Mapping Something OSM (pronounced: Awesome) in Iowa
In June, IowaView State Coordinator Amy Logan had the opportunity to attend the 2025 OpenStreetMap State of the Map US Conference in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Now is the time to register for a hands-on, engaging, geospatial workshop for K-12 Teachers
Register Now! The ISU GIS Facility will be hosting the 3rd annual geospatial summer workshop for K-12 teachers and pre-service teachers in Ames, Iowa on July 17 – 18, 2024. This workshop will show many geospatial tools and applications from the Esri ecosystem as well as Google Earth, OpenStreetMap, AmericaView, and others. Teachers will get
Day 2 – GAW 2023: Contribute to OPENSTREETMAP and MapRoulette
OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a publicly created and maintained map of the world – the Wikipedia for maps. Anyone with access to an internet browser can view the map and can sign up for a free OpenStreetMap account to edit and update the map. Edits to the map are reviewed and validated by other members of
Geography Awareness Week: Review and Contribute to OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a publicly created and maintained world map – the Wikipedia for maps. Anyone with access to an internet browser can view the map and anyone with a free OpenStreetMap account can update the map. If you are new to OpenStreetMap visit their welcome page to a short introduction: https://osmgeoweek.org/guides/intro . Here are
Join in the fun ~ TeachOSM Back-to-School Night ~ September 21
When: September 21st, 2021 8:00 PM through 9:00 PM (Eastern) Attention educators and mappers! Join TeachOSM Tuesday, 21 September for our first ever ‘back-to-school’ night. We’re offering an informal open house to introduce our programming. This hour-long event will feature brief demos from teachers and mappers to enable you to: Find out more about how you
OpenStretMap And Humanitarian Mapping – Making A Difference For Others
OpenStreetMap is a publicly editable map of the world. It’s is often referred to as Wikipedia for maps. Anyone can sign up for an account and begin adding to the map. Edits to the map are reviewed and validated by other members of the community. In 2010, OpenStreetMap was used as a humanitarian disaster relief
Be part of the Global Celebration: Geography Awareness Week 2020!
Join us this week, November 15-21, 2020, as we celebrate Geography Awareness Week. Throughout we will be posting various activities and videos from our friends at OpenStreetMap, National Geographic, and Esri to help you get engage and get informed. As a way to celebrate GIS Day and OpenStreetMap, we are encouraging everyone to go online
Missing your Mapping Peeps?
Join the OpenStreetMap US Virtual Mappy Hour. Members of the OpenStreetMap (OSM) Community present short, informational talks related to OSM and other mapping related topics. Here are links to some the past and upcoming Mappy Hour topics. Up-to-date Events Schedule: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Virtual_Mappy_Hours (To attend in real-time you will need to register on the form) Upcoming EventsWednesday,