August 2015 monthly meeting
This will take place in Rugby, with the usual format of early evening mapping followed by food and beer and chat in a local pub. We usually gather in the pub for about 8pm but depending on weather and how … Continued
Going mobile with OpenMapKit
Earlier this year at State of the Map US, Dale Kunce from the American Red Cross presented OpenMapKit. Traditional field data collection tools for OpenStreetMap have either relied on paper or are too complicated, or lack an understanding of traditional … Continued
Survey: A “UK/GB OpenStreetMap group”?
Dear UK/GB OpenStreetMappers, From time to time we talk about the potential of setting up a “UK/GB OpenStreetMap group” (name yet to be decided) but we never quite know what it should look like. Survey time!! Please fill in the … Continued
The Current Situation
The Current Situation is a collection of work by artist Yara el-Sherbini, whose centrepiece is an interactive sculpture of a map of the world. It is large, 7.8m wide and 3.5m high with steps leading up to the rear. I … Continued
A visit to view one of the Sheldon Tapestry Maps
Friday saw me on a family visit to Oxford to view the Sheldon Tapestry Map of Worcestershire hanging in the Weston Library (part of the Bodleian Library). It is a magnificent spectacle, being woven in silk and wool, and standing … Continued
Highlights from Water Orton
On Thursday 4th June the Mappa Mercia group met in Water Orton on the outskirts of Birmingham, UK, for our monthly mapping event. We had good weather but not everything else went to plan! Here’s a few highlights from our … Continued
Strava routing errors: Useful or just another MapDust?
It is now becoming increasingly difficult to spot errors in OpenStreetMap just by looking at the map on openstreetmap.org. To help we have a collection of quality assurance tools, and this weekend I discovered a new one developed by Strava. … Continued
“We need to think about smartphone editors”
During the cold, wet days of a UK winter it is tempting to contribute to OpenStreetMap via the comfort of your own living room. Unlike when OpenStreetMap started in 2004 this is actually now a reasonable way to contribute to … Continued
Video: Wikidata for Mappers
Following on from the tweet summary from Andy’s (@pigsonthewing) Wikidata presentation at State of the Map 2015, you can now watch the full talk:
Mappa Mercia at State of the Map US 2015
Last weekend saw hundreds of OpenStreetMappers descend on New York City for State of the Map US 2015. Our very own Andy Mabbett (he’s @pigsonthewing on twitter) was in attendance and gave two talks; the first on Wikidata and it’s … Continued