FREE AND OPEN REGISTRATION FOR THE III WORKSHOP ON PARTICIPATORY MAPPING AND SOCIAL CARTOGRAPHY - MPCS 2025

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You can now register for the collective mapping event of 2025. Thank you to everyone who sent their contributions!

We’ll see you in August at the event, which is 100% online and completely open to the public. Registration at:

https://ivides.org/workshopmpcs2025

The actual event numbers are:

• 133 speakers
• 36 Projects in the Mapping Exhibition
• 20 book chapter presentations
• 9 Special Keynotes with invited experts
• 1 OpenStreetMap training session + 01 Mapathon
• 1 book release [90 authors and 20 chapters]

To keep contact: ivides@ivides.org

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INSCRIÇÕES LIVRES E ABERTAS PARA O III WORKSHOP MAPEAMENTO PARTICIPATIVO E CARTOGRAFIA SOCIAL - MPCS 2025

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Você já pode se inscrever para o maior evento de mapeamento coletivo de 2025. Agradecemos a participação de todos que enviaram as suas contribuições!

Nos veremos em agosto, no evento 100% online e completamente aberto ao público. Inscrições em:

https://ivides.org/workshopmpcs2025

Números do evento até o momento:

• 133 palestrantes
• 36 Projetos na Mostra de mapeamento
• 20 Apresentações de capítulos do livro
• 9 Palestras especiais com especialistas convidados
• 1 Oficina de OpenStreetMap + 01 Mapatona
• 1 Lançamento de livro [90 autores(a) e 20 capítulos]

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Tôi vừa hoàn thành một đợt cập nhật dữ liệu hành chính tỉnh Cao Bằng trên bản đồ OSM, dựa theo các nghị quyết chính thức của Quốc hội Việt Nam về việc sắp xếp lại các đơn vị hành chính cấp huyện và xã trong giai đoạn hiện đại.

🗂️ Tổng hợp quá trình sáp nhập: 2000–2019:

Tỉnh Cao Bằng duy trì 13 huyện và ~199 xã/phường/thị trấn.

Không có thay đổi lớn, chỉ có điều chỉnh nhỏ về địa giới hành chính, tên gọi.

2020:

Theo Nghị quyết 864/NQ-UBTVQH14 (10/01/2020):

Sáp nhập huyện Thông Nông vào huyện Hà Quảng

Giảm 38 xã, từ 199 còn 161 xã/phường/thị trấn

2025:

Theo Nghị quyết 1657/NQ-UBTVQH15 (16/06/2025) và Đề án 383/ĐA-CP (09/05/2025):

Tỉnh giảm còn 56 xã/phường (53 xã + 3 phường)

Các phường mới của TP Cao Bằng:

Thục Phán (gồm: Sông Hiến, Hợp Giang, Đề Thám, Hưng Đạo, Hoàng Tung)

Nùng Trí Cao (gồm: Ngọc Xuân, Vĩnh Quang, Sông Bằng)

Tân Giang (gồm: Tân Giang, Duyệt Trung, Hòa Chung, Chu Trinh, Lê Chung)

Nhiều xã mới được thành lập như: Quang Long, Nam Quang, Hưng Đạo, Yên Thổ, Sơn Lộ…

Từ 01/07/2025, mô hình chính quyền 2 cấp (tỉnh → xã/phường) chính thức áp dụng tại Cao Bằng.

Just completed an update of administrative boundaries for Cao Bang Province (Vietnam) in OpenStreetMap, based on official government resolutions about merging lower-level administrative units.

🗂️ Summary of the process: 2000–2019:

The province had 13 districts and ~199 communes/wards/townlets.

No major changes, only minor adjustments.

2020:

Under Resolution 864/NQ-UBTVQH14 (Jan 10, 2020):

Thong Nong District merged into Ha Quang District

Number of communes reduced from 199 to 161

2025:

Under Resolution 1657/NQ-UBTVQH15 (June 16, 2025) and Plan 383/DA-CP (May 9, 2025):

Province reorganized to just 56 communes/wards (53 communes + 3 wards)

New wards of Cao Bang City:

Thuc Phan (from Song Hien, Hop Giang, De Tham, Hung Dao, Hoang Tung)

Nung Tri Cao (from Ngoc Xuan, Vinh Quang, Song Bang)

Tan Giang (from Tan Giang, Duyet Trung, Hoa Chung, Chu Trinh, Le Chung)

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OSM모임이나 협회 같은거 우리나라에도 있으면 좋겠다 바로 옆나라 일본도 있던데

Newborough has been fully micromapped, that includes: powerlines, street lights, street trees and underground fire hydrants. Roads have been edited and instead of basic lines, they now follow the center point of the road perfectly.

Seit dem Frühjahr 2020 gibt es in Deutschland ein neues Verkehrszeichen: den Grünpfeil nur für Radfahrende. Es erlaubt Radfahrenden, auch bei roter Ampel nach rechts abzubiegen. Ich habe mich gefragt, ob ich mit Hilfe von OpenStreetMap automatisch Stellen raussuchen kann, bei denen die Aufstellung so eines Zeichens sinnvoll wäre.

Wo sind solche Zeichen sinnvoll?

Wenn ich meine persönliche Erfahrung und die gesetzlichen Vorgaben (StVO, VwV-StVO) zusammennehme, ist der Grünpfeil für Radfahrende vor allem in dieser Situation sinnvoll: Wenn ich aus einer Wohnstraße komme (kein Radweg vorhanden) und rechts auf eine Straße einbiegen will, die einen abgetrennten Radweg hat. Da ich hier nur auf querenden Fuß- und Radverkehr achten muss, ist ein sicheres Abbiegen nach rechts auch bei rot in der Regel möglich.

Overpass-Query finden.

Ich will die Abfrage nicht zu kompliziert machen, aussortierne kann ich ja immer noch. Ich will also wissen, wo Ampeln auf Wohnstraßen stehen, bei denen im Umkreis von 10 Metern ein Radweg oder ein getrennter Rad-/Fußweg existiert.

Die gesuchten Merkmale lassen sich so in OSM-Tags fassen:

• Die Ampel ist ein node mit highway=traffic_signals
• Sie liegt auf einer way mit highway=residential
• In der Nähe (max. 10 m) existiert ein:
  • way mit highway=cycleway
    oder
  • way mit highway=path und bicycle=designated und segregated=yes

Mithilfe von ChatGPT (ja, ich weiß, aber ich finde die Overpass-QL echt schwierig), habe ich diesen funktionierenden Query gefunden:

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I notice all across China that bots have destroyed powerlines and now they are missing many segments that were previously complete.

J’ai eu l’honneur de participer en présentiel à la première conférence State of the Map Global 2024 organisée en Afrique, au Kenya. Cette expérience a été marquante et enrichissante, me permettant de rencontrer de nombreux acteurs passionnés engagés dans divers projets. Bien que je sois la seule représentante du Bénin, je me suis sentie pleinement intégrée dans cette dynamique internationale. Retrouver des amis de la communauté Wikimedia à SotM a été une agréable surprise.

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جبل مرغم علي التاريخي

يعد جبل مرغم علي أحد المعالم التاريخية والأثرية البارزة في قرية ضريبة العرش اليمنية، حيث يحمل بين صخوره آثارًا تعود إلى عهد الدولة الحميرية. يقع هذا الجبل في موقع استراتيجي، إذ كان يستخدم كحصن دفاعي لحماية قلعة الملك الحميري شمر يَهرعِش، التي تبعد عنه حوالي 9 كم في مدينة رداع. #### المعالم الأثرية رغم مرور الزمن، لا تزال بعض بقايا القلاع الحميرية قائمة على قمة الجبل، مما يدل على براعة الهندسة العسكرية في ذلك العصر. هذه القلاع كانت مبنية من الحجارة الصلبة، مما ساعدها على الصمود أمام عوامل الطبيعة لقرون طويلة. #### الموقع الجغرافي والطبيعة يتميز جبل مرغم علي بتضاريسه الوعرة وارتفاعه الذي يوفر إطلالة رائعة على المناطق المجاورة. كما أن موقعه يجعله نقطة جذب للباحثين في التاريخ والجغرافيا، حيث يمكن للزوار استكشاف بقايا التحصينات القديمة والاستمتاع بجمال الطبيعة المحيطة. #### أهمية الجبل في السياحة والتراث يعد هذا الجبل من المواقع التي يمكن أن تسهم في تنشيط السياحة التاريخية في اليمن، خاصة لمحبي الآثار والتاريخ القديم. فهو جزءًا من مسار سياحي يشمل قلعة شمر يَهرعِش وقرية موكل وغيرها من المواقع الحميرية في المنطقة

highway = bus_stop (heute notwendig oder veraltet)

Lange habe ich gedacht, dass dieses Tag durch PTV2 überflüssig werden wird, bis ist gemerkt habe dass es auch heute noch notwendig ist.

Das Tag “highway=bus_stop” (nur zulässig auf Knoten) ist nicht veraltet. Es ist notwendig damit die Bushaltestelle in vielen Karten dargestellt wird. Z.B.: auf der Standardkarte openstreetmap.org

Im Wiki steht auf der Seite Tag:highway=bus_stop in der Spalte “Verwendung” nur “Kompatibilität”. Die mehr als 10 Jahren von PTV2 haben aber gezeigt, dass das Tag weiterhin gebraucht wird.

Es müsste “verpflichtend” heißen. (Auf der englischen Seite heißt der Eintrag auch Required) Habe das im Jahr 2025 geändert, da kein Widerspruch kam.

no se que poner jaja

Activities Performed

• Participated in ‘‘transmission grid planning’’, applying surveying and cartographic principles to infrastructure development.
• Conducted line routing and selection exercises, evaluating terrain and land use for optimal transmission line alignment.
• '’Collected and recorded coordinates’’ using GNSS equipment to support planning and line diversion strategies.
• Assisted with **line diversion assessments by integrating spatial analysis and route optimization techniques.
• Engaged in GIS-based mapping and spatial data management for transmission corridors and project layouts.
• Supported **drawing office tasks including drafting, editing, and refining technical layouts for transmission lines using AutoCAD and GIS software.
• Contributed to the preparation of survey reports*, integrating observations, geospatial data, and recommendations for planning documentation.

Skills Applied

• Georeferencing and symbology in GIS
• AutoCAD drafting and technical alignment
• Thematic layering and map production
• Field coordination using QField and GNSS tools
• Formal report writing and spatial data interpretation

Today’s tasks deepened my understanding of how surveying and cartographic techniques drive transmission infrastructure planning. The integration of GIS with field activities reaffirmed the importance of spatial accuracy in energy distribution networks. I was particularly engaged with the line diversion analysis, which challenged both technical reasoning and spatial decision-making. I continue to learn from my mentors and refine my approach to precision mapping and collaborative survey documentation.

osm.org/#map=17/54.618512/9.361435

Hallo alle zusammen,

bin neu hier und habe etwas in der Karte entdeckt, was so nicht richtig ist, bzw. den wahren örtlichen Gegebenheiten entspricht. Diese Punkt-Stichlinie zeigt wohl einen “Fußweg” an. Bei dem Teilstück von der Hauptstrasse kommen in Richtung Waldstück neben der 2a, handelt es sich um eine private Zufahrt, also Privatgrundstück (nämlich meins), zum Haus. Bei dem “Fußweg” handelt es sich ebenfalls um ein privates Grundstück. Es ist leider so dargestellt das man dort durchfahren/ durchgehen kann. Das geht nicht: dort befindet sich eine feste Absperrung. Zumal es sich hier um private Grundstücke handelt, wo der allgemeine und öffentliche Zutritt nicht erlaubt ist. Es verursacht hier sehr unschöne Probleme, weil sich Menschen auf dieses Kartenmaterial berufen. Ich würde mich sehr freuen, wenn hier jemand ist, der das zeitnah korrigieren kann. Vielen Dank

Не высокая частота обновления спутниковых снимков, не всегда позволяет добавлять новые здания. В этой ситуации можно воспользоваться схемами с паспортов строек. При перерисовке схемы возникает проблема, состоящая в том, что фотографии схем содержат искажение перспективы, которое надо как то исправлять. Ниже предложен не сложный способ того, как можно это сделать с помощью растрового графического редактора GIMP, векторного - Inkscape, а так же JOSM с установленным плагином ImportVec.

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Part 1: osm.org/user/Negreheb/diary/405306
Part 2: osm.org/user/Negreheb/diary/406030

360° Mapping Salzburg – Update #3: Better Mounting, Better Coverage

Hello OSM Community,

I’m continuing my effort to capture 360° images of the city of Salzburg for use in Mapillary and Panoramax. The goal remains the same: improve OpenStreetMap data, especially in areas with unresolved notes where better visual context can help.

Progress So Far

Here’s the current state of coverage from my 360° image collection:

My Route Planning Setup

To plan my routes, I’ve been using OSMAnd’s built-in GPX recording and map display. This allows me to see where I’ve already been and make instant decisions on which streets to cover next - without having a router trying to direct me back on track constantly.

I can also choose freely whether to ride on streets, paths, or cycleways depending on conditions. This flexibility has proven much more practical than relying on pre-planned routes.

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Dear OSM Community and Team, Is there any possibility of accessing a newer imagery layer, such as Maxar? The current Bing Maps Aerial imagery appears to be significantly outdated, which makes it challenging to accurately update or edit map content.

I see many diaries on OSM, but unfortunately the good ones are hard to find, if they can be found at all.

In this diary, I offer some perspectives, without any technical pretensions, but just for the thinking of “what it might look like” in the vein of “Reimagining the OSM.org” or “Better-osm-org” but without the technical side.

This diary is a proposal, a reflection. Its aim is to offer a vision of what diaries might look like in the future.

Observation

Many diaries published by the community are interesting, not all of them are, but those that are would benefit from being discovered and promoted to a wider audience.

Diaries are not discoverable from osm.org. When a diary is discovered, it is almost exclusively through direct sharing via an OSM communication channel (forum, Telegram, Discord, etc.).

The aim is to offer ways to find interesting diaries more easily, to know which ones the community values or finds interesting.

Proposal

Categorise

Allowing diaries to be categorised offers several advantages:

• Easier to identify the topic(s) of a diary
• Have a list of diaries talking of a specific topic
• Easier to find a specific diary

A category would group together several diaries addressing the same theme.

This categorisation might be done in the form of keywords, for example: #tutorial #josm #streetcomplete #sotm #telecom #esri.

Add upvotes

To enable the community to highlight the diaries that have generated the most interest and that they found most useful, it would be possible to add a like (or a downvote or an emoji reaction) to a diary.

The same options for comments might be used to highlight the comments most appreciated by the community.

This system would be very similar to GitLab for issues, or Reddit for content.

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Kann Karten nicht mehr drucken!

This is my my second day into the field of OSM, i went back and edited my home grown plce, yuh my home village and and waiting to welcome any reviews because i believe it is the right think to do and am welcoming any mistakes and am hoping to add many more places on the OSM today I went ahead and edited my villages by adding the various buildings and trees that haven’t been mapped yet

Centro comercial