State of the Map is the annual event for all mappers and OpenStreetMap users. In 2024 the State of the Map conference will be taking place from September 6 to 8 in Nairobi, Kenya as well as online. The conference programme contains talks, workshops, discussion rounds and more. Four talks as well as a workshop will be hosted by attending HeiGIT and GIScience team members.
Talk: Setting the Stage for the Future of Web Based Mapping
Friday, 09-06, 15:00-15:20 (Kenya), Room: Auditorium 1
OSM iD, the in-browser app used to edit OpenStreetMap is currently facing of a number of challenges such as keeping the map up to date or handling the growing amount and richness of OSM’s map data. Martin Raifer outlines a proposal to transform iD’s current user interface centered around OSM’s data model into an adaptive user experience that is better tailored towards the needs of individual mappers. His approach is centered around finding solutions as a community.
Workshop: Easy Access to Ohsome Full History OSM Contributions Using Cloud Hosted GeoParquet
Saturday, 09-07, 14:30-15:30 (Kenya), Room: Workshops
In this workshop hosted by Benjamin Herfort, Rafael Troilo and Michael Auer attendees will learn how to accelerate OSM data analysis without the need to run their own computing cluster. The workshop includes a sneak preview of the new cloud hosted ohsome full history contributions data and information on how to use this data to understand the dynamics in OSM.
Talk: Assessing the Attribute Accuracy and Logical Consistency of Road Data in OpenStreetMap
Sunday, 09-08, 10:00-10:20 (Kenya), Room: Auditorium 2
OSM data can be applied in a wide range of domains. The requirements to this data depend on the specific application. The crowdsourced nature of OSM the lack of quality control during the contribution lead to differing data quality. Wangshu Wang addresses these data quality issues in her research, assessing OSM road data quality with a focus on car driving as navigation is one of the primary application domains of OSM. During this talk she will present methods with which users will be able to verify road data quality in terms of attribute accuracy and logical consistency, before their intended use.
Talk: Openrouteservice Version 8 — Experiences and Insights from 10+ Years of running and Providing a Global OSM-driven, Free and Open-source Routing Engine
Sunday, 09-08, 10:00-10:20 (Kenya), Room: Auditorium 1
This talk by Julian Psotta will be a recapitulation of the history of openrouteservice (ORS) which began around 2008. Since then, ORS underwent steady development and has accumulated a user community of 120,000 registered members. Currently, ORS is in use by more than 600 prominent non-profit organizations. We want to take the release of ORS version 8 as an occasion to show the community how it all started and to give insights into the ways ORS is being run, provided and maintained.
Talk: Shifting Trends in Global Evolution of Corporate Mapping in OSM
Sunday, 09-08, 12:00-12:20 (Kenya), Room: Auditorium 2
Benjamin Herfort presents how corporations got involved in OpenStreetMap (OSM) and how corporate OSM contributions have impacted trends and patterns in mapping. This includes a global analysis which was continued until 2023 as well as as a small scale analysis of mapping behavior in Colombia, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates.
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