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Christopher Beddow @cbed.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Read my latest writing about how everything mapped needs to be seen, and recorded for the first time--and sometimes measured over and over again! open.substack.com/pub/worldbui...

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Discovery and Rediscovery in Spatial Data

Knowing what is where, how to get there, what it's like, and why

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Christopher Beddow @cbed.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

OpenStreetMap in the wild! On the Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen news website showing dam and hydroelectric upgrades in the Alps.

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Christopher Beddow @cbed.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I check in to BlueSky after a week off and it's still primarily Gulf chatter Will check back in another week

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organicmaps.bsky.social @organicmaps.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

We’re thrilled to share that Organic Maps has now reached 3 million people worldwide! Thank you to the incredible community! Join us as we continue to unlock the freedom to navigate with maps that put ease of use, privacy and community first. Here's to many more adventures together!

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Christopher Beddow @cbed.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Although political name changes are an annoyance, and politically driven map edits/reverses are too, I do think there's an okay logic in using América (with accent) that many countries (like those in OAS) say is the name of the vast region, as a name for the Gulf. Perhaps "Gulf of the Américas"

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Christopher Beddow @cbed.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

As discussion boils about #googlemaps and #gulf of Mexico/América, I want to share something I wrote before about Unbundling Google Maps. Google Maps includes many pieces like search, places, street view... My post talks alternatives for each. worldbuilder.substack.com/p/unbundling...

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Unbundling Google Maps

A look at how many small apps fit together as one

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HeiGIT @heigit.org · 21/01/2025

🗺️📊 Curious about the impact of OpenStreetMap usage? We selected some metrics on #ohsome tools and the impact of #OpenStreetMap (#OSM) in 2024. From building data coverage to the number of API requests, these figures showcase the scale of OSM use and the analytics capabilities of ohsome.

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Christopher Beddow @cbed.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

My latest writing, on street view worldbuilder.substack.com/p/street-vie...

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Street View: A History

How imagery visualizing the scenes along routes came to be

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Christopher Beddow @cbed.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I love sunny winter days. This was last week. Today rainy and grim. Some days I think I should set up a screen in my house with a grid of webcams so I can wake up and see where near me has the best weather, as if I am running surveillance in a casino.

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Christopher Beddow @cbed.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Is it possible to make QGIS show my data in a Fuller Projection?

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Christopher Beddow @cbed.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Does anyone know if there is open data lidar for areas in the Amazon and Guatemala? I want to check firsthand how known ruins look in this format, as well as see how algorithms might work to look for anomalies suggesting a human built structure #gischat #eochat #lidar #remotesensing

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Christopher Beddow @cbed.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I need to really check out Lonboard more! Good project using it here with cloud data

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Christopher Beddow @cbed.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

My latest piece on Substack, thinking about the challenge of synchronizing the real world and the map. Many things that never get mapped end up with no evidence of having ever existed! worldbuilder.substack.com/p/synchroniz...

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Synchronization of the Editable World

Maps reflect reality, but can they keep up with the unfolding of time?

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Christopher Beddow @cbed.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Something I think about recently is a geospatial API aggregator. I saw some tool that allows you to use dozens of APais across the web, like flight and travel APIs, without getting a key for each. For data exploration. For geo, it's a little bit like STAC. #gischat #geospatial

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Christopher Beddow @cbed.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

When foggy, go up. I miss the Rockies for being just so sunny, but nice in the Alps that the sun is reachable in a few minutes, and you can see this beautiful sea of clouds.

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Christopher Beddow @cbed.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

So far Bluesky is like LinkedIn (same geo content I think, that's a good thing) minus work achievement announcements, but with politics and a UI worse than X But nice to see some geospatial chatter alive and well

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Gerias Bonham @geriasbonham.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

If you have an Android device, check out StreetComplete! It's a friction-less, fun way to contribute to the OpenStreetMap. I'm a total layperson when it comes to any of the architecture of OSM but it turns contributing into a satisfying game that helps my local community. streetcomplete.app

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StreetComplete

OpenStreetMap surveyor app

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mapconcierge @mapconcierge.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

ついに、ミラノ市内の360°ストリート画像データを #Mapillary にがっつりアップロードしている同志Jacopo Farinaさんと対面！ #Meta #OpenStreetMap #OvertureMaps #Milano #GEOlab #PoliMI #Milano #FuruhashiLab #古橋研究室 #AoyamaGSC #青学

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Christopher Beddow @cbed.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Who should I follow to keep up with maps, GIS, geospatial, spatial computing, OpenStreetMap, FOSS4G, and more?

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