What is OpenStreetMap?
- A free worldwide map
- Created by contributors
- Over 1,000,000 registered users
- Licensed under ODbL, not public domain
Why should the NPS care?
- Roadmap for a Digital Government and A Call to Action
- Everything we do should be in the open
- OpenStreetMap data are freely available
- Data for parks is being created in OSM, whether we are involved or not
Two opportunities:
- Work with the OpenStreetMap community to improve coverage in parks
- Help us build Places of Interest, a system that will help us improve both our internal databases and OSM
1. Working with the OpenStreetMap community
Photo by incanus
We need motivated and energetic NPS employees who are willing (and able) to actively engage with the OSM community
Specifics
- Connect with OpenStreetMap community via meetups and online mailing lists
- Help organizing mapping parties
- Act as a local contact/coordinator for interested OpenStreetMap contributors
2. Places of Interest
Specifics
- A centralized database of commonly-used themes (visitor centers, peaks, entrance stations, restrooms, etc.)
- Accessible to non-technical users and the public
- OpenStreetMap will be used to interact with the public (a two-way street)
Where will POI be used?
- In desktop/mobile GIS (ArcSDE and/or ArcGIS Server)
- Web maps
- Mobile apps
- OpenStreetMap
- Park Tiles
Quick intro to Park Tiles
- Goal is to reproduce Harpers Ferry park maps in a digital, GIS-driven format
- Will utilize a combination of NPS and OSM data
- Places of Interest will feed data into Park Tiles
A possible workflow:
- Setup our own instance of iD
- Data input via this interface will go into two places: OSM and an internal NPS database
- Internal data will be validated by a park
- Approved (and tagged) data will be pushed out to OSM
Want to get involved?
- Join the NPS-OSM mailing list
- Join the OSM mailing lists
- Organize a park mapping party for National Day of Civic Hacking (June 1-2, 2013) (and let us know about it!)
Lots to do this Spring and Summer!
- Introductory blog post and docs
- Develop OSM tags for National Park Service data
- Kickoff Places of Interest at State of the Map US in San Francisco (June 8-9, 2013)