Introduction to OpenStreetMap

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