Towards developing the best (and most diverse!) map in the world!
summary
Project updates and concrete results: OpenStreetMap boundary import in Mexico grows from 69 to 2457 boundaries after a 1.5 year cleanup and an import paused by the data working group; Mapbox-assisted earthquake response mobilizes ~1500 volunteers to add 250,000 buildings in two weeks; street‑level imagery campaigns populate remote towns in Canada, Quito and Galápagos with thousands of images; a diversity initiative expands from a handful to over 200 women worldwide, running trainings, Oaxaca and Nicaragua mapping projects, translations and regular YourChicas meetups.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:24Mexico
- 7:49Women in OpenStreetMap
- 9:52What can be done
- 16:25Streetlevel imagery
- 16:55Female projects
- 18:30Who can help
- 19:19Closing
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