OpenStreetMap US

Join us for a Mappy Hour on Wednesday, May 21st from 8-9 pm ET. Hear from Bill Wetherholt, Professor at Frostburg State University, about how OpenStreetMap can be used in the classroom to teach Geography’s 5 themes. OSM US Software Engineer Jake Low will also demo OSMCha, a tool for monitoring changes made to OpenStreetMap. Meet fellow educators and OSM enthusiasts!

Speakers

Jake Low

Jake is a software developer and mapmaker based in Seattle, Washington. He currently works at OpenStreetMap US, supporting MapRoulette, OSMCha, and other community tools. In his spare time he enjoys hiking and mapping trails in OSM.

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OSMCha

What are people mapping? OSMCha is an advanced (yet easy-to-use) tool to analyze bundles of OpenStreetMap edits, called changesets. Advanced filters, vandalism detection, and on-map visualization help you find and verify the changesets you care about.

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