Upgraded from the Max to the Max2. Going to publish my settings here so it’s easier for me to find.

Walking

• Same settings as Bicycle Settings below, except set the Interval to 1 or 2 seconds depending on walking speed. 2 if casually walking, 1 if brisk.
• Very important: Use a selfie stick and hold camera at least 6 inches above head to capture better images. The higher the better.

Bicycle, My main method of capturing imagery. Most tested.

• Time Lapse 360 Video
• Resolution 8K
• Interval 0.5 Seconds
• Bit Depth 10-Bit
• EV Comp 0
• ISO Min 100
• ISO Max 800
• Color Natural
• Sharpness Low
• Denoise Low
• Bit Rate Max

Car

Still need to test and figure out the settings. I currently use a dash cam for a car and I don’t have an exterior mount for my GoPro. Dash cam I use is an AZDOME GS63H. Very simple to use and great quality images. And one of the few dash cams that work with Mapillary for less than $100. I got mine on Ebay for about $50.

According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, there are over three million lakes in Alaska with a surface area larger than five acres!

One day, in a certain neighborhood, there was a heated discussion about naming an unnamed road.

If youre new to OpenStreetMap (OSM), writing Overpass queries from scratch can seem intimidating. Fortunately, Overpass Turbo provides a built-in Wizard that generates queries automatically based on simple search phrases.

Pola Keyword SEO Spam Judi Online di Indonesia

Hasil pengamatan menunjukkan bahwa changeset SEO spam judi online di OpenStreetMap memiliki pola yang relatif konsisten. Brand umumnya menggunakan akhiran “88”, sedangkan komentar changeset berisi kumpulan kata kunci promosi yang diulang untuk kepentingan optimasi mesin pencari (SEO), bukan untuk mendeskripsikan perubahan data OpenStreetMap.

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Observations indicate that SEO spam changesets related to online gambling in OpenStreetMap follow a relatively consistent pattern. Brand names commonly use the “88” suffix, while changeset comments consist of collections of promotional keywords repeated for search engine optimization (SEO) purposes rather than describing the actual OpenStreetMap data edits.

Keywords are ordered by descending frequency

Very High / Dominant Frequency
–88 (brand suffix)
slot
gacor
judi
casino
terpercaya
terbaik

High Frequency
login
daftar
link alternatif
RTP
maxwin
jackpot
bonus
deposit
withdraw
mahjong
zeus
Pragmatic Play
PG Soft
togel
toto
–77 (suffix)
–99 (suffix)
–138 (suffix)
–168 (suffix)
–188 (suffix)
–303 (suffix)
–777 (suffix)

Moderate Frequency
pola
cashback
free spin
scatter
wild
multiplier
cuan
menang
sabung ayam
SV388
poker
domino
QQ
Habanero
Joker
Spadegaming
Microgaming
Playtech

Unique Study: Trojan Horse Spam

Pada teknik ini, komentar changeset tampak sepenuhnya normal dan tidak mengandung kata kunci yang berkaitan dengan perjudian. Sebaliknya, konten spam disembunyikan di dalam tag objek OSM, sehingga deteksi yang hanya mengandalkan kata kunci pada komentar changeset menjadi kurang efektif.

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In this technique, the changeset comment appears completely legitimate and contains no gambling-related keywords. Instead, the spam is concealed within the OSM object’s tags, making keyword-based changeset detection less effective.

Contoh / Example:

Changeset Comment	Created a restaurant
Tags	addr:city=Medan, addr:housename=TOKO CUAN****88, addr:housenumber=28, addr:postcode=20112, addr:province=Sumatera Utara, addr:street=Jalan Candi Borobudur, amenity=restaurant, building=yes, contact:instagram=https://heylink.me/cuan****88top/, cuisine=coffee_shop, diet:halal=yes, name=TOKO CUAN****88, opening_hours=sunrise-sunset, website=https://cuan****88.top

Modus Operandi Analysis

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  Komentar Changeset Bersifat Umum: Komentar changeset menggunakan deskripsi yang sederhana dan umum (misalnya, “Added cafe”), sehingga edit tersebut tampak seperti perubahan rutin tanpa memunculkan indikasi yang berkaitan dengan perjudian.
  
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  POI Tampak Sah: Objek OSM diisi dengan tag-tag yang lazim digunakan pada tempat usaha, seperti alamat lengkap, amenity, dan jam operasional, sehingga menyerupai bisnis lokal yang valid.
  
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  Brand Disisipkan pada Tag Objek: Alih-alih menempatkan konten promosi pada komentar changeset, pelaku menyisipkan nama brand judi ke dalam tag seperti name dan addr:housename, serta menambahkan tautan eksternal melalui website dan contact:instagram.
  
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  Sulit Dideteksi: Karena komentar changeset tidak mengandung kata kunci yang mencurigakan, mekanisme deteksi yang hanya mengandalkan analisis komentar kemungkinan tidak akan menandai edit tersebut. Indikasi spam baru terlihat setelah dilakukan pemeriksaan terhadap tag objek dan tautan eksternal yang terkait dengan POI.

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  Generic Changeset Comment: The changeset comment uses a simple, ordinary description (e.g., “Added cafe”), making the edit appear routine and avoiding any obvious gambling-related terms.
  
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  Legitimate-looking POI: The object is populated with common business tags, including a complete address, amenity, and opening hours, so it blends in with genuine local businesses.
  
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  Brand Embedded in Object Tags: Instead of placing promotional content in the changeset comment, the spammer inserts the gambling brand into tags such as name and addr:housename, while adding external links through website and contact:instagram.
  
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  Difficult to Detect: With no suspicious keywords in the changeset comment, comment-based filters are unlikely to flag the edit. The spam only becomes apparent after examining the object tags and the external links associated with the POI.

I’ve been mapping out every building I can that is visible from satellite imagery and Bing Streetside throughout Mount Pleasant. I’m currently focused on finishing up the neighborhoods and businesses that are on Chuck Dawley and Coleman Blvd, and I have almost finished filling in that large area made up from those major arteries.

I really wish I could use Charleston County’s GIS viewer for addresses and building shapes (especially for newer buildings, since people keep moving here ):< ), but of course the county puts all of their GIS data under copyright. That would be fine, but I tried contacting the GIS office to see if I could get permission to use their data, specifically their address data, but they never even responded. There are a few other ways that I could “request” address data but I don’t know if those requests would even be useful for mapping purposes. Best thing to do is to go to these neighborhoods myself and mark down any addresses that I couldn’t have gathered from Streetside. I’m not sure how I will do that without looking like a creep stopping at people’s houses and marking their address down. Guess I’ll have to grow a pair and do it anyway!

I do wish Bing Streetside had better image quality. The best images are from 8 years ago, and some houses have been demolished and replaced in that time according to Esri imagery (the most up to date imagery here, probably around only a year off). There are some spots with 2020 imagery but it just looks so awful. Even with the higher quality 2014 imagery you can barely make out small details like addresses at all. It really makes you appreciate what Google Street View provides, but we can’t use that at all. No wonder Bing Streetside completely shut down.

I enjoy seeing others update the Charleston area with me. There’s a mapper named “mas” who has been doing really good work with certain areas like I’On and other places scattered around town. I bet they are actually going to these places and writing stuff down as their stuff is more detailed than mine, while I’m merely going off of satellite.

At some point I’ll go out and do some address scavenging myself. Guess I’ll find a place to park and take a nice walk throughout some of these neighborhoods. Wish gas prices weren’t as expensive as they are… If anyone has any tips for doing something like this please let me know!

Note that this is an update of a previous diary entry. This version uses updated Overpass software from a fork.

Hi! For the last few years Ive been building a service that exports OSM data into formats that live outside the GIS world: CorelDRAW (CDR), AutoCAD (DWG/DXF), SVG for illustrators, STL for 3D printing.

Born in Casablanca, Cyril Verdavainne’s early world was defined by color, light, and cultural richness. After studying art history in France, he refined his craft at Parsons in Paris and New York.

His early training at Balmain and Thierry Mugler instilled couture discipline and architectural precision. Fifteen years as right-hand designer to Carmen Marc Valvo shaped his mastery of American eveningwear.

“I design to reveal strength — never to disguise it.”

In 2018, VERDAVAINNE was born — a Manhattan atelier dedicated to custom, handcrafted luxury.

I have been mapping on OpenStreetMap for a little over 11 months now. However, OpenStreetMap is not where my love for mapping started. 7 months beforehand, I started editing Google Maps. Every time I had a minute of free time, whether at my computer or on my phone while going to school, I would trace roads all around the world. I completely stopped doing anything else for fun other than fixing and creating roads.

However, this craze of mine ended on August 12th, 2025. I found out that more than 50% of my edits were being rejected by Google when I knew that all of them were OBJECTIVELY correct. I decided that I was done with Google Maps, but I needed something new to fill the hole that mapping had in my heart. That’s when I discovered OpenStreetMap 15 minutes later. I knew I had heard that name somewhere, so I decided to check it out.

Before I even completed the tutorial, I was hooked. While before I could only map walking paths, now I could map literally anything I want. Even the concept of mapping buildings was something I had to get adjusted to due to how small the number of things I could map on Google Maps was. I spent the rest of my day figuring out the mapping capabilities of the iD editor. The next day, I spent the entire day mapping and seeing what others had already mapped (spoiler alert: a lot).

My love for mapping on OpenStreetMap has never really ended; If anything, it has grown. I went out of my way to drive from Virginia all the way to Madison, Wisconsin for State of the Map 2026. Now, I have accumulated nearly 3,000 changesets and a little under 200,000 contributions to the map. I have made so many edits in Virginia to the point where I run into features I’ve edited nearly every day. I edit in school, on the car ride to school, while procrastinating homework, while having nothing else to do at home, and everything in between. I’ve recently even seen the iD editor haunt (bless) my dreams. My mind can’t go more than 5 minutes without thinking about mapping.

I’m not writing this to ask for help or anything, I just wanted to share everything on my mind and if at least one person reads this then I’m happy.

In late-2025, we received a grant through NGI0 Commons Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commissions Next Generation Internet program to integrate vector tiles in uMap.

A quick update on where things stand after the first half of the coding period.

Please refer my March 2025 diary entry as this is changes only.

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  Changed the voice recording notes method to a dedicated microphone nearer my face. I launch a script at the same time I start the side cameras. It still saves as date/time stamped 1 minute length files.
  
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  Use a dedicated 2nd WiFi device on the laptop for direct connection (not using in van WAP) to the 225deg side facing camera. This increases the max framerate slightly. The 270deg side camera is still USB connected.
  
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  Procured a cheap 2K dashcam and mounted it rear window. Actually has a GPS position reporting fault, but the clock is okay. Do a lot of local processing to geotag against the UBLOX GPS unit to give 1FPS above 45kph and 3FPS below. Very handy for capturing the back side of speed signs by either swapping views locally or seeing the signs recognised on Mapillary.
  
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  The WiFi/cell router now has two antennas connected (MIMO) which helps the upload rate rate and low signal area performance. Now upload 15-40GBytes for each drive day.
  
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  One of the 20 year old Toshiba laptops had a temp sensor fail such that the cooling fans wouldn’t start. Upgraded both to 10 year old HP Probooks. These reduce processing time approx in half. The extra dashcam included. Still running Debian Linux.
  
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  No longer beacon APRS.
  
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  GPS nav unit now has giveway and stop sign POI’d displayed, so I can add these to the voice notes. I continue to create other special POI’s plus modify the mkgmap process for better end use.

Currently near Injune Qld about to sit still for a while.

Cheers Bob

I hate route relations. They make editing roads a nightmare, and they’re likely to be out of date. All people need is the list of stops, not the actual roads.

My Home of Rags2Riches Company.

Today, someone mentioned to me that theres an ongoing reform of a certain local tagging scheme.

A quick update on where things stand after the first half of the coding period.

Hello I’m a former Marine and an American who still believes in The Constitution and the words written in it!!! Stand up!!! Stand together!!

Hello Im a former Marine and an American who still believes in The Constitution and the words written in it!!! Stand up!!! Stand together!!

A short guide to create web maps with uMap

It is a very rare moment, when somebody made a new tool, that must become one of main tools in you palette, like Building Tools or RelToolBox.

The Current Representation of India’s International Boundaries on OpenStreetMap Is Unacceptable

The current representation of India’s international boundaries on OpenStreetMap is unacceptable.

Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, and Arunachal Pradesh are integral parts of India according to the official position of the Republic of India. Displaying a map that does not reflect India’s official boundaries creates confusion for users and undermines the reliability of your platform.

OpenStreetMap must immediately review and correct the representation of India’s boundaries or provide a clear public explanation, supported by its official mapping policy, explaining why the platform displays a different representation.

If OpenStreetMap is unwilling or unable to display India’s official map, it should clearly disclose that its map does not represent the official map of India in relevant jurisdictions. Continuing to present an alternative representation without clear disclosure is misleading to users.

Required Response

I expect OpenStreetMap to provide:

• A formal explanation of the current boundary representation.
• The official mapping policy governing the depiction of India’s international boundaries.
• The data sources used to determine the current representation.
• The corrective action OpenStreetMap intends to take, if any.
• A timeline for addressing this issue or a clear justification for maintaining the current representation.

This issue requires immediate attention. I expect a formal response explaining the current representation, the policy behind it, and the action OpenStreetMap intends to take.

An inadvertent typo recently led me to a slightly alarming discovery. Omitting the r from www.openstreetmap.org took me to a website that definitely wasnt OSM, and prompted me to download something quite suspicious-looking.

Saudi Arabia Places of Worship Dashboard: Gap Analysis, Data Quality Cleanup & Editor Integrations

One hot July evening ten years ago, I found my way to a bar somewhere near the Barbican in London and descended down the stairs into the basement space for the MapSwipe launch party.

Midterm is here, so this is a proper writeup of whats landed
so far, how the pieces fit together, and what the second half looks
like. If you just want the code: everything described here merged in
#4106.

While field-testing an app Im building for walking Public Rights of Way
(MOROW), I found a real one.

Like much of the web, OSM has been struggling with bots downloading rendered maps, in our case declining to use our planet dumps to get what they want.

I therefore make a suggestion: give suspected scrapers a poisoned version of the map, for instance it could have scrambled POIs, or perhaps roads named after villains. We can then point out the source of the resulting contamination as it goes public.

For a while, the Dienst Mobilteit van Antwerpen (Department of Mobility of the Province of Antwerp) wanted to have (libre) streetview imagery, especially of the Belgian cycle highways - a type of cycling network in Belgium.

Singapore has about 2,300 playgrounds in OSM (), but no easy way for a parent to answer the practical question: is this one any good for my kid, today?

Today marks exactly one year since I started making changes to the map of Korea using openstreetmap.

this morning, i wanted to find an important manuscript in my archive for work purposes.

Just finished a second pass of my hometown. Redid a lot of my shoddier early mapping and reviewed every TIGER import street. Now working on TIGER review outside of the city and some wetlands mapping for the time being.

Last September I wrote about a concept where instead of hand-listing 15–30 tags on every packaging container, the user could just pick the containers colour and let the editor auto-add the right tags.

Clearance is a free software tool for controlling the quality of OpenStreetMap replication diffs. It tracks thematic and territorial edits to OSM and keeps replication extracts (extracts, diffs, and a local Overpass API) up to date.

In July 2026, I decided to return to OpenStreetMap after nearly four years. This project is more than just mapping for me—it is a personal journey to build a detailed digital representation of my hometown, Taiping. My current focus is the Heritage Zone, where I hope to refine every building footprint and individual block with the best accuracy possible. If you’re a fellow mapper or a Taiping resident, your contributions are always appreciated. Feel free to add shop lot numbers, business names, amenities, or any other local knowledge that helps make the map more complete and useful for everyone.

We are looking for Tyler his last flick cam hit was in mars hill Indiana we have a Facebook group I’m sure if you look up his name on Facebook you can find it his brothers name is Brian dads name is Tim same last name flick cam had him in the area in a early 2000’s black f150 on 6/15/2026 in mars hill tag is TK9450xp out of Indiana any help is welcomed and appreciated there is a 7k reward for any information leading to finding him

About three years ago, I had given a talk to some folks at the Irish Wheelchair Association in Kilkenny about the history of Kilkenny.

🙋‍♂️ Review Requests: 32% of newcomers requested a review of their first changeset.

Not at all my work, but a place to record the work of Akash Wadhwani. They have just written a great piece on OpenStreetMap and the work of volunteers to map in support of disaster response.

Hi again!
During the last weeks Ive been working on a Python prototype of the medial axis that will later be implemented in Valhalla