OpenStreetMap Sri Lanka

OPENSTREETMAP

Jeff Haack – Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

Colombo, August 16, 2013

1. What is OpenStreetMap?2. How and Why OSM Began3. A Year of Edits4. How it Works5. Mapping in OSM6. The Data7. The OpenStreetMap Community8. Using OSM Data9. Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team10.Successful Communities11.Government and OpenStreetMap12.Potential in Sri Lanka

1. What is OpenStreetMap?

• Geodata• Roads• Waterways• POIs• Buildings• … and more

• Thousands of Users Editing• Open, Free Data

1. What is OpenStreetMap?

• Geodata• Roads• Waterways• POIs• Buildings• … and more

• Thousands of Users Editing• Open, Free Data

1. What is OpenStreetMap?

• Geodata• Roads• Waterways• POIs• Buildings• … and more

• Thousands of Users Editing• Open, Free Data

1. What is OpenStreetMap?

• Geodata• Roads• Waterways• POIs• Buildings• … and more

• Thousands of Users Editing• Open, Free Data

1. What is OpenStreetMap?

• Geodata• Roads• Waterways• POIs• Buildings• … and more

• Thousands of Users Editing• Open, Free Data

1. What is OpenStreetMap?

• Geodata• Roads• Waterways• POIs• Buildings• … and more

• Thousands of Users Editing• Open, Free Data (ODbL)

2. History of OpenStreetMap

• Founded in 2004 in the UK• 2006 Yahoo! provides satellite

imagery• 2007 First OSM Conference in

Europe• 2009 100,000 Users Registered• 2010 Bing provides satellite

imagery• 2013 1,000,000 Users Registered

OSM and Ordnance Survey

£many

£0

Low quality High quality

OS

OSM

OSM and Ordnance Survey

£many

£0

Low quality High quality

OS MasterMap

OSM

OS StreetView

OS Landranger

2. History of OpenStreetMap

• Founded in 2004 in the UK• 2006 Yahoo! provides satellite

imagery• 2007 First OSM Conference in

Europe• 2009 100,000 Users Registered• 2010 Bing provides satellite

imagery• 2013 1,000,000 Users Registered

bing Aerial Imagery

2. History of OpenStreetMap

• Founded in 2004 in the UK• 2006 Yahoo! provides satellite

imagery• 2007 First OSM Conference in

Europe• 2009 100,000 Users Registered• 2010 Bing provides satellite

imagery• 2013 1,000,000 Users Registered

3. A Year of Edits

4. How it Works

• Central Database• Editing API (Data transmitted over

XML)• Multiple Editing Applications

4. How it Works

• Central Database• Multiple Editing Applications• Editing API (Data transmitted over

XML)

4. How it Works

• Central Database• Multiple Editing Applications• Editing API (Data transmitted over

XML)

5. How do People Map?

• Trace Imagery• Go Outside• Report Bugs• Divide Tasks

5. How do People Map?

• Trace Imagery• Go Outside• Report Bugs• Divide Tasks

5. How do People Map?

• Trace Imagery• Go Outside• Report Bugs• Divide Tasks

5. How do People Map?

• Trace Imagery• Go Outside• Report Bugs• Divide Tasks

6. The Data

• All Vector Data• Free-tagging system

• (meaning every object in the database can carry an unlimited number of attributes)

amenity=pubname=Hare & Hounds

highway=residentialname=Court Street

7. The OSM Community

• Wiki• Mapping Parties• Mailing Lists• IRC

7. The OSM Community

7. The OSM Community

8. Integrating OSM Data

• OSM as a base map• Integrate into ArcGIS• Integrate into QGIS• Integrate into Web Maps• Use on Many Devices

8. Integrating OSM Data

• OSM as a base map• Integrate into ArcGIS• Integrate into QGIS• Integrate into Web Maps• Use on Many Devices

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8. Integrating OSM Data

• ODbL License• Copyright!

9. Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

hot.openstreetmap.org Coordinating remote mapping Brokering release of imagery On-the ground deployment follow up Mapping in the developing world

Getting organized

9. HOT in Haiti

Good detailed map Fast!

9. HOT in Haiti

Ushahidi Using OSM in a

mashup

9. HOT in Haiti

Garmin downloads (converted raw

data) Search & Rescue

teams

“Please be assured that we are using your data - I just wish we knew about this earlier.”

9. HOT in Haiti

“Without a doubt, OpenStreetMap has helped to save lives.”

“We used OpenStreetMap on a

daily basis... Usually it is impossible

to get this information.”

9. HOT in Kibera

Largest slum in Africa Mikel Maron

Photo CCBY2: St. Aloysius Gonzaga High School Journalism Clubhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/newbeatphoto/3726803818/

Photo CCNCBY2: Erica 'junipermarie' on flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/junipermarie/4098163220/

9. HOT in Kibera

Training local people to contribute Take ownership of their map

9. OSM in Gaza

Pakistan Floods

Larger more rural area

SPOT imagery Pre-flood limited

resolution

10. Successful Communities

Users from diverse areas and interests Communication & Collaboration Organizers

Individuals Institutions (schools, universities) Government

Diverse Applications

London Riots Map

11. Government in OpenStreetMap

United States State Department releases Aerial imagery to

HOT during emergencies Fire departments National Park service U.S. Census Bureau Municipalities

11. Government in OpenStreetMap

Indonesia Disaster Management Agency Local Development Organizers Health Department

12. OSM in Sri Lanka

Opportunities Collaborate on base data Reduce duplication of work A single canonical source

Challenges Organizing Integrating new processes Accepting Open Data

THANK YOU

Jeff Haack – Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team