OpenStreetMap is the world’s largest volunteer-driven spatial dataset, relied on by millions of people around the world. But it’s more than one big map! Need to keep track of every playground, defibrillator, storm drain, or LGBT-friendly bar in your neighborhood? OpenStreetMap lets you leverage the power of crowdsourcing to fill data gaps left by commercial and government datasets. You can manage your data all in one place for the benefit of the entire OSM community.
Join OSM expert Quincy Morgan and civic innovation specialist Jazzy Smith to learn how organizations can use OSM as a free, collaborative GIS platform to meet their geodata needs. We’ll cover OSM basics, introduce available resources and workflows, review case studies of groups leaning into OSM, and look at how the Mapping for Equity project is connecting New Yorkers to their data.
This talk is for those of all skill levels interested in open map data. Come with questions! We’ll leave plenty of time for discussion.