Greetings!
This month, the OSM US team is excited to share these updates:
⛱ The team is traveling to SotM in Paris
⛱ September Mappy Hour
⛱ New Charter Project: OldInsuranceMaps.net
With appreciation,
~ Alyssa, Jake, Nellie & Maggie |
The OSM US team is heading to Paris for the global State of the Map Conference later this month. Are you traveling to the City of Light too? Be sure to say "bonjour" and catch these presentations:
⚜ On Friday, August 28th, Jake Low presents Sourdough and Layercake: removing technical barriers to using OSM data for cartography and analysis
⚜ On Friday, August 28th, Maggie Cawley will be part of the Local Chapters & Communities Congress session.
⚜ On Sunday, August 30th, Alyssa Castronuovo and Maggie Cawley will present 50 States (and at Least as Many Mappers): Community Building in the US Over the Last Decade |
Upcoming Mappy Hour
Our September Mappy Hour is about all points of interest (POIs)! |
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Join Jake Low and the Foursquare team on Sept. 23 to discuss recent efforts around utilizing and conflating POI data from OpenStreetMap.
As always, registration is free. Be on the lookout for a confirmation email with the Zoom link once you are registered.
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New Charter Project: OldInsuranceMaps.net |
Announcing the latest Charter Project: OldInsuranceMaps.net (OIM).
Adam Cox began OIM at Louisiana State University in 2022, and today the platform hosts over 1,200 Sanborn maps, primarily sourced from the Library of Congress.
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Upcoming Events & Important Dates |
PDX OSGeo Meetup
August 26 - in person
SOTM Global in Paris
August 28-30 - in person
South Bay Map Night
September 1 - online |
MapRVA x PlanRVA
September 10 - in person
BayGeo's GeoEducation Summit
September 11 - in person
POIs Mappy Hour
September 23 - online |
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Want to meet up with your local community but don't see an event near you? Check out the OSM Community index or join a #local- channel on the OSM US Slack.
This month's newsletter map is OSM Carto in pink. |
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