like this one: www.ecosia.org/map?q=lunga&coordinates=56.488…...