Tag: openstreetmap
Book Review: OpenStreetMap ~ Be Your Own Cartographer
If you’ve been interested in contributing to OpenStreetMap but aren’t sure how or where to start, Jonathan Bennett has written a reference book about the collaborative geographic data creating service. Jonathan Bennett has been extensively involved with OpenStreetMap since 2006 and is a member of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. The book also receives the benefit of [...]
ArcEditor for OpenStreetMap, National Geospatial Advisory Committee Nominations
Esri announced the availability of a free add-on that allows users of ArcGIS to download, edit, and then upload OpenStreetMap data. The add-on allows ArcGIS users to download data from OpenStreetMap, store it locally in a geodatabase, and use the advanced editing environment of ArcGIS Desktop 10 to create, modify, or delete data. Once the [...]
Not your father’s approach to geodata creation and sharing
What do the pundits say about crowd-sourcing GIS data and its future? Peter Batty assembled a group of some of the loudest voices in that debate for a panel at GITA’s recent conference. The video’s an hour and 45 minutes long but worth the watch if you’re interesting in the issue of collective and open [...]
Airspace Rebooted
Using flight data from flightradar24.com and a base map created with data from OpenStreetMap, Airspace Rebooted is a visualization of the resumption of airline flights around the northern part of Europe after being grounded by volcanic ash that spewed from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajoekull Volcano. The short video covers the dates from April 16th through the 20th. [...]
Geospatial Redux: ESRI Changes Its Pronunciation, Foursquare Coming to Bing Maps, ESRI Mashup Winners Announced
ESRI Changes Its Pronunciation Apparently the name I’ve been mispronouncing for over sixteen years is now the correct pronunciation. James Fee first reported on the change from pronouncing all the letters (i.e. E-S-R-I) to “ezree.” Adena Schutzberg contacted ESRI for a statement which explained that the move is an effort to “grown ESRI’s name globally.” I’m [...]