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 4/ Different #OpenStreetMap communities (or people within those communities) use different tools and platforms to communicate. Mailing lists are common https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo, but some prefer IRC, Facebook, Telegram, forums, some are active here in the fediverse, etc. It really varies. The world is a diverse place 10 comments
6/ Some local OpenStreetMap communities are really well organized. Good example: @OpenStreetMapUS has a monthly newsletter and much more. https://openstreetmap.us/community/ 7/ Of course there are lots of OpenStreetMap meetings and events. In-person and online. Small and large. Best place to check for an overview is the OSM Calendar ποΈ https://osmcal.org 8/ There are also regular βState of the Mapβ conferences, all around the world. State of the Map Europe is coming up in November (10-12th) in Antwerp π§πͺ https://stateofthemap.eu The site of the next global event was just announced, it will be in Sept 2024 in Nairobi π°πͺ (and online) https://stateofthemap.org 9/ A great place to ask OSM questions or discuss with other mappers is https://community.openstreetmap.org/ There are subsections for different topics or in different languages 9/ Lots of social networks or places people hang out online also have OSM subsections. Hereβs /r/openstreetmap on Reddit for example with 14k members. 10/ The OpenStreetMap Foundation (weβre proud to say we are corporate members and have been for many years) is the non-profit that keeps core OSM infrastructure running πππ If youβre into OSM you should join. For individuals thereβs an annual fee of Β£15, or if you are an active mapper the fee can be waived. https://join.osmfoundation.org 11/ The point of all this is that OpenStreetMap is a massive, thriving, global project. Lots of people around the world are mapping and building cool things with the resulting open data! Get involved and start mapping your local area. It's a lot of fun. But be warned - it can be a bit addictive. 12/ We hope you enjoyed this thread about staying informed about OpenStreetMap. Thanks for reading and sharing, and have fun mapping and otherwise celebrating OSM's recent 19th birthday π πΎ We have many more threads about the #geoweirdness of specific countries, border disputes, geocoding, #geoeducation and more linked on our blog. Final bonus toot: 1. the official OpenStreetMap fediverse account is @openstreetmap make sure you follow 2. another resource you may wish to checkout is the @geomob podcast where we often have interviews with members of the OSM community. Last week's episode (Ep. 194) was a discussion with the new Executive Director of HOT, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. |
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5/ Hereβs a wonderful world map run by @osm_be to click around on and see the local OpenStreetMap communities for an area:
https://community.osm.be
#OpenStreetMap