Geologist

Like yesterday, the weather was fantastically sunny again. I set off for the University of Salzburg shortly before 8 o’clock.

After a short walk, I set about reopening the OSM & OSGeo stand.

There is still a small amount of QGIS Cookies left over from the day before.

After yesterday’s preparation day, we didn’t have much work to do in the morning to get the stand ready for visitors.

This year, Markus came up with something special that was very well received by the visitors:

By the end of the day, almost all 40 cockies had been eaten.

This year, Markus and I are once again representing the OpenStreetMap Association Austria at AGIT. As last year, we will try to capture our impressions for you in the form of blog entries over the next few days.

Today began with packing up the trade fair materials in the morning, then loading them into the car, driving to Salzburg and finally setting up the stand.

Unfortunately, our departure was delayed by about two hours due to a medical incident, but we were finally able to make the journey together. Despite a small handicap, Markus was able to actively support me during the construction.

On day 2 of the Maker Faire Vienna 2019, the stream of visitors did not abate. Numerous visitors came again who wanted to find out more about OpenstreetMap.

Many of them came into contact with the map for the first time, while others already use it regularly in their private or professional lives. Another group of people actively contributes to the map, were happy to see us and thanked us for the map and the opportunities it has given them. Since we don’t maintain the map, we are happy to pass on our thanks to the OSM community! One of the key messages of our information was that OSM is a community project and only works through the work of each individual.

On Thursday, 23 May 2019, OpenStreetMap enthusiasts will meet again at Wieden Bräu in Vienna! A table has been reserved at Wieden Bräu, Waaggasse 5, from 18:30 under OpenStreetMap.

More information and (optional) registration of attendance at: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Wien/Stammtisch

As announced in the previous blog post, the OSM.AT association will be represented at the Maker Faire Vienna 2019 with a stand.

The stand was already set up on the Friday before the Maker Faire.

We were given a smaller stand than we are used to at other trade fairs, but with a few adjustments we were able to set up most of the trade fair material. We worked late into the night to get everything ready for the next day.

On Wednesday, 19 September 2018, the 3rd vienna geo meetup will take place.

This is where many people interested in geospatial technology meet to exchange their experiences and news in the OpenGeo area.

Just check out the official Meetup page, as registration is requested so that the organisers can estimate how many participants to expect.

Participation is free.

The organisers also welcome suggestions for new talks or if you would like to present topics yourself. We from OpenStreetMap Austria are also present in large numbers each time and report on news from OpenStreetMap.

Z_GIS has now published the official photos of AGIT30 (AGIT celebrated its 30th anniversary this year).

These can be found under the following link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/uni-salzburg/collections/72157696276650571/

(edit 18.10.2018, ScubbX: you can now also access the weekly notes via the URL https://www.openstreetmap.at/wochennotiz

Since I realised at AGIT that the OSM weekly notes are not as well known as I thought, there is now a direct link to the latest issue at https://www.openstreetmap.at.

About the OSM Wochennotiz itself: the latest news on OSM and other open source projects in the GIS sector is compiled here. This means that by regularly checking these blog posts, you can get a very good overview of what is currently happening in the communities and in this sector in general.

New day, new visitors!

Not quite, we were also able to welcome many interested visitors from yesterday again today. This resulted in many exciting discussions and conversations, including with HERE.

Particularly exciting for me were the conversations with visitors who want to join the OpenStreetmap project, yes, there are still non-mappers.

We had ongoing conversations with both mappers and OpenStreetMap users. We were told about experiences with the map material from all over the world. We were delighted that most users noted very good coverage, which in some places was clearly different from commercial providers. This showed us that OpenStreetMap data is increasingly being accessed, especially in African areas. At this point, I would like to pass on the praise to all mappers who are doing a really great job and without whose commitment OpenStreetMap would not be possible.