Bridging the Gap think tankBridging the Gap think tankOpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap

Andrew HarveyAndrew Harvey

What is OSM?What is OSM?

What is OSM?What is OSM?

global,

What is OSM?What is OSM?

global, collaborative,

What is OSM?What is OSM?

global, collaborative, free/open,

What is OSM?What is OSM?

global, collaborative, free/open, spatial database

What is OSM?What is OSM?

community

What is OSM?What is OSM?

community

planet.osm.org

database

What is OSM?What is OSM?

community

planet.osm.org

database

http://hikebikemap.de/ - © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA© OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA

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OSM Data RepresentationOSM Data Representation

JOSM - Map Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA

Flexible SchemaFlexible Schema

● Anyone can invent a tag and start using it.e.g. building=collapsed

Supporting Open Source StackSupporting Open Source Stack

● Lots of free and open source software written which supports OSM● osm2pgsql (importing OSM into PostgreSQL)● mapnik (cartographic rendering)● monav (routing engine and application)● OpenLayers (web maps)● + much much more....

Low Adoption BarrierLow Adoption Barrier

● Existing worldwide minutely web map updates● www.osm.org

● Daily OSM extracts available for you to import into existing GIS systems● download.cloudmade.com

● Easy for new users to get started● potlatch2

Contributing to OSMContributing to OSM

● Ground survey● With a GPS● Without a GPS (eg. walking papers)

● Tracing aerial imagery● Providing existing data under a free licence

● Editors: Potlatch2, JOSM, Merkaartor

Crisis Management with OSMCrisis Management with OSM

Before Quake

Crisis Management with OSMCrisis Management with OSM

Before Quake

Shortly After Quake

Crisis Management with OSMCrisis Management with OSM

May 2011

Shortly After Quake

Before Quake

Crisis Management with OSMCrisis Management with OSM

● An accurate basemap● A database of potentially important features, e.g.

● fire-hydrants

● temporary shelters

● Routing post-disaster● segments tagged as impassable=yes

Any Questions?Any Questions?

ThanksThanks

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To the extent possible under law, Andrew Harvey has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this presentation and these slides. This work is published from: Australia.

OpenStreetMap Response to Haiti earthquake by Shoaib Burq<http://www.slideshare.net/sabman/haiti-quake-public-key>

Haiti: CrisisMapping the Earthquake @ Where 2.0 Conf 2010<http://where2conf.com/where2010/public/schedule/detail/13201><http://where.blip.tv/file/3432824/>

Globe image generated using Marble based on Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA