Gregory's Server
11/ London is sometimes still referred to as "The Big Smoke", a reference to the terrible pollution of the past, but these days the city is quite green
Indeed, it is classified as a forest.
50% of London is covered in green space, and an incredible 8 million trees are dotted across the capital.
In 2019, it was officially declared a National Park City.
https://nationalparkcity.london
12/ In August 2004, Steve Coast, then a student at University College London (UCL - site of last week's Geomob London) started ... OpenStreetMap!
The project has come a looooong way since then (see screenshot), and is the basis for OpenCage and many, many other geospatial services around the world.
Last summer for OSM's 19th birthday @freyfogle spoke with @gravitystorm@co.uk on the Geomob podcast about the early days of OSM: https://thegeomob.com/podcast/episode-193
Well worth a follow: @OSMLondon
#OpenStreetMap
12/ In August 2004, Steve Coast, then a student at University College London (UCL - site of last week's Geomob London) started ... OpenStreetMap!
The project has come a looooong way since then (see screenshot), and is the basis for OpenCage and many, many other geospatial services around the world.
Last summer for OSM's 19th birthday @freyfogle spoke with @gravitystorm@co.uk on the Geomob podcast about the early days of OSM: https://thegeomob.com/podcast/episode-193