CjMalone @CjMalone@en.osm.town
In case you've not heard, I'm a little obsessed with #OpenStreetMap. I also ❤️ free software.
Joined Sep 2020
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#OSM UK has some MapRoulette challenges to help with the current Quarterly Project
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If you live in the UK, please sign this petition to ensure that it is not required for encryption services to establish backdoors to enable data access .
New Daylight release, interestingly includes a report on fixes Facebook has preformed.
https://daylightmap.org/2021/02/12/daylight-v08-release.html
Not OSM, but still a good read.
#OSM UK has some MapRoulette challenges to help with the current Quarterly Project
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It's published on Medium (not my fault) but anyway this is a superb article about the #UK's broken land 'system', and how it structurally impoverishes almost everyone - except the people who are already wealthy.
https://alastairparvin.medium.com/a-new-land-contract-684c3ba1f1b3
We're looking for suggestions and comments on the next UK Quarterly Project.
https://www.loomio.org/d/VNPpK078/quarterly-project-2021q1-ideas
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Like Geocaching but with a purpose!
#nerdy #openstreetmap
StreetComplete - OpenStreetMap Wiki https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/StreetComplete
Had a pretty good day surveying considering how dark and wet it is! #OpenStreetMap
This is a watch. The new challenge types are interesting.
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Please don't get tricked into buying anything this Black Friday. You don't need it.
I've got a crazy inclining to trace all the allotments in GB.
Wish me luck
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How can we all despise landlords and yet there be no housing coops? Spread the love, spread the ownership, spread the future. Start a housing coop!
It is absolutely amazing that all the big consumers tech companies consume and contribute to #OpenStreetMap we need to encourage there involvement.
To compare #OSM to #Linux again. Linux is the open kernel that has a lot of corporate use, involvement and financial support. #GNU #Hurd is the open kernel without corporate involvement.
I don't want to contribute to libre kernel that nobody uses, I want to work on the libre kernel that EVERYONE uses.
OSM isn't just #OpenData it's usable Open Data
This is definitely worth a read. #OpenStreetMap
(Warning, it's hosted on Medium)
https://joemorrison.medium.com/openstreetmap-is-having-a-moment-dcc7eef1bb01
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Interview with OSM Foundation chair Allan Mustard, & fellow board member Rory McCann https://peertube.openstreetmap.fr/videos/watch/6e01c700-015e-4b86-bb13-6deb38391273
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I created a #JOSM Validator ruleset to warn of source=* tags on objects. It can be enabled directly in the JOSM preferences. #openstreetmap
#OrdnanceSurvey is both releasing more #OpenData and using #OpenStreetMap formats...
Suggests they're not scared of OSM's data, but it's tooling and developer market share.
And that's just GB, not Northern Ireland (or Ireland, I ❤️ you), nor Guernsey where I added a bunch.
It's kinda difficult to align the numbers to houses after the fact. A survey with StreetComplete to re collect the address may be easier
In case you've not heard, I'm a little obsessed with #OpenStreetMap. I also ❤️ free software.
Joined Sep 2020
