a free map of the world
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A free map of the world
Christian O. PetersenMember and contributor, OpenStreetMapVice President Community, CloudMade
OpenStreetMap
• OpenStreetMap’s Story
• Crowdsourced Mapping
• Worldwide Mapping Traction
• Who Contributes to OpenStreetMap
• What Can You Contribute?
• How You Can Benefit
• New Mapping Tools in November
OpenStreepMap’s Story
First there was Steve Coast110s
100s1,000s
10,000s100,000s1,000,00
0s…every 3
days
…1000 new
people
…sign up to map with GPS devices, phones & computers
…creating the richest global map
Then there were some of Steve’s friends
Then Steve’s friends recruited more friends
Then Steve spoke at conferences
Then people started signing up on their own
OpenStreetMap now has critical mass
Expanding community through new tools and
apps
Number of
mappers:Late 04
Early 05
Late 05
Early 07
Early 08
Mid 09
Crowdsourced Mapping
Activity
Editing tools
MobileMapping
Mobile device data capture
WebMapping
Armchairmap editing
Result
Complete and rich maps of the world
Aug
‘0
4
1,0001
10,000
100,000
1,000,000
Jan
‘06
Aug
‘0
7 Dec
‘1
0Mar
‘0
9
Wikipedia-like Growth
Navteq MappersTele Atlas MappersOSM MappersOur Active Mappers
Mapping Resources
Worldwide Mapping TractionRapid Completion
Aug ‘06
Aug ‘07
Aug ‘08
Germany
Germany
Germany
March: 12,000 active mappers
Aug ’10: 100x the
mappers of Navteq or TeleAtlas
Increasing Richness
Tele Atlas
OSM
StanfordUniversity
StanfordUniversity
OpenStreetMap Usage Increases
OpenStreetMap Usage Increases
OpenStreetMap Usage Increases
Crowdsourching + Public Data
Open source communities
GIS professionals
Geography students
Hiking & Running enthusiasts
Cycling enthusiasts
Local communities
Who Contributes to OpenStreetMap
Arial Imagery
Road Data - routing
Road DataCenterlines or Polygons
Rural Data
Building information
POIs
What Can You Contribute?
Commonly found, not-so-useful data
Resolution: 1:1,000 (~1m) Less than 3 years old
Tourist or sports areas such as State/National Parks, ski resorts etc.
Turn restrictions, speed limits, one-way-streetsLess than 15 years old
Resolution: 1:1,000 (~1m) Less than 3 years old
Accuracy: 1:1,000 (~1m) Less than 3 years old
Resolution: 1:12,000 (~10m) Less than 3 years old
Digital Elevation or Terrain Models, Data derived from extracts of GNIS, TIGER, NED, USGS sets
How You Can Benefit
OpenStreetMap• A free map for your area
• Available to the public
• Crowdsourcing + government data
• Community verifies data
• More up to date maps
• Data points w/metadata
• Vertical maps for society as a whole
www.openstreetmap.org
CloudMade Platform• Low cost
• Commercial grade
• Style Editor
• Tile serving
• Vector maps
• Geocoding
• Routing
• Navigation
www.cloudmade.com
New Mapping Tools in November
Mapzen benefits
• More intuitive – reduces editing time
• Exporting maps from Mapzen is a one step process
• Use maps made with Mapzen in existing GIS app
• Create your first crowd source projects with ease
• Connects mapping community with Facebook and Twitter
Mapzen POI Collector (iPhone app)
• Add POIs in 3 simple steps
• Type in POI meta data on location
• 150+ pre-defined categories
www.openstreetmap.org
Speak to usabout contributing
– everyone will benefit!Christian O. [email protected]
Thea [email protected]