OpenStreetMap in the media/2014
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OpenStreetMap in the media
Here we list articles in major or even local media. To see a trendbar have a look at Google trends. To find a periodical at your local library, refer to WorldCat.
2014
December
- TechDirt, OpenStreetMap Moves Beyond The Streets, Starts Mapping Amazonia(en), 2014-12-30
– Emphasizes the importance of collaborative mapping as an activity that does not follow the business guidelines
- BBC Brasil, Os lugares do planeta que não estão no mapa(pt), 2014-12-04
– Portuguese-language version of a piece originally published by Rachel Nuwer on BBC Future.
November
- BBC Future, The last unmapped places on Earth(en), 2014-11-28
– About HPT, OSM and the Missing Maps project.
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- DRadio Wissen, Grünstreifen - Heute schon gemappt?(de), 2014-11-25
– Über OSM am Beispiel der Rostocker Mapper - The Economist, Rich countries are deluged with data; developing ones are suffering from drought(en), 2014-11-15 – About missing data in Africa. HOT/OSM cited for missingmaps.org initiative.
October
- golem, Humanitäre freie Software: Programmieren für einen guten Zweck(de), 2014-10-27 – Article about humanitarian software, HOT as an example
- The Guardian, Missing Maps: nothing less than a human genome project for cities(en), 2014-10-06 – Write-up of the Missing Maps Project.
- Heise Online, Thomas-Krenn.AG fördert OSM2World(de), 2014-10-01 – OSM2World wins Thomas-Krenn award
September
- Java Aktuell, Geodatensuche und Datenanreicherung mit Quelldaten von OpenStreetMap(de), 2014-09 – Technical article about using OpenStreetMap (print only)
- The Economist, Getting on the map(en), 2014-09-20 – Address collection for OSM, OSM-related Open Address initiatives (BANO, openaddresses.io).
August
- Linux-Magazin, OSM2World, Zwiebelfreunde, M23, Open Mandriva und Ubuntuusers gewinnen Thomas-Krenn-Förderpreis(de), 2014-08-25 – OSM2World wins Thomas-Krenn award
- Pro Linux, Gewinner der Thomas-Krenn OS-Förderung vorgestellt(de), 2014-08-22 – OSM2World wins Thomas-Krenn award
- O'Reilly Radar, Ten years of OpenStreetMap(en), 2014-08-15 – Long article related to OSM's 10th birthday
- Pro Linux, Zehn Jahre OpenStreetMap(de), 2014-08-11 – OSM's 10th birthday
- El Dario, OpenStreetMap, una década trazando el mundo entre todos(es), 2014-08-07
– Ivan Sanchez' terrible itch (""Fue un pique tremendo"): OSM's 10th birthday and development in Spain. - ABC News, You Can Help Map the Ebola Zone and Fight the Outbreak(en), 2014-08-06 – Short piece on the importance of humanitarian mappers in fighting the Ebola Outbreak using OSM, with a focus on the American Red Cross GIS team
July
- MobileTime, OpenStreetMap avança em apps móveis e planeja associação no Brasil(pt), 2014-07-11 – Presentation of the growth of OSM and its advances on mobile apps, with a few predictions of the future of the Project in Brazil
- TechRepublic, Is OpenStreetMap the next Linux or OpenOffice?(en), 2014-07-09 – Critical perspective on whether OSM will be able to unseat Google Maps.
- NPR, All Tech Considered, From Pen And Paper To 3-D, Look Who's Challenging Google Maps(en), 2014-07-07 – Robert Scott talks about how the OSM license is different from Google Maps.
- The Guardian, No Facebook, no iPhone, no problem: how I declared my digital independence.(en), 2014-07-04 – Comment article on digital independence to co-incide with anniversary of US Declaration of Independence.
June
- Ostsee-Zeitung, Die Kartenmacher(de), 2014-06-30 – Ein ganzseitiger Artikel über OSM in M-V und warum Leute seit 10 Jahren beitragen.
- Wall Street Journal, Foursquare to Begin Charging Fees(en), 2014-06-26 – Four Square to start charging volume users for local data. OSM mentioned parenthetically. Note behind paywall, but covered at [Searchengine Land].
- Lübecker Nachrichten, Die Kartenmacher(de), 2014-06-15 – Ein ganzseitiger Artikel über OSM in Schleswig-Holstein und warum Leute seit 10 Jahren beitragen.
- Wired, Google Has Better Maps of World Cup Venues Than OpenStreetMap—For Now(en), 2014-06-14 – Maps of World Cup Stadia. Written before on-line mapping party to improve data on OSM (see comments).
May
- FAZ.net, GPS und Smartphone: Ich glaub’, ich steh’ im Wald(de), 2014-05-12 – The article about smartphone usage for outdoor activities features a heading and paragraph about OSM maps in smartphone apps and Garmin GPS receivers. It mentions the characteristics volunteer project, without cost, often a unique level of detail, and the many variants of OSM.
- lapublica.org.bo, OpenStreetMap(es), 2014-05-09
– An article about the OpenStreetMap project and the user community of OpenStreetMap Cochabamba, was part of a journalistic report called "Cyberactivism to the Bolivian style" in which over 30 different thematic groups are made visible: technology, culture, indigenous rights, animals rights, alternative transport, environment.
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April
- Upload Magazin, OpenStreetMap - Die freie Weltkarte im Einsatz(de), 2014-04-22 – OSM wird für Webentwickler und netzaffine Nutzer niederschwellig vorgestellt. Wie kann man sie nutzen, einbinden und beitragen.
- Wired, The race to contain West Africa's Ebola outbreak(en), 2014-04-01 – Humanitarian OSM Team's work with MSF and others to map residential areas and buildings in parts of West Africa affected by large Ebola virus outbreak.
March
- IsarTV, OpenStreetMap - Nerds beim happy meeting(de), 2014-03-24 – Fernsehbeitrag über einen Niederbayerischen OSM Stammtisch (en: TV docu about local OSM meeting)
- Mail Online, OpenStreetMap - Nerds beim happy meeting(en), 2014-03-20 – Incidental use of OSM data on tube staions as part of visualisation of London's railway history. Interestingly, OpenStreetMap is mention without further elision, suggesting that the editors expect their readership to have some notions about OSM.
February
- Landshuter Zeitung, Vier Männer und die Hausnummern(de), 2014-02-28 – Artikel über OSM in Landshut nach einem Interview mit einem Redakteur der Landshuter Zeitung (en: local newspaper article about OSM in Landshut/Bavaria/Germany)
- The Next Web, The rise of OpenStreetMap: A quest to conquer Google’s mapping empire(en), 2014-02-28 .
- eldiario.es, OpenStreetMap: los mejores mapas de Sochi son colaborativos(es), 2014-02-19 – OpenStreetMap provides a comprehensive map of the city of Sochi and the ski slopes. It has been possible thanks to the support of the people, under the model of crowdsourcing.
- The Atlantic, In Sochi, Open Source Maps Beat Google's(en), 2014-02-19 – Follow up on The Wired's article comapring Google Maps and OSM mapping for Sochi, makes major use of Zverik's diary entry and therefore provides a better overall picture.
- heise online, Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg zeigt Live-Daten(de), 2014-02-16 – Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg shows "live" positions of their public transport vehicles on an OSM-based map.
- golem, VBB Livekarte: Busse und Züge auf der Openstreetmap-Karte verfolgen(de), 2014-02-16 – Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg shows "live" positions of their public transport vehicles on an OSM-based map.
- Wired, At Sochi Olympics, Crowdsourced OpenStreetMap Trounces Google Maps(en), 2014-02-10 – MapLab short article comparing Google Maps and OSM mapping of Sochi Winter Olympic venues.
- Adventure Cycling Association, Use a U.S. Bike Route(en), 2014-02 – ACA partners with OSM to provide latest information about U.S. Bicycle Routes via OpenCycleMap layer. The map is continuously updated as new U.S. Bicycle Routes are proposed and approved.
- Linux Format #180, OpenStreetMap(en), 2014-02 – Learn how to contribute to this fantastic open source mapping project. (Marco Fioretti)
- Linux Format #180, What on Earth: OpenStreetMap(en), 2014-02 – We look at the open source collaborative map service. (Matt Hanson)
January
- Hoja de Router, Ayudar tras la pantalla es posible: lo que aprendimos con el tifón de Filipinas y OpenStreetMap(es), 2014-01-30 – During the disaster, more than 1500 volunteers from around the world coordinated to edit maps with detailed buildings and damage to the affected areas. In collaboration with the Red Cross, the information came in near real time to humanitarian organizations working in the field.
- BBC (Radio 4), Mapping the Void(en), 2014-01-27 – Programme about Crisis Mapping including OpenStreetMap, features quotes from several attendees at London Hack Weekend (Nov 2013): notably ris saying "I won't lie, there is a certain amount of obsessiveness involved". OSM section starts around 9:10.
- Gizmodo Brasil, Por que o mundo precisa do OpenStreetMap(pt), 2014-01-22 – re-publication in portuguese of a blog post by Serge Wroclawski
- Androidnext, OmniROM: Devs wollen Googles KitKat-Dialer mit OpenStreetMap-Daten nachbauen(de), 2014-01-15 – An attempt to create an open alternative to Google's location-based dialing feature in Android
- Spiegel Online, Mitmach-Karte ersetzt Google und Apple(de), 2014-01-14 – OsmAND und OsmAND+ als free and often superior alternatives for Google and Apple Maps
- Slashdot, Why the World Needs OpenStreetMap(en), 2014-01-14 – Discussion based on the Guardian article of the same name
- The Guardian, Why the World Needs OpenStreetMap(en), 2014-01-14 – re-publication of a blog post by Serge Wroclawski. Japanese Italian Spanish
- Communications of the ACM, Vol. 57, No. 1, ‘Peace Technologies’ Enable Eyewitness Reporting When Disasters Strike(en), 2014-01 – Ushahidi—or "testimony" in Swahili—has played a central role in coordinating responses to crises around the globe.