We've released V21.2, as our 'traditional' end-of-year release.

There are some minor changes relative to the beta, most notably the addition of a warning if you are moving a way that has a majority of its nodes off screen, the minimum number of nodes for the check to be active can be set and the default is 5.

vespucci.io/help/en/21.2.0%20R…

#OpenStreetMap

Oooohhhh... First of all, road works and similar are somewhat temporary, something that #OpenStreetMap generally doesn't map. Or rather, there is no consensus on what duration road works should take before we do map them.

In any case, feel free to open an issue or even a pull request here: source.mapcomplete.org/mapcomp…

MapComplete

MapComplete is a webapp which allows to use and update OpenStreetMap within thematic maps. This repository contains all of the source code.

^Forgejo

🆕 blog! “OpenBenches 💖 OpenStreetMap”

When Liz and I created the OpenBenches website, it was just designed to be a fun way for people to record memorial benches. Since then things have got out of hand and we now have over thirty-nine thousand benches recorded!

Our plan was never to compete with something like OpenStreetMap. The OSM project is vast, complex, and…

👀 Read more: shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/11/openb…
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#OpenBenches #OpenStreetMap

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/11/openbenches-%f0%9f%92%96-openstreetmap/

Last year the Geospatial devroom only had half a day at FOSDEM, and we still ended up with a packed room and a queue down the corridor.

This year we have the whole of Saturday to ourselves, so if you have something geo-flavoured to share, whether it is maps, data, tools, clever hacks, fieldwork tech, city projects, OSM magic, climate work or anything else, now is the moment to submit a proposal.

The CfP is open until 1 December:
lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fos…

#FOSDEM #Geospatial #GIS #OpenStreetMap #OpenData #Cartography #GeoTech #OSM #FOSS4G #Maps #Devroom #OSGeo

Lastly @trigpoint mapped most of the benches we saw.

A plea to all #OpenStreetMap folk: please map benches. Knowing where they are can help people like me with COPD and other breathing conditions. Benches make all the difference as to whether a walk is pleasant or not, and sometimes whether one is possible at all.

I find hat still being able to walk 8-9 km walk sustain nmy mental health. Any infrastructure which helps is invaluable.

10/10

@ultrazool @zverik @millerdl @gregorymarler

StreetComplete is a really fun and accessible way to contribute to OpenStreetMap from an Android device - walk around in your local neighbourhood (or anywhere really) and solve 'quests' by answering questions about the things around you!

You don't need to learn anything about mapping conventions, or infrastructure, or about the more complex mapping tools that exist for OpenStreetMap. The app will explain everything to you that you need to know, when you need to know it, and ask easily understandable questions with reference pictures for the answers.

The only setup needed is to make an OSM account and log into it from the app, so that it can upload your answers - and you can also do that at any later time, after trying out the app without an account for a while first. You can just install it and go outside right away!

The app doesn't need any cellular internet connection; it can work offline and synchronize your answers once you reach a place with eg. WiFi. It's also quite performant, and should run well even on lower-end phones. There is also a 'multiplayer' option that lets you split up in teams and each tackle different quests in the area.

streetcomplete.app/

#StreetComplete #OpenStreetMap

alors dans le même genre tu as aussi #mapcomplete mapcomplete.org/ qui permet de voir, modifier ou ajouter facilement un type de données en particulier.

Ils ont aussi une app mobile : app.mapcomplete.org/

Et aussi un compte ici : @MapComplete

@nhoizey

#openstreetmap

MapComplete - editable, thematic maps with OpenStreetMap

MapComplete is a platform to visualize OpenStreetMap on a specific topic and to easily contribute data back to it.

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Very sad news: OpenTopomap is being retired, basically.

opentopomap.org/about#survival

Many thanks to the people who gave their time over 14 years so that we could use this wonderful gift.

#OSM
#OpenStreetmap
#OpenTopomap

Supplement:

In his message the main developer (?) of Openstreetmap mentions that there may be a successor.

If you think you are able to: Get in touch with him and ask if and how you can help.

Ich möchte eine Empfehlung aussprechen. Ich habe mit StreetComplete eine App gefunden, mit der man auf einfache und spielerische Art und Weise zu @openstreetmap beitragen kann. Die App zeigt dir um deinen Standort herum an, wo noch Daten fehlen und mit der Beantwortung von einfachen Fragen kannst du helfen, die Kartendaten zu vervollständigen. Sehr cool! Und total easy.

f-droid.org/de/packages/de.wes…

#openstreetmap #StreetComplete

Street­Complete | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Unterwegs kartieren für OpenStreetMap

^f-droid.org

Tak zítra na @openalt GIS a #openstreetmap sekce, bohužel paralelně 3 přednášky spolu.

Snad se s vámi uvidím v 🦆 na @maptiler.bsky.social mapách!

That small joy when you unexpectedly come across a public bookcase that isn’t yet mapped in #OpenStreetMap .It's like a tiny treasure hunt for mappers 📚🗺️

With a few taps in an app, it’s now part of the OpenStreetMap database. The free global map of public bookcases just got a little bit better.

#OSM #PublicBookcase #Mapping #OpenData #Books

Progress adding read-only @mangroveReviews to #OsmAnd. I hope to have PRs ready next month.

#OpenStreetMap

From now on, translate.mapcomplete.org supports logging in with #OpenStreetMap (with the source code repository as intermediate step).

This means one less account to manage!

Thanks to all the translators for providing translations. And of course, feel free to join the #translation effort to get #MapComplete into your language.

Ergänzung:
Bei Hutmacher / #Utopiastadt #Wuppertal steht auch ein Bücherschrank.

Bei @MapComplete gibt es auch eine Karte für Bücherschränke, über die fehlende Schränke leicht ergänzt werden können.
Damit werden die #OpenStreetMap -Daten ergänzt, so dass die Orte dann auch auf Open Book Case und allen weiteren Karten, die auf #OSM basieren dazu kommen.

mapcomplete.org/bookcases.html…

Public bookcases

A public bookcase is a small streetside cabinet, box, old phone booth or some other objects where books are stored

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Blog post about some of the new stuff for GNOME Maps 49.

ml4711.blogspot.com/2025/09/ma…

#gnome #maps #gnomemaps #libshumate #mapstodon #openstreetmap

TIL that #Mapycom is more than just a renderer on top of #OpenStreetMap. They actually import buildings from #Overture, which #OSM doesn't consider reliable enough for automatic imports.

From what I've seen, the results are mixed in Greece, with many buildings that don't exist in reality.

I saw @richlv post the other day about #GoogleMaps vs #OpenStreetMap and needed to share this as well.

I first noticed this difference a few months back when my driving instructor couldn't find the location that I sent him (because Google Maps doesn't show it at all). Only after I added "Fairway Walk" (see Google Screenshot for the name/location) as a named road to OSM, did it get added to Google Maps. There are still apartments missing from the Google Maps though.

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6 people made 66 changes in the past 31 days to #OpenStreetMap using mapcomplete.org/ghostbikes

Gemischtmobiler added 7 ghost bikes, answered 32 questions and uploaded 13 images
@Thierry1030 answered 3 questions and uploaded an image
Andyskinner added a ghost bike, answered 2 questions and uploaded an image
ralbso answered 3 questions
RudiXXL added a ghost bike and answered a question
timbradley1970 added a ghost bike

Ghost bikes

A ghost bike is a memorial for a cyclist who died in a traffic accident, in the form of a white bicycle placed permanently near the accident location

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As of 2025-08-18, #OpenStreetMap contained information about 1034 #ghostBikes.

A #ghostBike is a memorial in the form of a #bicycle painted white.
It remembers a cyclist that has been killed by a car and is located near the place of the accident.

OpenStreetMap is a world-wide map that everyone can edit and reuse for free. mapcomplete.org/ghostbikes is an editable map based on OpenStreetMap with ghostbikes.

Ghost bikes

A ghost bike is a memorial for a cyclist who died in a traffic accident, in the form of a white bicycle placed permanently near the accident location

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Had a blast at our little #OpenStreetMap birthday celebration. 🍰 🧉

It ended up being too windy to fly drones for long. Instead we recorded street-level images for #panoramax and GPS tracks, in addition to doing a lot of live surveying – using a huge range of tools that allow contributing to OSM!

In no particular order we at least used: @everydoor, @streetcomplete, @MapComplete, @CoMaps, HOTOSM's ChatMap, iD and JOSM.

Having so many different ways of making contributions is a real feature.

Happy 21st Birthday @openstreetmap! 🍰 🥳 🎈

Gonna meet up with friends to celebrate, do some on-the-ground surveying, probably also walk around with a 360° cam to get imagery for @panoramax. And fly a drone, to get some nice aerial imagery while we're at it! 🗺️ 📷

And of course have some cake too 😂

#OpenStreetMap #panoramax

Even on the night before the party, we were agonizing over the perpetual question - what editor to teach to newcomers?

And after the workshop and the latest mapping party, I think I have a new and improved idea.

1. We always introduce #CoMaps (and earlier Organic Maps) to newcomers, focusing on it as a means of using OSM. But we avoid using its editor - offline data can be confusing and (in the presence of concurrent editors) can more easily lead to duplication.

But if we want people to recommend CoMaps to other, less technical people…they may want the latter to be able to add places without installing another app.

1. I have long admired StreetComplete’s gamified interface, but always figured that it would cause issues in a mapping party.

But perhaps we can incorporate it after all? The people it is most likely to cause issues for are the #Vespucci users, and they are experienced enough (and Vespucci’s tooling is good enough) to handle upload conflicts.

Another issue is that if a user adds some data using a #StreetComplete layer, it takes time for quests to appear for it.

1. #MapComplete is good because it puts together the things people coming from Google Maps often expect from OSM - map data, photos, and ratings+reviews. The questions and the photo-taking may also add some variety and fun, and the photos also help other mappers verify the data and add details.

So here’s the new idea -

1. We practice adding 1-3 POIs with CoMaps. There may be duplication, but that’s okay, we (the organizers) will clean it up later as we usually do.
2. Then, we add 5-10 POIs with MapComplete.
3. Finally, we try out StreetComplete to add more details to the streets and POIs. We will use SC’s team mode to divide quests between people on the same team.

I’ll test the viability of this process soon.

(Vespucci will go back to being an editor for regular participants.)

#OpenStreetMap #OSM #contraMaps

Some postmortem notes about our 19th mapping party…

en.osm.town/@OSMIndia/11493311…

On a positive note, I think this was a productive party. 8 out of 10 participants were experienced mappers, and I’m happy with the data we added to the market. 👍

On the other hand, there were hardly any people from Noida - clearly, the publicity needs more work 😐

One participant recommended posting on Luma, so I guess we’ll be trying that.

Also, if you like my work, please support me on Liberapay. I’m unemployed, and rely on the community’s support for my contributions.

#OpenStreetMap #OSM #contraMaps

OpenStreetMap India (@OSMIndia@en.osm.town)

Attached: 3 images A big thanks to all 11 participants of the 18th #OpenStreetMap #Delhi Mapping Party! 🙂 We hope you will join us again to help make #OSM better. Each mapper matters! #OsmNcr #India #Noida

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Heute zum #recommendationThursday #empfehlungsDonnerstag

mapcomplete.org/shops.html?z=1…

#mapcomplete macht's möglich 💪

#fulda lasst mal anfangen regionale Läden zu bewerten 🤘🏿

#OpenStreetMap #osm #mangrovereviews #mangrove

Shops

An editable map with basic shop information

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If it is still around, here is a map of old railway gear. Onoy requirement to be added is to be permanently in the same place: mapcomplete.org/historic_rolli…

#OpenStreetMap #MapComplete

Historic rolling stock

A map showing all historic, permanently installed rolling stock, such as locomitives and railway carriages, e

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As you might know, we have an #Android app version of #MapComplete in the works, which makes it even easier to see and edit #OpenStreetMap

After a bit of initial testing, we are opening up the test program to our followers here on Mastodon.

If you want to join the beta testers, send an email to info@mapcomplete.org

Any issues? Head over to mapcomplete.org/issues

"These features rely on tons of our user-generated data—the fuel of the platform... Crucially to the business, we users perform this crucial labor for free and without any say in the direction of the platform."

And this is why I stopped contributing to #MapyCom (and pretty much all proprietary platforms) and started contributing to #OpenStreetMap and #WikimediaCommons last year.

bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-g…

#Komoot #komooted

When We Get Komooted - BIKEPACKING.com

Following the sale of Komoot to private equity, Josh Meissner explores the broken relationship between corporate capital and our communities...

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Mapcomplete.org ist getting better and better.

A few days ago I discovered that its possible to add manmade bird nests. I was standing near a stork's nest when I found the topic. And directly added a picture.

I also found by chance that beehives can be added. And that there are also viewpoints to add under the theme of nature.

It would be nice if there was some information and not find by chance.

something new thats still hidden under some Theme?

#MapComplete #openstreetmap #osm