Outline

• OSM = Wikipedia for Maps
• What Doesn't Belong
• Moabi & MapHubs
• OSM software as a toolset
• Demo
• What's Next

About Us

What if it doesn't belong?

OpenStreetMap = Wikipedia for Maps?

• Requires a consensus with a preference for experts (Local Knowledge)
• Anyone can edit (Community Driven)
• Data must be releasable under the open license (Open Data)

What doesn't belong in Wikipedia?

My 200 page manifesto on why Rick Astley is the best musician of all time*

*Sorry, doesn't really exist.

What doesn't belong in OSM?

Graphic by Ian Cairns on GitHub 2013.

What else doesn't belong in OSM?

• Pokémon GO - PokéStops
• My favorite places with free wifi
• All the land I own

*Not a complete list

Moabi

Moabi builds technology and partnerships to collaboratively monitor the world’s natural resources

Moabi: Clone of OSM Tools

• Easy to edit, flexible data structure
• Easy for users already familiar with OSM to participate
• Allowed us to make customizations

Moabi: Map of Oil Exploration in Virunga National Park, DRC

Problems

• Moabi system only on focused on DRC
• Difficult to import large datasets
• No controls or permission structure

MapHubs

MapHubs is a home for the world's open map data and an easy tool for making and sharing maps

MapHubs

• Import: Upload map layers (can also link to external services)
• Manage: Control and edit map layers in groups
• Publish: Quickly make a map with data in the system. Write map stories, or create a map hub, mini-site within MapHubs.

MapHubs - Tech

• OSM database and API in NodeJS - Macrocosm
• iD Editor
• Mapbox GL
• Mapbox - base maps
• Mapzen vector tiles - OSM overlay layers

MapHubs is 100% open-source https://github.com/maphubs/maphubs

DEMO

Conclusion

We covered:

• What doesn't belong
• MapHubs
• Example of What is possible when we bring OSM and GIS worlds together

What's Next

• Map for Environment mapforenvironment.org
• We are building premium MapHubs features
• We offer services to help you get started