Mapping The World with OSM
###Event Recap For our second Maptime Madison we dove in to online mapping with Open Street Map, learning about not only how to edit and add to OSM but also how to aid in the response to disasters and crises.
@Ethan talked about the importance of @Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team’s (HOT) work to respond to humanitarian disasters and how to join in on the mapping to provide a more accurate and detailed map for aid workers. Ethan also made a task in OSM Task Manager to map Madison.
@Carl went over the basics of how to edit the OSM Map. Carl also taught us about attribute tagging and OSM data structure.
We then had time to edit OSM, where some people chose a HOT Task while others filled in information about Madison and their neighborhoods. It was great fun editing and chatting with everyone about OSM.
If you missed out on joining us at the Bubbler for OSM mapping, you can view the slides and outline here on our GitHub.
###Next Maptime! Thank you to everyone who came out last night! We are looking forward to meeting up again at the end of January or early February. Where @Katie will be giving a presentation on CartoDB. Join our mailing list or follow us on Twitter @Maptime Madison for the announcement! More information to come soon!