Mapathon with OpenStreetMap: Improving Athens County's Mapped Infrastructure, Mar. 29

Join this mapathon in person in Tupper Hall 204 or virtually by registering. This event is open to the public.

Ohio University Libraries and Geography Department are hosting a Mapathon focused on, but not limited to Athens County, Ohio . No prior mapping experience necessary, we'll introduce and share how to use various tools both browser based editing and installed locally. 

Ohio University's Data Services Librarian will walk attendees (both virtual or in person) through how to edit, the tools (including Apps for your phone), and ways improve where you care about in OpenStreetMap. 

Learn how your contributions change what can be done with this open data resource. Learn about the quality assurance tools, broader linking of the data and new global datasets and maps built upon OpenStreetMap. Learn ways that this map intersects with other open data projects and tools including ESRI products .

Some of the areas of impact:

• Cycling
• Infrastructure Mapping
• Open-source geocoding
• Video Games with real world maps
• Wikipedia's map
• Overture Maps
• Mapping of historical sites
• Creating new discovery routes for items in the libraries digital collections and catalogue by providing a linkable objects.

Other editing focuses which can be joined here:

• See also what work is wanted by the OSM community in the Ohio Wiki page
• Focus on Accessibility: https://www.opensidewalks.com/
• Focus on Humanitarian issues: https://tasks.hotosm.org/
• Focus on areas of interest of the US Chapter of OpenStreetMap: https://tasks.openstreetmap.us/
• Learn what tools there are to organize your own editing effort around a type of editing related to your interests.

Any questions can be directed to brierjon@ohio.edu