Aaron Lidman

Mapper since:: 19. Juli 2008
Last map edit:: 2. Mee 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

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...

2 comments 20. September 2013

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...

4 comments 16. Juli 2013

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 ...

5 comments 8. Juni 2013