1. Open Street Map I Mills SOC128 Fall 2013 Dan Ryan

2. Contents What? Why? How? Us

3. WHAT IS IT? Open Street Map

4. Open Street Map: What? OSM DB TIGER Raster Data APPs API USers GPS

5. Open Street Map: What? Starts with TIGER* (topologically integrated geographic encoding and referencing)TIGER* Peer production: anyone can add features Peer production >1,000,000 accounts and >15,000 active Data can be used in other applications – WHY DOES THAT MATTER? *See Also: US Census Bureau. “TIGER Products”US Census Bureau. “TIGER Products”

6. WHY? Open Street Map

7. Open Street Map: Why? Lots of maps on web, but only free to VIEW Cannot use data to build new applications – Mapnik Mapnik – OpenCycleMap OpenCycleMap – OpenQueerMap OpenQueerMap – WaterColorMap WaterColorMap Peer Production harnesses enormous amounts of contributions to public goods

8. HOW? Open Street Map

9. Open Street Map: How? http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Press_Kit