OpenStreetMap US Newsletter - Issue #21
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News & Announcements

Map for Impact: Playground Mapping for KABOOM!

Too many communities around the United States, particularly communities of color, lack access to quality play spaces. KABOOM! is working to achieve playspace equity by building quality playgrounds and playspaces in the U.S. where they're needed the most.

You can help support this cause by mapping playgrounds in Philadelphia. Remotely mapping playgrounds will provide KABOOM! data on the number and size of playspaces in Philadelphia.

Open Source Day 2021

A special thank you to those that joined us for Open Source Day 2021 hosted by AnitaB.org! It was another amazing day introducing inspiring women to OpenStreetMap.
Connect with fellow mappers on the OSM US Slack
12 Months of OpenStreetMap

July is Parks & Recreation Month 

Summer is a perfect time to get outside. In celebration of summer, OpenStreetMap US is focusing on mapping parks & recreation for #12MonthsofOSM.

Blog Post: Mapping for Play Equity in Philadelphia and beyond!

More than 28 million children in the United States don’t have access to a park within a 10-minute walk of home. Learn more about how KABOOM! is working to fix this and how you can help in our newest blog post.

OSM US Mappy Hour

OSM US hosts regular Mappy Hours featuring a variety of topics and guest speakers. For July's 12 Months of OSM theme of Parks & Recreation, Elliott Plack (volunteer with Friends of Patapsco Valley State Park) and Colleen Coyne (Senior Analyst at KABOOM!) discussed mapping for parks & recreation in OpenStreetMap. You can catch this presentation as well as previous Mappy Hours here.

Mark your calendars and register for our next Mappy Hour on August 18, 2021, 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT

Community Spotlight: OpenStreetMap Seattle!
Shout-out to OpenStreetMap Seattle members who were able to get out and map together for the first time in over a year! They spent the day updating businesses and features in Bothell, WA. Near Seattle? Join their MeetUp
Upcoming Events
August 7        ~  OpenStreetMap Seattle: OSM's 17th Anniversary Picnic
August 8        ~  OpenStreetMap 17th Birthday Global Mapping Party
August 10      ~  Mapping DC Meetup
August 12      ~  OpenStreetMap Michigan Meet up
August 18      ~  MapABQ August Virtual Meetup
August 18      ~  OSM US Mappy Hour
August 24      ~  Open Columbus Remote Sidewalk Mapping
August 28      ~  Maptime Bmore Mappy Hour

 
Have an idea for an event or interested in presenting at an upcoming Mappy Hour? Let us know!
Find more events at osmcal.org
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