What’s New at State of the Map US 2024?

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2024-07-10 11:00:06

State of the Map US is a special conference; it’s a convergence of like-minded open-data and mapping enthusiasts who are friendly, grounded, funny, diverse, and inspiring in how they utilize OpenStreetMap (OSM) data. There’s a high risk you’ll find a new long-term friend as you participate in a scavenger hunt throughout the city or as you both decide to micromap a local park.

In the Fellowship team, our bread and butter is OSM in the Mapping for Equity project. From teaching OSM to our Fellows, to adding Mapillary footage to support OSM mapping, to validating our Fellows’ and event participants’ data–it’s the centerpiece of how we introduce civic engagement, data, and how to advocate to make our communities better. We believe that by getting more people to use and contribute to open data resources like OpenStreetMap (OSM)— we can document critical information about our communities that anyone can use to engage, advocate, legislate, and beyond.

For the first time in BetaNYC history, the entire Fellowship Team attended State of the Map US, hosted in Salt Lake City. It was everyone’s first time visiting Salt Lake City, to boot! We learned about impressive projects using OSM, including those focused on pedestrian mapping, utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to expedite mapping processes, and mapping historical and climate-related data. Furthermore, we found many parallels between these projects and how we leverage OSM in the Mapping for Equity project. Buckle up as we recap the highlights of projects related to pedestrian mapping, AI, and historical and climate data.