Bike Week – Cycling the free map Gregory Marler 15 th June 2009 Cycling the free map Gregory Marler explains why he and 100,000 other OpenStreetMap volunteers are making a free map of the world, and why a bicycle is the best form of transport while surveying. One result is a map that is great for cyclists and can be viewed online, printed, or on a handlebar-mounted GPS. Where else would you be able to find your nearest post box, cycle track, bicycle parking, and even fast/direct/scenic bicycle routing? These slides (and website URLs) will be available at: www.LivingWithDragons.com

Bike Week – Cycling the free map Gregory Marler 15 th June 2009 Do we need a free map? Google isn't free Same with Ordnance Survey Can use the data OpenStreetMap.org is copyrighted, but free. Created by people 'on the ground' 125,809 registered contributors

Google isn't free

Same with Ordnance Survey

Can use the data

OpenStreetMap.org is copyrighted, but free.

Created by people 'on the ground'

125,809 registered contributors

Bike Week – Cycling the free map Gregory Marler 15 th June 2009 How do they make the map? Use a GPS to record location every few seconds Write notes of where you go, what you see Road types (motorway to track)‏ Road names Postboxes, public phones, pubs Can photograph these things http://wiki.openstreetmap.org will help you. click Beginner's Guide Add all that data you collected

Use a GPS to record location every few seconds

Write notes of where you go, what you see

Road types (motorway to track)‏

Road names

Postboxes, public phones, pubs

Can photograph these things

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org will help you.

click Beginner's Guide

Add all that data you collected

Bike Week – Cycling the free map Gregory Marler 15 th June 2009 Cycle to make the map? Cycling is easier and faster than walking Cyclists can stop suddenly to note signs and POIs So cycling is the choice of most mappers Some use drive with a bike in the car Still lots of people walk Others rollerblade or kayak!

Cycling is easier and faster than walking

Cyclists can stop suddenly to note signs and POIs

So cycling is the choice of most mappers

Some use drive with a bike in the car

Still lots of people walk

Others rollerblade or kayak!

Bike Week – Cycling the free map Gregory Marler 15 th June 2009 Adding the data - JOSM http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Josm Java editor – works on Windows, Mac & Linux Download the program, and can edit offline Easy to understand what's happening

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Josm

Java editor – works on Windows, Mac & Linux

Download the program, and can edit offline

Easy to understand what's happening

Bike Week – Cycling the free map Gregory Marler 15 th June 2009 Adding the data - Potlatch http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potlatch Requires flash player The “ Edit ” tab on OpenStreetMap.org – must be online Favoured by beginners and the non-technical minded Ask others about helpful key presses

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potlatch

Requires flash player

The “ Edit ” tab on OpenStreetMap.org – must be online

Favoured by beginners and the non-technical minded

Ask others about helpful key presses

Bike Week – Cycling the free map Gregory Marler 15 th June 2009 What's produced? The map at http://www.openstreetmap.org Press the + for some different designs More designs at http://maps.cloudmade.com Detailed maps on a (handle bar mounted) GPS Free access to the data allows all this to be generated automatically

The map at http://www.openstreetmap.org

Press the + for some different designs

More designs at http://maps.cloudmade.com

Detailed maps on a (handle bar mounted) GPS

Free access to the data allows all this to be generated automatically

Bike Week – Cycling the free map Gregory Marler 15 th June 2009 What's produced... for cyclists? Open... Cycle ...Map - http://www.opencyclemap.org Routes highlighted – red for national, blue for regional Motorways are grey/small (not features)‏ Cycle packing/racks with capacity Contour lines – from USA public domain data Route planning by http://www.cyclestreets.net By Cambridge Cycling Campaign Fastest, Shortest, Quietest Allow dismounts or take none Local version at http://durham.cyclestreets.net

Open... Cycle ...Map - http://www.opencyclemap.org

Routes highlighted – red for national, blue for regional

Motorways are grey/small (not features)‏

Cycle packing/racks with capacity

Contour lines – from USA public domain data

Route planning by http://www.cyclestreets.net

By Cambridge Cycling Campaign

Fastest, Shortest, Quietest

Allow dismounts or take none

Local version at http://durham.cyclestreets.net

Bike Week – Cycling the free map Gregory Marler 15 th June 2009 More maps and links! My blog about using and creating OpenStreetMap http://www.livingwithdragons.com http://www.where-can-i-live.com combined with public transport data and houses for sale http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin Report problems with the map - http://www.openstreetbugs.org Ski slopes and lifts - http://www.openpistemap.org Make the searches easier - http://freethepostcode.org So much more at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org

My blog about using and creating OpenStreetMap

http://www.livingwithdragons.com

http://www.where-can-i-live.com combined with public transport data and houses for sale

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin

Report problems with the map - http://www.openstreetbugs.org

Ski slopes and lifts - http://www.openpistemap.org

Make the searches easier - http://freethepostcode.org

So much more at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org