FOSS Mapping as Alternative Media: The Case of OpenStreetMap (Part 4)
OSM in Action. During the six years of history, the OSM project has been able to grow thanks to the volunteer work of an active community of amateur mappers and...
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FOSS Mapping as Alternative Media: The Case of OpenStreetMap (Part 3)
Meeting at the Crossroads Maps are a form of media that display geographic information and spatial data. They are graphic statements that carry a message about ...
FOSS Mapping as Alternative Media: The Case of OpenStreetMap (Part 2)
In July of 2004, Steve Coast, a 24-year-old British computer scientist and entrepreneur, started OpenStreetMap (OSM) with the objective of creating a free edita...
FOSS Mapping as Alternative Media: The Case of OpenStreetMap (Part 1)
On January 12 2010, after the catastrophic earthquake (magnitude 7.0 Mw) near Port au Prince that triggered a humanitarian crisis, hundreds of volunteers distri...