Author: OpenStreetMap UK CIC
St Albans Unlocked: Hearing OpenStreetMap through Soundscape
There are many people that live with sight loss for which taking a trip to shops or visiting a nearby tourist attraction can be stressful and often has to be […]
Birmingham City Council: leveraging traffic sensor data
Birmingham City Council redesigned their approach to intelligent mobility through the release of open data sets for traffic sensors using OpenStreetMap for speed, cost and open-ness. The publication of traffic […]
Augmented audio firm Third Skin join OSM UK
We continue to grow our corporate membership by welcoming Third Skin on board. Founded in 2015, Third Skin have developed Hy; a pair of ear-worn computers that augment your reality […]
OpenStreetMap’s response to the UK Geospatial Commission call for evidence
In late 2017 the UK Government announced the formation of a new Geospatial Commission to unlock the potential of geospatial data in the UK. At that time we set out […]
Revisiting addresses for the 2018 Q4 Quarterly Project
A modern map includes information about a whole range of things and OpenStreetMap is no different. Our dedicated community all love to add to the map and since 2015 we […]
Our asks of the Geospatial Commission
Introduction OpenStreetMap United Kingdom Community Interest Company (C.I.C), supports the members and users of the OpenStreetMap project who either reside in the UK, or who undertake activities associated with UK […]
UK set to benefit from the release of more geospatial data
Last week the Chancellor of the Exchequer presented his Autumn Budget to Parliament. This included the announcement of a new Geospatial Commission tasked with maximising the value of all UK […]
CycleStreets: Powering cyclists with OpenStreetMap
CycleStreets is a social enterprise, promoting cycling by the provision of UK-wide information on cycle-friendly routes, and various tools for cycle advocacy groups. CycleStreets is one of the earliest high-profile […]
Jump in to our quarterly mapping project
The results are in. For our Oct-Nov-Dec quarterly mapping project we will be focusing on addresses. Although it is early days we already have some amazing tools available to track […]
Mapping a distributed campus for the University of Cambridge
In 2011, the University of Cambridge needed to update its map services for visitors, new staff and students. Unlike most UK universities, it does not occupy a campus: it is […]