OpenStreetMap US

January 24–25, 2025

This free virtual conference will feature two days of talks, workshops, and all things OpenStreetMap.

Schedule

Times are given in Eastern Standard Time.


Friday, January 24
TimeSession
2:00 PM

Welcome to Mapping USA 2025!

Maggie Cawley

2:05 PM

15 Years of OpenStreetMap US: Retrospective

2:15 PM

SliceOSM Community Project: download the freshest OpenStreetMap data!

Brandon Liu and Jake Low

SliceOSM is a new OSMUS community project! This web service is the easiest way to download up-to-the-minute data for any custom area. Come see how it is made, and how to get involved.

2:20 PM

OSM Merge Community Project

Rob Savoye

Conflating external datasets into OpenStreetMap.

2:26 PM

Americana Community Project

Clay Smalley

2:32 PM

Charting the Woods of West Virginia and Beyond

Attila Kun

Discussing the updates, challenges and outlining future plans regarding mapping woods for Eastern USA in OSM.

2:38 PM

Data exploration with filterable maps - WAMap

Matthew Whilden

Applying full data vector tiles and a basic filtering UI creates an instantly responsive Overpass experience without all the syntax and ceremony. https://watmildon.github.io/TIGERMap/WAMap/

2:45 PM

☕️ Break

2:50 PM

Open Street Level imagery for US with Mapillary

Said Turksever and Alyssa Castronuovo

Mapillary is on the way to 3 billion images by 2025. Partnering with OSM US, we’re expanding coverage across the US. Join us to explore Mapillary’s tech, mission to map every street in major US cities.

3:00 PM

Share your first OSM edit - now with AI!

Martijn van Exel

Remember your first OSM changeset? Wasn’t it exhilarating? Something you would want to share with the world! I wanted to make it easier for mappers to do just that and made an AI powered thing.

3:10 PM

Using OpenStreetMap data to Map Critical Infrastructure During Disasters

Rachel Stevenson

This presentation will discuss how Emergency Managers can Use Open Street Map Data, to Identify and Map the 4 Critical Lifeline sectors that impact all of society.

3:20 PM

OpenStreetMap US Tech Updates

Quincy Morgan and Jake Low

3:30 PM

🧘 Break

3:40 PM

OpenStreetMap US Working Groups Overview

OpenStreetMap US Staff

3:45 PM

Pedestrian Working Group Update

Jacob Hall

Since its formation in March 2024, the Pedestrian Working Group has brought together community members interested in mapping pedestrian infrastructure in the U.S. to develop common goals.

3:55 PM

Trails Working Group Update

Jake Low

4:05 PM

Meta-YouthMappers Walkabout Project

Alex McDonald and Chad Blevins

This collaboration between GW YouthMappers and Meta is expanding across the US! Students trace and validate pedestrian features into OSM, while developing their skills and building community.

4:15 PM

Where to Map? for Community OSM Projects

Jennifer Miller

You’re doing a community mapping project! Now, what area will you map? This talk presents a decision-making method called the criteria-alternatives matrix to help your group make a good choice.

4:25 PM

🍪 Break

4:30 PM

OpenStreetMap US Board Updates

OpenStreetMap US Board

4:38 PM

Building Map Ready Pedestrian Data

Yunzhi Lin

What features should be included on a map to enhance safety and efficiency for pedestrian navigation? This talk will explore methodologies for generating and ensuring the quality of pedestrian data.

4:44 PM

Developing Skyway, an OpenStreetMap data conversion tool

Jacob Hall

Skyway is a new tool for converting OpenStreetMap data between common formats. In this talk I’ll discuss what I’ve learned in the process of developing it, and the plans I have for its future.

4:50 PM

Rising Waters, 3D Worlds: Cesium-OSM-Powered Flood Simulations

Michael Mann and Joy Mann

We showcase a flood simulator using Cesium’s 3D OSM tiles and dynamic water modeling, visualizing sea-level rise scenarios for immersive, interactive exploration of real-world flood impacts.

4:56 PM

Imports - Three Tips for Working With Open Data

Ben Coleman

This presentation will share three tips for working with license-compatible open data, including strategies for profiling and exploration, validation, and advocating for more open data to be shared.

5:05 PM

🙆 Break

5:15 PM

Goodbye Daylight, Hello Overture: Migrating from one QA'd OpenStreetMap distribution to another

Jennings Anderson

Daylight v1.58 was the last. However, the QA and validation processes have not gone away. Today, all of the same high quality OSM data is available as GeoParquet in the Overture base theme.

5:25 PM

Making maps with Ultra

Daniel Schep

In this talk I will introduce Ultra, Née Overpass Ultra, and demonstrate it’s capabilities. I will also compare & contrast it to other tools such as Overpass Turbo, geojson.io, and Maputnik.

5:35 PM

CycleOSMData - A Python Package to Extract Structure Bicycle Infrastructure Data

Daniel Patterson

CycleOSMData is a Python library for extracting bike infrastructure data from OSM PBF files. It pulls data on both sides of roads, detailing cyclist protection levels to support safe urban planning.

5:45 PM

15 Years of OpenStreetMap US: Looking Ahead

Maggie Cawley and Alyssa Castronuovo

6:00 PM

⛷️ End of Friday

Saturday, January 25
TimeTrack 1Track 2
11:00 AM

SliceOSM Office Hours

Brandon Liu

Workshop: Charting the Woods of West Virginia and Beyond

Attila Kun

In a follow-up to his Friday talk, join Attila Kun for a demonstration and discussion of forest landcover mapping.

12:00 PM

OSM Sandbox and Public Domain Map Workshop

Quincy Morgan

Underground Truth: How to Map a Pipeline

Clay Smalley

How many pipelines are in your backyard? Uncle Sam knows! Learn how to leverage government data to map missing fossil fuel pipelines on OSM.

1:00 PM

OpenHistoricalMap Office Hours

Minh Nguyễn

Join the OpenHistoricalMap community for our annual informal office hours. Get advice from fellow mappers, brainstorm some focus areas for the coming year, and give feedback to the OHM advisory group.

Organize and analyze OpenStreetMap data using PostGIS and QGIS

Sean Whitcomb

OpenStreetMap isn’t just a map - it’s a massive database of geographic information. Learn how to organize, analyze, and visualize OSM data using PostGIS and QGIS software. If participating, please try to install QGIS and PostgreSQL with the PostGIS extension before the workshop begins.

2:00 PM

MapRoulette and OSMCha Office Hours

Jake Low

State of the Map US 2025 Info Session

Sean Whitcomb and Clay Smalley

Thinking about participating in State of the Map US 2025 in Boston? Come ask questions and brainstorm ideas for sessions.

3:00 PM

🏂 End of conference

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