Introduction to OSM and HOT, and discussion about potential uses in Sri Lanka

1. OPENSTREET
MAP
Jeff Haack – Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

2. Colombo, August 16, 2013
1. What is OpenStreetMap?
2. How and Why OSM Began
3. A Year of Edits
4. How it Works
5. Mapping in OSM
6. The Data
7. The OpenStreetMap Community
8. Using OSM Data
9. Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
10.Successful Communities
11.Government and OpenStreetMap
12.Potential in Sri Lanka

3. 1. What is OpenStreetMap?
• Geodata
• Roads
• Waterways
• POIs
• Buildings
• … and more
• Thousands of Users Editing
• Open, Free Data

4. 1. What is OpenStreetMap?
• Geodata
• Roads
• Waterways
• POIs
• Buildings
• … and more
• Thousands of Users Editing
• Open, Free Data

5. 1. What is OpenStreetMap?
• Geodata
• Roads
• Waterways
• POIs
• Buildings
• … and more
• Thousands of Users Editing
• Open, Free Data

6. 1. What is OpenStreetMap?
• Geodata
• Roads
• Waterways
• POIs
• Buildings
• … and more
• Thousands of Users Editing
• Open, Free Data

7. 1. What is OpenStreetMap?
• Geodata
• Roads
• Waterways
• POIs
• Buildings
• … and more
• Thousands of Users Editing
• Open, Free Data

8. 1. What is OpenStreetMap?
• Geodata
• Roads
• Waterways
• POIs
• Buildings
• … and more
• Thousands of Users Editing
• Open, Free Data (ODbL)

9. 2. History of OpenStreetMap
• Founded in 2004 in the UK
• 2006 Yahoo! provides satellite imagery
• 2007 First OSM Conference in Europe
• 2009 100,000 Users Registered
• 2010 Bing provides satellite imagery
• 2013 1,000,000 Users Registered

10. OSM and Ordnance Survey
£many
£0
Low quality High quality
OS
OSM

11. OSM and Ordnance Survey
£many
£0
Low quality High quality
OS MasterMap
OSM
OS StreetView
OS Landranger

12. 2. History of OpenStreetMap
• Founded in 2004 in the UK
• 2006 Yahoo! provides satellite imagery
• 2007 First OSM Conference in Europe
• 2009 100,000 Users Registered
• 2010 Bing provides satellite imagery
• 2013 1,000,000 Users Registered

13. bing Aerial Imagery

14. 2. History of OpenStreetMap
• Founded in 2004 in the UK
• 2006 Yahoo! provides satellite imagery
• 2007 First OSM Conference in Europe
• 2009 100,000 Users Registered
• 2010 Bing provides satellite imagery
• 2013 1,000,000 Users Registered

15. 3. A Year of Edits

16. 4. How it Works
• Central Database
• Editing API (Data transmitted over
XML)
• Multiple Editing Applications

17. 4. How it Works
• Central Database
• Multiple Editing Applications
• Editing API (Data transmitted over
XML)

18. 4. How it Works
• Central Database
• Multiple Editing Applications
• Editing API (Data transmitted over
XML)

19. 5. How do People Map?
• Trace Imagery
• Go Outside
• Report Bugs
• Divide Tasks

20. 5. How do People Map?
• Trace Imagery
• Go Outside
• Report Bugs
• Divide Tasks

21. 5. How do People Map?
• Trace Imagery
• Go Outside
• Report Bugs
• Divide Tasks

22. 5. How do People Map?
• Trace Imagery
• Go Outside
• Report Bugs
• Divide Tasks

23. 6. The Data
• All Vector Data
• Free-tagging system
• (meaning every object in the database can
carry an unlimited number of attributes)
amenity=pub
name=Hare & Hounds
highway=residential
name=Court Street

24. 7. The OSM Community
• Wiki
• Mapping Parties
• Mailing Lists
• IRC

25. 7. The OSM Community

26. 7. The OSM Community

27. 8. Integrating OSM Data
• OSM as a base map
• Integrate into ArcGIS
• Integrate into QGIS
• Integrate into Web Maps
• Use on Many Devices

28. 8. Integrating OSM Data
• OSM as a base map
• Integrate into ArcGIS
• Integrate into QGIS
• Integrate into Web Maps
• Use on Many Devices

29. 8. Integrating OSM Data
• ODbL License
• Copyright!

30. 9. Humanitarian OpenStreetMap
Team
 hot.openstreetmap.org
 Coordinating remote mapping
 Brokering release of imagery
 On-the ground deployment follow up
 Mapping in the developing world
 Getting organized

31. 9. HOT in Haiti

36.  Good detailed map
 Fast!

37. 9. HOT in Haiti
 Ushahidi
 Using OSM in a
mashup

39. 9. HOT in Haiti
 Garmin downloads
 (converted raw
data)
 Search & Rescue
teams
 “Please be assured
that we are using
your data - I just
wish we knew
about this earlier.”

40. 9. HOT in Haiti
 “Without a doubt,
 OpenStreetMap has
 helped to save lives.”
 “We used OpenStreetMap on a
 daily basis... Usually it is
impossible
 to get this information.”

41. 9. HOT in Kibera
 Largest slum in Africa
 Mikel Maron
Photo CCBY2: St. Aloysius Gonzaga High School Journalism Club
http://www.flickr.com/photos/newbeatphoto/3726803818/
Photo CCNCBY2: Erica 'junipermarie' on flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/junipermarie/4098163220/

42. 9. HOT in Kibera
 Training local people to contribute
 Take ownership of their map

43. 9. OSM in Gaza

44. Pakistan
Floods
 Larger more rural area
 SPOT imagery
Pre-flood
limited resolution

45. 10. Successful Communities
 Users from diverse areas and interests
 Communication & Collaboration
 Organizers
 Individuals
 Institutions (schools, universities)
 Government
 Diverse Applications

46. London Riots Map

47. 11. Government in
OpenStreetMap
 United States
 State Department releases Aerial imagery to HOT
during emergencies
 Fire departments
 National Park service
 U.S. Census Bureau
 Municipalities

48. 11. Government in
OpenStreetMap
 Indonesia
 Disaster Management Agency
 Local Development Organizers
 Health Department

49. 12. OSM in Sri Lanka
 Opportunities
 Collaborate on base data
 Reduce duplication of work
 A single canonical source
 Challenges
 Organizing
 Integrating new processes
 Accepting Open Data

50. THANK YOU
Jeff Haack – Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team