Openstreetmap

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Martijn van Exel has developed the osm-mapper-globe, a visualisation dashboard that enables users to watch OpenStreetMap edits in real time on an interactive globe. The code is available on Codeberg under an ISC licence.

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Henry Wilkinson has mapped the Dundas West Station in Toronto, Canada, using the LiDAR sensor on an iPhone 17 Pro, in combination with the Niantic Scaniverse app, to capture 3D data. He then reconstructed the digital 3D scene with Meshroom and Blender before uploading the results to OpenStreetMap through JOSM (using the PicLayer plugin) to align imagery, and iD for streamlined indoor tagging. The completed work enabled detailed indoor mapping of the station, now viewable on OpenLevelUp.

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Despite having a passion for technology, I generally upgrade my phone every 6 years or so. One of the features I have been most excited about this time around is the LIDAR sensor on the iPhone 17 Pro. After some initial success using Niantic’s free Scanniverse app to help make furniture decisions while apartment hunting, I decided to have a go at using it to capture some information to feed OpenStreetMap, my favourite open-data obsession.

Mit einer Reihe von Community-getriebenen Open-Source-Kartenprojekten war es noch nie so einfach, eine Alternative zu Google Maps zu finden, die ohne Werbung oder Tracking auskommt.

Oh neat an OSM community, and I find it organically two days after I decide I need to figure out how to contribute!

Well so my area needs some help, POI data can be spotty but moreso I have a few newly built apartment complexes nearby that (while they're visible on the map,) need their streets named and buildings numbered.

What is the easiest way for me to add this information to OSM? I'm aware of OSMAND+ and Everydoor apps for android through my searching yesterday and I've downloaded both (well I downloaded OSMAND+ when Magic Earth went shitty but just to use as a gps) but that's as far as I've gotten.

• Christmas trees and markets now appear on the map (Viktor Govako)
• OpenStreetMap data is current as of December 14, 2025 (Viktor Govako)
• National park borders and labels are less prominent on the world map (Viktor Govako)
• Search in Lithuanian now works correctly (Alexander Borsuk)
• Ukrainian translations are improved (Nnifria)
• German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Spanish, and Turkish translations are improved (Weblate contributors, Viktor Govako)
• Roundabout TTS voice directions in Croatian are corrected (@chupocro, Alexander Borsuk)