Category: news
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OpenStreetMap Utah 2024 Year In Review
We had a very productive year improving OSM in Utah in 2024! Here are some numbers and highlights we would like to share with you. Pedestrian Infrastructure Mappers added 11,246 km of new sidewalks and improved a further 4,884 km! In the process, we also added 13,738 curbs! A lot of this work is powered…
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Upcoming Online Event: Mapping USA
Here at OSM Utah, we love meeting in person and we’re lucky to have enough mappers in the Salt Lake City area to enjoy monthly meetups! Many OSM mappers do not have that easy access to in-person OSM events, or may not be interested in meeting in person. For all those people, and of course…
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Happy Holidays From OSM Utah
As the year draws to a close, OSM Utah is looking back on a very good year, with more mapping and social events than ever in its 13-year history! We feel in a celebratory mood, and want to share some of our 2024 highlights with you. Happy Mapping! Map Nights We held a Map Night…
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Digital trails stewardship in action
As part of OpenStreetMap US’ Trails Stewardship Initiative pilot, we have been improving trail data in southern Utah to help reduce ecological and archeological impact from recreation, and to prevent trail user rescues. My hometown in southwest Utah is well known for Zion National Park, but we are also an increasingly popular destination for outdoor…
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State of the Map videos are available
We were very lucky to host the 2024 State of the Map conference here in Salt Lake City! Everyone I talked to had nothing but good things to say about the quality of OSM data here. Something to be proud of! The State of the Map team has worked hard to make the recordings of…