BeyondTracks: an OpenStreetMap case study
summary
BeyondTracks is a weekend project that turns OpenStreetMap path data into searchable walks by building a separate routes DB, running nightly GitLab CI jobs to pull OSM extracts, Flickr photos and a terrain model into PostgreSQL/PostGIS, then outputting ESD JSON files and vector tiles. It map matches features to calculate ascent and descent and surface types, orders photos along routes, pulls Dark Sky forecasts and NSW bushfire feeds, and publishes everything in an open-licensed GitLab repo.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction to BeyondTracks
- 1:09Motivation for the project
- 2:34Limitations of OpenStreetMap routes
- 3:37Data transformation process
- 5:08Generating elevation profiles
- 6:12Extracting trail features
- 7:40Mapping unique trail elements
- 8:41Automated walk descriptions
- 10:53OpenStreetMap data advantages
- 11:37Q&A and future plans
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