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Tag Archives: OpenStreetMap
Using a TMS in JOSM’s Download Data window
Now that our crowdsourced update to New Jersey’s land use map has had some serious contributions – we’re just shy of 20,000 user-contributed points of new (2007-2012) urbanization – I realized that many of these locations are in need of … Continue reading
Posted in Data, OpenStreetMap, Web Mapping
Tagged crowdsourcing, GIS, Land Use, new jersey, OpenStreetMap, tile, TMS
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Pulling data from OSM using XAPI, bringing it to ArcGIS
I was recently asked by a friend if I knew of an ArcGIS-friendly data set representing the highway interchanges within New Jersey. I knew the information was already available in OpenStreetMap, but how could I quickly pull just the highway … Continue reading
Posted in OpenStreetMap, Technology, Tools and Scripts
Tagged github, mapquest, OpenStreetMap, python, scripts, xapi
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Map Maker for carto-masochists, part 2
After failing to provide data straight from GIS – which is possible using OpenStreetMap or ESRI’s Community Base Map programs – I sat down with Matt, my student intern that is working on developing the campus data in Map Maker. … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Google, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Uncategorized, Web Mapping
Tagged Google Map Maker, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap
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Map Maker for carto-masochists, part 1
Why make data created of the third world (and likely by individuals in the third world) a for-sale product for a first world company? Continue reading
Posted in Data, ESRI, Google, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Technology, Uncategorized, Web Mapping
Tagged Google Map Maker, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap
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ArcGIS available on the iPhone
ESRI has released ArcGIS for iPhone. It’s now available through the App Store. It’s an iPad/iPhone app, so it should work well on both. I just tried it out on my iPhone, and it’s pretty snappy. The data loads quickly … Continue reading
Posted in ESRI, OpenStreetMap, Technology
Tagged App Store, ArcGIS, ESRI, iPhone, OpenStreetMap
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Student Experiences with OpenStreetMap
This semester, I integrated OpenStreetMap into my GIS II class by requiring students to research an area on OSM that lacked detail and update the map. OSM is a great real-world demonstration of some of the GIS principles we’re discussing … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching
Tagged geography, GIS, OpenStreetMap, Teaching
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Updating OpenStreetMap with Land Use Data
Over the course of 2009, I got involved with OpenStreetMap. If you haven’t used OSM, I suggest you check it out. It’s being updated and used throughout the world, from mapping campuses in New Jersey to aiding the relief efforts … Continue reading
UK magazine on why OpenStreetMap is brilliant
Just two days after I wrote about OpenStreetMap, PC Pro, a UK computing magazine, posted a blog about the brilliance of OpenStreetMap. This entry is a much better introduction to OSM than what I previously wrote.
Posted in In the News, OpenStreetMap, Updates
Tagged OpenStreetMap
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Getting hooked on OpenStreetMap
Cycle routes are managed by a myriad of local and state entities, and considering DOT informed me that they do not keep any GIS records of the bike routes or facilities, OSM seems like a natural repository for volunteers to collect and share cycle route data. Continue reading
Posted in Data, OpenStreetMap, Web Mapping
Tagged assignments, collaboration, courses, cycle maps, cycling, new jersey, OpenStreetMap, Rowan University
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Google making Map Maker data available for download
OSM needs to spend more time fostering a community outside of the devoted submitters. What is going to prevent Google from offering up a GIS service akin to the Virtual Earth on ArcGIS platform currently being offered by ESRI and Microsoft? Continue reading
Posted in Data, ESRI, Google, Microsoft, Web Mapping
Tagged ArcGIS, Google Map Maker, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Virtual Earth, Volunteered Information
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