Monthly Archives: November 2011

SotM 2012 Call for Venues is now open

Posted on November 30, 2011 by RWeait

We’ve had 5 great State of the Map conferences. Manchester, Limerick, Amsterdam, Girona and Denver. Big question is: where are we going to be in 2012? We would like to have your help with finding a great venue for the … Continue reading →

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Engineering Working Group + Hack Weekend

Posted on November 22, 2011 by HarryWood

Back in August we announced the formation of the Engineering Working Group, tasked with trying to attract more developers by lowering barriers to entry. Since then we’ve seen some good technical coding work and other achievements in and around the activities of this group: … Continue reading →

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ODbL progress

Posted on November 16, 2011 by RWeait

We’re planning the final stages of the switch over to the Open Database License for OpenStreetMap data. The OpenStreetMap Foundation Board discussed the license upgrade process and many other aspects of the project at their recent board meeting, and we’ll … Continue reading →

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What’s new on OpenStreetMap.org?

Posted on November 8, 2011 by RWeait

We spend a lot of time talking about the amazing map our users are producing, but perhaps not enough about the technology that enables it all. But it’s worth shouting about: from the reliable Ruby code that puts stuff into … Continue reading →

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Tile Usage Policy

Posted on November 1, 2011 by RWeait

We’ve had to block some uses of the OpenStreetMap Foundation tile servers. This article describes what is happening and why. This article also describes how you can adapt if you are affected. We’re really proud of the increased popularity of … Continue reading →

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