Introduction to OpenStreetMap
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OPENSTREETMAP
Jeff Haack – Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Wikipedia of Maps
Freely Editable
Building a map from scratch On the ground surveys Lot of work (needs lots of people)
GPS
Community > 1,000,000 registered users
Data Data Objects Added to OSM
RAW DATA
Open License
XML API. Download a bbox
Download the whole planet!
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Use the maps
Take the free data
Take regular updates
Feed your data in?
Work with the community
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What is OpenStreetMap?
• A platform for collaborative map data collection
• A global database of geodata freely available to all
• A community of users from different backgrounds and with different interests
What is OpenStreetMap NOT?• A system for analyzing data• A place for everything
Collecting Exposure Data
So we have exposure data…
Now what?
InaSAFE
THANK YOU
Jeff Haack – Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team