Build your own OpenStreetMap Server - Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

SUNY Buffalo campus as seen on OpenStreetMap.org in March of 2009
Build your own OpenStreetMap server. Build your own what?

OpenStreetMap is the editable World map of everything. It is the Wikipedia of maps. It is to other on-line maps as Wikipedia is to Britannica. And it is awesome in every possible way.

What is Mapnik? (archive)

The terms Mapnik and osmarender can be confusing to OpenStreetMap newcomers. The OSM community uses the term Mapnik to refer to multiple things. osmarender also refers to more than one thing. And if that weren't enough, each of Mapnik and osmarender refer to things that are similar. We can't fix this, but perhaps we can clear it up.

Weait.com is back

Hi.

So. Where have you been? Weait.com is back. Some of the old articles will appear from the archive, over time. New articles will be added as well. Welcome.

How well can you map? (archive)

A treasure map drawn on a rough bit of wall with stylish X

What limits the quality of your contributions to OpenStreetMap data? The answer is surprisingly simple.

I propose a simple Three-Star system to categorize your edits according to how much value you personally add to the data you contribute to OpenStreetMap.

Add a Bridge to OpenStreetMap (archive)

This archived article was originally published Wed, 02/23/2011 - 22:12

millau viaduct photo by PhillipC on flickr is licensed ccby

The OpenStreetMap Project of the Month for March 2011 is Bridges and Tunnels. Here is a bridge tutorial in images and video.

Global Medic Bike Ride

GlobalMedic - The David McAntony Gibson Foundation - provide aid in emerging nations. When my good friend Andre asked if I knew how they could get a map for their fund raising bike ride, I was pretty sure I had an answer for him.

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