let's map our planet!

Sajjad Anwarhttp://geohackers.in

   

You're here!

   

and...I'm from here!

   

Why do we care about maps?!

   

All of us have

used a map to

figure out

where “it” is

And

how to get there.

   

Ownership

Copyright http://www.omninerd.com/images/content/1/4_article_33_full_figure1.jpg

   

What if the Greenland Ice Sheet melts?

   

Maps tells us a story!Do you believe?

Where is ____?How many ____?Density of ____?What’s inside ____?What’s near ____?How has ____ changed?How do ____ relate?What if ____?

   

What is ?

   

"OpenStreetMap is a projectaimed squarely at creating andproviding free geographic data such as street maps to anyone

who wants them."

-- www.openstreetmap.org

   

"The project was started because most maps you think of as freeactually have legal or technical

restrictions on their use, holding back people from usingthem in creative, productive or

unexpected ways."

-- www.openstreetmap.org

   

The Four Freedoms; Granted!

   

+

ODbL

   

We make beautiful maps.And we give them away.

   

   

London

   

New Delhi

    Bengaluru

   

. . . and the whole planet!

   

But does'nt ___ .com do that already?!

Well, Yes!

Google mapsYahoo maps Mapquest Mapblast

   

bu t . . .

   

"Geocoding data for map content in Google Local is provided under license by Navteq... and/or Tele Atlas... and subject to copyright protection and other intellectual property rights owned by or licensed to NAVTEQ, TANA and/or such other third parties."

"Also, you may not use Google Local in a manner which gives you or any other person access to mass downloads or bulk feeds of numerical latitude and longitude coordinates."

The Google Maps “ Terms o f Ser v i c e ” says:

   

Why OpenStreetMap?

Because that data is copyrighted and owned by people like the Ordnance Survey.

Google / whoever just license it. If we used it, we'd have to pay for it.

   

But who ownsOpenStreetMap?

You do!The data and software is owned by you,

the contributors.

There is an organisation called the OpenStreetMap Foundation which exists to protect, promote, and support the project, but does not own the

data.

   

....Ah! Still more?!Create your own maps!Render them!Setup your own server!

   

Get Involved!

Register for the API and wikihttp://OpenStreetMap.org

   

You!know your nieghbourhood more than anyone!I bet!

So why do you want someone else to map it?!

   

Mapping Parties!Mapping parties are events where anyone can come and participate in the OpenStreetMap project.

   

Potlatch: Online editor

Potlatch is a Flash-based OpenStreetMap editor, found on the 'Edit' tab of the main site.

   

   

JOSM: Offline editorJava OpenStreetMap Editor

   

Dont want to use both of them? Well, you should try Merkaartor!

   

Setup your own server,and deploy your projects!

   

..and possibilties endless!

   

Get Connected!Join maling lists and IRC's

TalkGeocodingAccessi b i l t yAnd much more..

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24x7

   

Thanks!

   

let's map our planet!Presentation cc-by Sajjad Anwar

http://geohackers.in

OSM Map Data cc­by­sa http://OpenStreetMap.org/http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/

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Fonts by Hfactor; http://hiran.inFew slides by Richard (Thanks!)