11/ Wales ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ has an active geospatial and OpenStreetMap community. As a response to the ambitious 2050 language target, Welsh developers developed Mapio Cymru, a Welsh-language version of OSM.
@Dailingual presented the project at Geomob London in January.
https://mapstodon.space/@geomob/111817442534144908
Here's an interview from a few years back on our blog:
https://blog.opencagedata.com/post/openstreetmap-interview-cymru
12/ Diolch am ddarllen! / Thanks for reading!
We hope you enjoyed this look at geoweirdness of Wales ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ.
Language and geography are intrinsically linked, and it is fascinating to see how they can shape a countryโs identity.
We have many more threads about specific countries and regions, border disputes, geocoding, etc over on our blog:
https://blog.opencagedata.com/geothreads
If you likes Wales, you may enjoy
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland: https://en.osm.town/@opencage/112132928271883868
and
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland: https://en.osm.town/@opencage/111425788791484512
Until next time!
12/ Diolch am ddarllen! / Thanks for reading!
We hope you enjoyed this look at geoweirdness of Wales ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ.
Language and geography are intrinsically linked, and it is fascinating to see how they can shape a countryโs identity.
We have many more threads about specific countries and regions, border disputes, geocoding, etc over on our blog:
https://blog.opencagedata.com/geothreads