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OpenStreetMap is a growing, and successful project that utilizes a loose collaboration of global participants to build a geospatial database. This presentation discusses the merits of the project that have enabled it to begin, grow, and achieve various levels of success. These traits can then be evaluated and applied to other crowd-source, or democratic and open projects.Presented at the Association of American Geographers annual conference, Las Vegas, Nevada - March, 2009
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OpenStreetMap as a Successful Model for User-Generated Geospatial Content
Andrew Turner - @[email protected]
OpenStreetMap as a Successful Model for User-Generated Geospatial Content
We’re going to cover each of these aspects: What is OpenStreetMap?
OpenStreetMap as a Successful Model for User-Generated Geospatial Content
How are we measuring “success”?
OpenStreetMap as a Successful Model for User-Generated Geospatial Content
Who is the user? This is not meant (yet) for digging water mains, boundary disputes.
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What is OpenStreetMap?
It’s Wikipedia to Encyclopedia BritannicaIt’s Linux to WindowsIt’s about claiming our own world and space
Why did it start?
What was the need?Kernel of a problem - the Ordnance Survey; Changing Conditions; Underserved regions
Geographically Successful
Let’s define successfulDone: Netherlands, ~Germany, Paris, Mumbai, Tokyo, UK (this year?)
Organizationally Successful
Exponential growth - just crossed 100,000 registered users.
What is OSM at it’s Core?
people spending their free time, and often lots of money and frustration capturing data that is already captured, and very tedious. Would anyone have predicted that “surveying” is sexy?
Typical Process
So let’s outline the actual process of the project before we can understand the benefit of the various aspects that make the project successful in achieving it’s goals
Individual Mapping
Surveying: GPS, Photos, Notes
Individual Mapping
Desktop and online tools for annotating tracks, editing existing roads
Imagery Tracing
Yahoo! licensed aerial imagery. Tools for tracing
Open Data importsNetherlands
Existing open data and Organizations or Governments offering their data to the project
Result: Year of Edits http://www.vimeo.com/2598878
http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterito/3054501076
This is 2008 alone.
How does it work?
So how is this possible? How are 100k people, across the globe, able to cover every street, sign, road type in a few short years?
Characteristics
OpportunityGoalLeadershipOpen-*CommunityPassionSustainable
Characteristics
OpportunityGoalLeadershipOpen-*CommunityPassionSustainable
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Raster Tiles and Geodata coverage
Characteristics
OpportunityGoalLeadershipOpen-*CommunityPassionSustainable
Set a grand goal - something only barely imaginable, though make iterative steps realizable. Always shooting for the stars.
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Characteristics
OpportunityGoalLeadershipOpen-*CommunityPassionSustainable
A project needs a face - someone to attribute the soul of the project as well as for media to refer to and put a name to.
Characteristics
OpportunityGoalLeadershipOpen-*CommunityPassionSustainable
Don’t hide anything. Freely share until it hurts. Don’t allow any idea of hoarding or protectionism to come into play.
Characteristics
OpportunityGoalLeadershipOpen-*CommunityPassionSustainable
Build the community - give them an identity & voice
Outrearch
Mapping parties reach out to locals in their spare time - to both learn the process and meet other local interested people.
Betwala Chawl, Mumbai
Personal Need
Individuals also see a personal goal - exploring a city
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Levels of Engagement
Every person has a different level of effort they are interested in engaging. Time, interest, ability.
Casual
Moderate
Advanced http://www.flickr.com/photos/fsc7/2982601362
Encouragement
“Lolcat of awesomeness”Award
Reward people. They like to be acknowledged for jobs well done - and also like seeing others similarly rewarded and wowed. Reminds them why they are part of a not only a bigger, but better whole
Open-Discussion
tags, techniques
Governance
not just OSMF - removing data. continuing to be a part of the entire process
Short Feedback loop
Contributors should see the effect of their work very quickly. Failure of traditional “Feedback” systems. Again, the person wants to “See themselves” in the process and on the map. Will show friends/family.
Support
Part of the parties again - discussion, IRC, mailing lists, lessons learned, grow.
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Characteristics
OpportunityGoalLeadershipOpen-*CommunityPassionSustainable
The existential part of any project - people who are so passionate they will go above and beyond and create memorable experiences for others and drive the project.
Characteristics
OpportunityGoalLeadershipOpen-*CommunityPassionSustainable
Make the project long-term sustainable. Make sure it can last beyond a difficulties, failures, a single leader or goal.
What is the future?
What is the sustainability model?
Integrated into Organizations
Flickr, UN as two examples of organizations that verify the value, drive future uses and needs and are someone with credibility.
Business Opportunities
Cloudmade, GeoCommons, ITOWorld. Companies will invest time, effort, resources to ensure the project continues to grow. Their livelihood is tied to its success and respect.
Industry Leadership
Apply experience, leadership, and lessons learned to other communities.
Technology
Push the technology barrier, stay on the forefront to maintain applicability and interest. 3D globe, cartography tools (Andy Allan), tracing
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