OpenStreetMap US Newsletter - Issue #29

What we’re excited about this month:

Welcoming the 2022 OSM US Board
March’s Mapping Theme: The Built Environment
Open Data Week 2022 in NYC
State of the Map US 2022 (less than 30 days away!)

Welcome to the 2022 OSM US board!

Here’s to another excellent year of OpenStreetMap US, and good luck to the new board members. Read more about the election here.

Thank you to all of our candidates and our members who participated in the election. Thanks to Zeke Farwell, the independent observer who observed the election. Also, a big THANK YOU to outgoing board members Martijn van Exel and Jubal Harpster, who have both served multiple years on the board.

Map with us in March!

Looking for a new mapping project? Check out these projects and ideas for March:

Parks & Playspaces in Colorado

Support KABOOM! in achieving playspace equity by mapping parks & playspaces in Colorado. Help us finish the final project!

Start Mapping

12 Months of OSM:
Built Environment

This month, we’re mapping the Built Environment for 12 Months of OSM.

Project of the Month:
Mapping parking lots in New Orleans

March Mappy Hour: Hear about ORNL’s USA Structures work on March 23 at 8pm ET

Check out the latest blog

How to support Ukraine through OSM

Many in the OpenStreetMap community are eager to support the people of Ukraine through mapping efforts. OSM Poland and other OSM communities in neighboring countries are actively supporting refugees by mapping humanitarian resources. Mateusz Konieczny recently posted a brief guide on OSM Poland’s efforts and how you can help on the OSM-Talk mailing list here.

Community Spotlight: OSM NYC & BetaNYC

OSM US is excited to team up with OSM NYC mappers & BetaNYC for Open Data Week 2022! Join us in-person and online - everyone is welcome to attend virtually and in-person. Check out all the OSM sessions below:

OpenStreetMap and Open Data, the future of public realm data & data literacy
Virtual & In-person, March 5 at 3pm ET

Bike Rack-a-thon (Mapping Bicycle Parking)
In-person, March 7 at 1pm ET

OpenStreetMap & Open Data: Mapping for Mobility in NYC
Virtual, March 8 at 4pm ET | Register here
Virtual, March 9 at 12pm ET | Register here

Hike and Map along the Staten Island Greenbelt
In-person, March 12 at 1pm ET

Upcoming Events

Get your tickets to State of the Map US here!

OSM Seattle: Mapping Burien
March 5 | in-person

PHXGeo Meetup
March 5 | in-person

TeachOSM Map-Along
March 8 | online

Utah OSM Meetup
March 9 | online

OpenStreetMap Michigan Meetup
March 9 | online

South Bay Map Night
March 15 | online

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

Become a member of OSM US today!

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