OpenStreetMap logo OpenStreetMap

nickjohnston

Mapper since:
02 April, 2014
Last map edit:
26 July, 2025

Latest Diaries

Diary Entry My pandemic mapping project: Cheltenham addresses

Cheltenham is a town of 116,000 people in south-west England. During the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns, I spent lots of time collecting addresses in ...

Comments 9 comments Date 31 May, 2023

Diary Entry How should I tag paths suitable for off-road wheelchairs and mobility scooters?

A section of the Cotswold Way National Trail on Leckhampton Hill was recently improved to make it suitable for off-road Tramper wheelchairs and mob...

Comments 6 comments Date 24 May, 2023

Diary Entry Better address mapping with the JOSM "Coloured Streets" style

For months I’ve been mapping addresses in Cheltenham, England. I recently discovered the JOSM “Coloured Streets” style. It has improved my address ...

Comments 3 comments Date 27 December, 2020

Diary Entry Mapping addresses helped find a nine year old mistake in OpenStreetMap (also in Apple Maps, HERE, and TomTom)

The need for addresses One of the things that often comes up in discussions about OpenStreetMap is poor address coverage in some places. Rightly ...

Comments 8 comments Date 15 June, 2020