ecohack.md

##An Open Mapping Tool Chain

The process of adding data to OpenStreetMap to styling and publishing your maps online is not obvious at first. I'll walk though the open source tool chain we use to contribute to OSM, and how to use TileMill to leverage OSM data to build custom maps. Specifically I will share some of our recent experience over the past several weeks of tracing in Brazil and publishing maps online. I will share specifics on how to get started tracing roads and buildings from satellite imagery in a few minutes to how we actively engage local communities and working with local governments to open large datasets and import them to OpenStreetMap. Finally I will end showing how how to turn an OSM export into a map and publish it on your web site.

Open Mapping: Tracing in OpenStreetMap to Mapping in TileMill

The "year of the open map", is about both the growth of open data and open data communities like OpenStreetMap and making this data easier to work with using open source tools like TileMill and MapBox. For the past several weeks we have been working strategically with the OpenStreetMap community to improve coverage in some of the most poorly mapped areas of the world. While a large part of this has involved tracing roads and buildings from satellite imagery, we are also actively engaging local communities and working with local governments to open large datasets and import them to OpenStreetMap. I'll talk about the tools we use to contribute to OSM and how to use TileMill to style your data once it's in OSM.

@ian29
I don't want to overly posture. What I mean by that is things like "we're not only making sure OpenStreetMap is robust" eh.. "we" OSM is big, and people will think we are taking too much credit for stuff or not doing enough to say a statement like that.

This looks good. Changed the first sentence some. If you like, I can submit.

Open Mapping: From Tracing in OpenStreetMap to Mapping in TileMill

Many are calling this the "year of the open map" because of the surge in open data and open data communities like OpenStreetMap and the new availability of open source tools like TileMill and MapBox that make it easier to work with and map this data. For the past several weeks we have been working strategically with the OpenStreetMap community to improve coverage in some of the most poorly mapped areas of the world. While a large part of this has involved tracing roads and buildings from satellite imagery, we are also actively engaging local communities and working with local governments to open large datasets and import them to OpenStreetMap. I'll talk about the tools we use to contribute to OSM and how to use TileMill to style your data once it's in OpenStreetMap.

Take two. Old text was a bit boring for an ignite talk. Some quick changes to make this more lively. @ian29, let me know if you like this and I'll submit.

An Open Mapping Tool Chain

The process of adding data to OpenStreetMap and styling and publishing your maps online is not obvious at first. In this talk, I'll walk though the open source tool chain we use to contribute to OSM, and how to use TileMill to leverage OSM data to build custom maps. We've spent the last several weeks tracing in Brazil and publishing our maps online. I'll share specifics on how we got started tracing roads and buildings from satellite imagery in just a few minutes, actively engaged local communities to help, and worked with local governments to open large datasets and import them to OpenStreetMap. After this five minute talk, you'll know how to get data into OSM, and how to turn an OSM export into a map and publish it on your web site.