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Aaron Lidman

Mapper since:
July 19, 2008
Last map edit:
May 02, 2025
  • Interested in parks, pathways, and pedestrian features.
  • Previously worked at Mapbox on data imports, OSM data quality, tools, and navigation improvements in OSM.

Latest Diaries

Diary Entry Introducing OSMLY

The following post is best viewed at osmly.com full text is posted below for posterity. OSMLY is a simple browser based importer for OpenStreetMa...

Comments 2 comments Date September 20, 2013

Diary Entry OpenStreetPOIs

When using OpenStreetMap data there’s a frustrating divide in the representation of a place. Something like a supermarket, a school, or a park. It...

Comments 4 comments Date July 16, 2013

Diary Entry The Great DC Parking Lot Cleanup of 2013

I’ve been resolving OSM notes this past week and it’s been surprisingly engaging editing. I might try and sum up my pros/cons of the notes feature ...

Comments 5 comments Date June 08, 2013