OPENSTREETMAP
Jeff Haack – Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Colombo, August 16, 2013
1. What is OpenStreetMap?2. How and Why OSM Began3. A Year of Edits4. How it Works5. Mapping in OSM6. The Data7. The OpenStreetMap Community8. Using OSM Data9. Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team10.Successful Communities11.Government and OpenStreetMap12.Potential in Sri Lanka
1. What is OpenStreetMap?
• Geodata• Roads• Waterways• POIs• Buildings• … and more
• Thousands of Users Editing• Open, Free Data
1. What is OpenStreetMap?
• Geodata• Roads• Waterways• POIs• Buildings• … and more
• Thousands of Users Editing• Open, Free Data
1. What is OpenStreetMap?
• Geodata• Roads• Waterways• POIs• Buildings• … and more
• Thousands of Users Editing• Open, Free Data
1. What is OpenStreetMap?
• Geodata• Roads• Waterways• POIs• Buildings• … and more
• Thousands of Users Editing• Open, Free Data
1. What is OpenStreetMap?
• Geodata• Roads• Waterways• POIs• Buildings• … and more
• Thousands of Users Editing• Open, Free Data
1. What is OpenStreetMap?
• Geodata• Roads• Waterways• POIs• Buildings• … and more
• Thousands of Users Editing• Open, Free Data (ODbL)
2. History of OpenStreetMap
• Founded in 2004 in the UK• 2006 Yahoo! provides satellite
imagery• 2007 First OSM Conference in
Europe• 2009 100,000 Users Registered• 2010 Bing provides satellite
imagery• 2013 1,000,000 Users Registered
OSM and Ordnance Survey
£many
£0
Low quality High quality
OS
OSM
OSM and Ordnance Survey
£many
£0
Low quality High quality
OS MasterMap
OSM
OS StreetView
OS Landranger
2. History of OpenStreetMap
• Founded in 2004 in the UK• 2006 Yahoo! provides satellite
imagery• 2007 First OSM Conference in
Europe• 2009 100,000 Users Registered• 2010 Bing provides satellite
imagery• 2013 1,000,000 Users Registered
bing Aerial Imagery
2. History of OpenStreetMap
• Founded in 2004 in the UK• 2006 Yahoo! provides satellite
imagery• 2007 First OSM Conference in
Europe• 2009 100,000 Users Registered• 2010 Bing provides satellite
imagery• 2013 1,000,000 Users Registered
3. A Year of Edits
4. How it Works
• Central Database• Editing API (Data transmitted over
XML)• Multiple Editing Applications
4. How it Works
• Central Database• Multiple Editing Applications• Editing API (Data transmitted over
XML)
4. How it Works
• Central Database• Multiple Editing Applications• Editing API (Data transmitted over
XML)
5. How do People Map?
• Trace Imagery• Go Outside• Report Bugs• Divide Tasks
5. How do People Map?
• Trace Imagery• Go Outside• Report Bugs• Divide Tasks
5. How do People Map?
• Trace Imagery• Go Outside• Report Bugs• Divide Tasks
5. How do People Map?
• Trace Imagery• Go Outside• Report Bugs• Divide Tasks
6. The Data
• All Vector Data• Free-tagging system
• (meaning every object in the database can carry an unlimited number of attributes)
amenity=pubname=Hare & Hounds
highway=residentialname=Court Street
7. The OSM Community
• Wiki• Mapping Parties• Mailing Lists• IRC
7. The OSM Community
7. The OSM Community
8. Integrating OSM Data
• OSM as a base map• Integrate into ArcGIS• Integrate into QGIS• Integrate into Web Maps• Use on Many Devices
8. Integrating OSM Data
• OSM as a base map• Integrate into ArcGIS• Integrate into QGIS• Integrate into Web Maps• Use on Many Devices
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8. Integrating OSM Data
• ODbL License• Copyright!
9. Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
hot.openstreetmap.org Coordinating remote mapping Brokering release of imagery On-the ground deployment follow up Mapping in the developing world
Getting organized
9. HOT in Haiti
Good detailed map Fast!
9. HOT in Haiti
Ushahidi Using OSM in a
mashup
9. HOT in Haiti
Garmin downloads (converted raw
data) Search & Rescue
teams
“Please be assured that we are using your data - I just wish we knew about this earlier.”
9. HOT in Haiti
“Without a doubt, OpenStreetMap has helped to save lives.”
“We used OpenStreetMap on a
daily basis... Usually it is impossible
to get this information.”
9. HOT in Kibera
Largest slum in Africa Mikel Maron
Photo CCBY2: St. Aloysius Gonzaga High School Journalism Clubhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/newbeatphoto/3726803818/
Photo CCNCBY2: Erica 'junipermarie' on flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/junipermarie/4098163220/
9. HOT in Kibera
Training local people to contribute Take ownership of their map
9. OSM in Gaza
Pakistan Floods
Larger more rural area
SPOT imagery Pre-flood limited
resolution
10. Successful Communities
Users from diverse areas and interests Communication & Collaboration Organizers
Individuals Institutions (schools, universities) Government
Diverse Applications
London Riots Map
11. Government in OpenStreetMap
United States State Department releases Aerial imagery to
HOT during emergencies Fire departments National Park service U.S. Census Bureau Municipalities
11. Government in OpenStreetMap
Indonesia Disaster Management Agency Local Development Organizers Health Department
12. OSM in Sri Lanka
Opportunities Collaborate on base data Reduce duplication of work A single canonical source
Challenges Organizing Integrating new processes Accepting Open Data
THANK YOU
Jeff Haack – Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team