Our March newsletter is up! Catch up on all the latest: https://bit.ly/March2025-OSMUS-newsletter

The new board for OSM-US had our first meeting yesterday and I am over the moon about the new folks and so excited to see what more we can help get accomplished.

Kiri Carini - At Large
Harrison Devine - Treasurer
Levente Juhasz - Vice President
Jazzy Smith - Secretary
Matthew Whilden - President (!!)

Looking for a cheaper GIS conference that still offers loads of great content and networking opportunties? State of the Map US is coming up and you cannot beat these prices.

We even have playlists of talks from previous years so you can see if it may be right for you. Take a look and I hope to see some of you in Boston!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkEJrLrnArE&list=PLqjPa29lMiE3msEjJS-QE5MTq1Ew0djYd

https://en.osm.town/@OpenStreetMapUS/114191106598496438

The results of the OpenStreetMap US Board elections have been tallied and announced. I will be serving another two years

The full board:

Kiki Carini (new board member!!)
Harrison Devine
Levente Juhaz
Jazzy Smith (new board member!!)
Matthew Whilden (re-elected!)

Congrats to the new members and many thanks to everyone who ran, voted, and participated to keep things rolling.

Reminder to OSM US Voting members - board election voting closes tonight!! So if you haven't voted, today is the day!

Elections are open now for the 3 open OSMUS board seats. Members should be receiving mail from OpaVote with a link to their ballot. There are 4 great candidates.

Voting closes March 2.

Details and candidate statements on the wiki: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2025

Sharing some news you're gonna love in our February newsletter:

OSM US Community Survey Results
OSM US Board elections
Monthly Mapper spotlight
State of the Map US

https://bit.ly/OSMUS-Feb2025-newsletter

OpenStreetMapUS has an election for the Board coming up. Join us for a virtual town hall to meet the candidates. Wednesday, February 19th at 8 pm ET.

I hope to see everyone there!

Sign up here: https://openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/openstreetmap/event.jsp?event=155&

More details and deadlines on the wiki: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2025

Nominations for the OpenStreetMapUS board elections close tomorrow. We have 4 incredible candidates for 3 spots and if you'd like throw your hat in the ring, please do!

We can never have too many wonderful folks.

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2025

I am running again for the Board of OpenStreetMapUS! It's been an incredible 2 years and I hope to have another 2.

We have 3 spots open this election and I would love to have a whole bunch of incredible candidates. It's as simple as adding your name to the elections wiki page! Nominations close on Feb 9.

If you have questions about running, my experience, what I hope to keep doing, please reach out.

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2025

I have a talk in about 12 hours at Mapping USA 2025. It will be about WAMap and the virtues of vector based maps and client side filtering for doing data exploration.

You can also hear me later in the day reminding you to run for the OSM-US Board of Directors… if that’s something you may be interested in.

I hope you can join us! It’s free and all virtual.

https://openstreetmap.us/events/mapping-usa/2025/

Hey #OSMUS folks! If you haven't taken the Community Survey yet, now's a good time!

https://openstreetmap.us/news/2024/10/community-survey/

State of the Map US 2025 is headed to Boston June 19-21. Make sure to mark your calendars!

https://openstreetmap.us/news/2024/10/save-the-date-sotmus-2025/

Just out of curiosity: Has the US OSM community discussed mapping polling places? That would be legal from government data, or would it? Or do the locations change so frequently that they are too hard to keep up to date?
#osmus #osm #pollingplaces

Our Fellowship Team had a blast at State of the Map US! Thank you OpenStreetMap US for having us, and congratulations on hosting a fantastic conference!

Giving a talk at State of the Map US 2024 on Birds of a Feather: Public Domain and Authoritative Data. At 4 mdt #osmus @sotmus #sotmus #SOTMUS2024

Did you hear? Our Fellowship Team is embarking on a journey to State of the Map #osmus, ready to showcase their Mapping for Equity initiative on OpenStreetMap (OSM)!

Our Fellows are diligently mapping public amenities, transforming data into actionable insights to create more equitable and vibrant public spaces.

Join the excitement & support our team's mission by donating at < https://beta.nyc/donate >.

Every contribution equips them to collaborate with new partners and enhance NYC PiTech!

Had a lovely time talking to the #OSMUS Government Working Group about what we're doing with #OpenStreetMap in Kendall County.

Apparently there's some interest in the topic, and now I have a slide deck put together. If you want me to spend about 20-30 minutes scaring your public sector friends about eliminating data silos and using OSM, let me know!

Results have been tabulated for the @OpenStreetMapUS board of directors election. Winners are Harrison Devine (@hdevine825) and Levente Juhász.

I am thrilled to get to work with them in the coming year and extend my thanks to Nicholas Hudanich for also running.

Mappy Hour tomorrow from some OpenHistoricalMap folks. https://openstreetmap.us/events/mappy-hours/2024/02/openhistoricalmap/