Re: [OSM-talk] Innovative uses of OSM data in cities?

2015-08-31 Thread Paul Johnson
On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Jo Walsh wrote: > > But I am interested in other examples of novel uses of OSM data, any > suggestions from the list would be welcome. > Not sure if they're still doing it, but I vaguely recall both Trimet and Portland Streetcar used

Re: [OSM-talk] Innovative uses of OSM data in cities?

2015-08-31 Thread Stefan Keller
Hi Jo I'm not sure about what your audience are sceptic and if they have GIS background One could categorize examples into open topographic data (ev. optimized for thematic overlays; not only prerendered styling) and open data for spatial analyses, management, planning, and decision support. To

[OSM-talk] Innovative uses of OSM data in cities?

2015-08-29 Thread Jo Walsh
dear all, Next week I'm giving a talk about OSM and the work of the DWG to a group of mostly academics who are interested in Smart Cities and being fairly critical about Urban Big Data. I wanted to show a few examples of innovative uses of the data, or things that can only have come about

Re: [OSM-talk] Innovative uses of OSM data in cities?

2015-08-29 Thread Joseph Reeves
Hi Jo, Inasafe for an example? http://inasafe.org/en/ Disaster modelling based on OSM data, particularly buildings. I wrote up a blog post about data collection in Padang, Indonesia: http://hotosm.org/updates/2012-09-24_from_remote_tracing_to_field_mapping_in_padang I just realised that was

Re: [OSM-talk] Innovative uses of OSM data in cities?

2015-08-29 Thread Jóhannes Birgir Jensson
OpenFireMap and Sochi for example, Sochi Fire Department has used OpenFireMap as their reference for a number of years, even before Sochi. Þann 29.8.2015 15:39, skrifaði Jo Walsh: dear all, Next week I'm giving a talk about OSM and the work of the DWG to a group of mostly academics who are

Re: [OSM-talk] Innovative uses of OSM data in cities?

2015-08-29 Thread Maurizio Napolitano
http://dressmap.it = bags in faux leather with a map of your city http://osmhydrant.org/ = tool to manage the coverage of hydrants https://cquest.hackpad.com/OpenStreetMap-goes-in-the-4th-dimension--ju3XWhj2qAV = osm in 4 dimension :) ___ talk mailing