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OSM US<p>🤓 Our March newsletter is up! Catch up on all the latest: <a href="https://bit.ly/March2025-OSMUS-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bit.ly/March2025-OSMUS-newslet</span><span class="invisible">ter</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OSMUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OSMUS</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>opendata</span></a></p>
watmildon<p>The new board for OSM-US had our first meeting yesterday and I am over the moon about the new folks and so excited to see what more we can help get accomplished.</p><p>Kiri Carini - At Large<br />Harrison Devine - Treasurer<br />Levente Juhasz - Vice President<br />Jazzy Smith - Secretary<br />Matthew Whilden - President (!!)</p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OSMUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OSMUS</span></a></p>
watmildon<p>Looking for a cheaper GIS conference that still offers loads of great content and networking opportunties? State of the Map US is coming up and you cannot beat these prices.</p><p>We even have playlists of talks from previous years so you can see if it may be right for you. Take a look and I hope to see some of you in Boston!</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkEJrLrnArE&amp;list=PLqjPa29lMiE3msEjJS-QE5MTq1Ew0djYd" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=zkEJrLrnAr</span><span class="invisible">E&amp;list=PLqjPa29lMiE3msEjJS-QE5MTq1Ew0djYd</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/@OpenStreetMapUS/114191106598496438" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.osm.town/@OpenStreetMapUS/1</span><span class="invisible">14191106598496438</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GIS</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/GISChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GISChat</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OSMUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OSMUS</span></a></p>
watmildon<p>The results of the OpenStreetMap US Board elections have been tallied and announced. I will be serving another two years 🎉 </p><p>The full board:</p><p>Kiki Carini (new board member!!)<br />Harrison Devine<br />Levente Juhaz<br />Jazzy Smith (new board member!!)<br />Matthew Whilden (re-elected!)</p><p>Congrats to the new members and many thanks to everyone who ran, voted, and participated to keep things rolling.</p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OSMUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OSMUS</span></a></p>
watmildon<p>Reminder to OSM US Voting members - board election voting closes tonight!! So if you haven&#39;t voted, today is the day!</p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/osmus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>osmus</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpeStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpeStreetMap</span></a></p>
watmildon<p>Elections are open now for the 3 open OSMUS board seats. Members should be receiving mail from OpaVote with a link to their ballot. There are 4 great candidates. </p><p>Voting closes March 2. </p><p>Details and candidate statements on the wiki: <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2025" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Fo</span><span class="invisible">undation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OSMUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OSMUS</span></a></p>
OSM US<p>Sharing some news you&#39;re gonna love in our February newsletter:</p><p>❤️OSM US Community Survey Results<br />❤️OSM US Board elections<br />❤️Monthly Mapper spotlight<br />❤️State of the Map US</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://bit.ly/OSMUS-Feb2025-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bit.ly/OSMUS-Feb2025-newslette</span><span class="invisible">r</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/openstreetmap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>openstreetmap</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/osmus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>osmus</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/geospatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geospatial</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>opendata</span></a></p>
watmildon<p>OpenStreetMapUS has an election for the Board coming up. Join us for a virtual town hall to meet the candidates. Wednesday, February 19th at 8 pm ET.</p><p>I hope to see everyone there!</p><p>Sign up here: <a href="https://openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/openstreetmap/event.jsp?event=155&amp;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/</span><span class="invisible">np/clients/openstreetmap/event.jsp?event=155&amp;</span></a></p><p>More details and deadlines on the wiki: <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2025" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Fo</span><span class="invisible">undation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OSMUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OSMUS</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>elections</span></a></p>
watmildon<p>Nominations for the OpenStreetMapUS board elections close tomorrow. We have 4 incredible candidates for 3 spots and if you&#39;d like throw your hat in the ring, please do!</p><p>We can never have too many wonderful folks. </p><p><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2025" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Fo</span><span class="invisible">undation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OSMUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OSMUS</span></a></p>
watmildon<p>I am running again for the Board of OpenStreetMapUS! It&#39;s been an incredible 2 years and I hope to have another 2. 😄 🎉 🗺️ </p><p>We have 3 spots open this election and I would love to have a whole bunch of incredible candidates. It&#39;s as simple as adding your name to the elections wiki page! Nominations close on Feb 9.</p><p>If you have questions about running, my experience, what I hope to keep doing, please reach out.</p><p><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2025" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Fo</span><span class="invisible">undation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OSMUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OSMUS</span></a></p>
watmildon<p>I have a talk in about 12 hours at Mapping USA 2025. It will be about WAMap and the virtues of vector based maps and client side filtering for doing data exploration. </p><p>You can also hear me later in the day reminding you to run for the OSM-US Board of Directors… if that’s something you may be interested in. </p><p>I hope you can join us! It’s free and all virtual. </p><p><a href="https://openstreetmap.us/events/mapping-usa/2025/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">openstreetmap.us/events/mappin</span><span class="invisible">g-usa/2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/MappingUSA2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MappingUSA2025</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/maplibre" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>maplibre</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Protomaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Protomaps</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OSMUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OSMUS</span></a></p>
Josh Carlson<p>Hey <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/OSMUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSMUS</span></a> folks! If you haven't taken the Community Survey yet, now's a good time!</p><p><a href="https://openstreetmap.us/news/2024/10/community-survey/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">openstreetmap.us/news/2024/10/</span><span class="invisible">community-survey/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a></p>
watmildon<p>State of the Map US 2025 is headed to Boston June 19-21. Make sure to mark your calendars! </p><p><a href="https://openstreetmap.us/news/2024/10/save-the-date-sotmus-2025/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">openstreetmap.us/news/2024/10/</span><span class="invisible">save-the-date-sotmus-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OSMUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OSMUS</span></a></p>
as234<p>Just out of curiosity: Has the US OSM community discussed mapping polling places? That would be legal from government data, or would it? Or do the locations change so frequently that they are too hard to keep up to date? <br /><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/osmus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>osmus</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/osm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>osm</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/pollingplaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pollingplaces</span></a></p>
Beta.NYC :verified:<p>Our Fellowship Team had a blast at State of the Map US! Thank you OpenStreetMap US for having us, and congratulations on hosting a fantastic conference! 🗺️ 🥳 🫶 </p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/osmus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osmus</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/dataanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dataanalysis</span></a></p>
Jimmy Rocks 🗺️<p>Giving a talk at State of the Map US 2024 on Birds of a Feather: Public Domain and Authoritative Data. At 4 mdt <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/osmus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osmus</span></a> @sotmus <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/sotmus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sotmus</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SOTMUS2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SOTMUS2024</span></a></p>
Beta.NYC :verified:<p>Did you hear? Our Fellowship Team is embarking on a journey to State of the Map <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/osmus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osmus</span></a>, ready to showcase their Mapping for Equity initiative on OpenStreetMap (OSM)!</p><p>Our Fellows are diligently mapping public amenities, transforming data into actionable insights to create more equitable and vibrant public spaces. 💪</p><p>Join the excitement &amp; support our team's mission by donating at &lt; <a href="https://beta.nyc/donate" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">beta.nyc/donate</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> &gt;.</p><p>Every contribution equips them to collaborate with new partners and enhance NYC PiTech!</p>
Josh Carlson<p>Had a lovely time talking to the <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/OSMUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSMUS</span></a> Government Working Group about what we're doing with <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> in Kendall County.</p><p>Apparently there's some interest in the topic, and now I have a slide deck put together. If you want me to spend about 20-30 minutes scaring your public sector friends about eliminating data silos and using OSM, let me know!</p><p><a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/gischat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gischat</span></a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/gis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gis</span></a></p>
watmildon<p>Results have been tabulated for the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://en.osm.town/@OpenStreetMapUS" class="u-url mention">@<span>OpenStreetMapUS</span></a></span> board of directors election. Winners are Harrison Devine (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://en.osm.town/@hdevine825" class="u-url mention">@<span>hdevine825</span></a></span>) and Levente Juhász.</p><p>I am thrilled to get to work with them in the coming year and extend my thanks to Nicholas Hudanich for also running. </p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OSMUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OSMUS</span></a></p>
watmildon<p>Mappy Hour tomorrow from some OpenHistoricalMap folks. <a href="https://openstreetmap.us/events/mappy-hours/2024/02/openhistoricalmap/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">openstreetmap.us/events/mappy-</span><span class="invisible">hours/2024/02/openhistoricalmap/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/openhistoricalmap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>openhistoricalmap</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OSMUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OSMUS</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/mappyhour" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mappyhour</span></a></p>
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