New York City
V・T・E New York, New York  |
| latitude: 40.7555, longitude: -73.9739 |
| Browse map of New York 40°45′19.80″ N, 73°58′26.04″ W |
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New York is a city in New York at latitude 40°45′19.80″ North, longitude 73°58′26.04″ West. <map lat="40.7555" lon="-73.9739" z="12" w="550" h="450" />
The Needful
The NYC map looks great, but a closer examination reveals a lot of problems. One way streets are almost non existent, and this is a requirement for any kind of driving directions to be created based on map data. See below for some needed cleanup.
| Issue | % Done | Notes |
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| One way Streets | 10% | We need to add the oneway=yes tag to all one way streets. Note if the arrows in a street are pointing the wrong way, you can either add oneway=-1 or you can actually reverse the arrows in JOSM under the Tools menu then add oneway=yes. |
| Subways | 5% | Add a node where a station is. Then add two tags:
for example name=Nostrand Ave (A,C). |
| Streets with painted bike lanes | 15% | Perhaps we can get this data from the NYC DOT. Otherwise, add a new tag
View [[1]] to see the results, updated only Thursdays I think. |
| Greenways and Footways | 50% | Mark greenways, footways and pedestrian only places (ie Times Sq!)
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| Manhattan Bridge | 80% | Make two trunks and/or two levels. Map onramps and exits. Pedestrian path on one side and bike path on other side already added. |
| Street classification | 20% | fix street tags, most of which are classified 'highway=residental' which does not distinguish between different types of streets. |
Events
Upcoming Mapping Parties
July 25th at ReBar in Brooklyn, NY
Mapping parties are a great way to meet other OSM-ers, to exchange ideas about what and how to map things in your area and to learn from each other the things that make mapping fun for you.
We run mapping parties which are events which anyone can attend. We'll lend you a GPS, show you how to go do some mapping, and get the data entered into openstreetmap. They are informal events with no explicit time commitment and often a social element / beer afterward.
More about Mapping parties.
The next mapping party will be held July 25th at 10:00AM at ReBar:
Where: ReBar 147 Front St Upstairs Brooklyn NY, NY 11201
This meeting is also posted to Meetup. if you're not a Meetup member already, go join that group and you'll automatically be informed when a new mapping party gets scheduled.
Previous mapping parties
- July 25th 2009 at ReBar in Brooklyn, NY
- 24 May 2009, at Tete a Tete in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
- 23 May 2009, at Zanny's Cafe in Manhattan Valley
- 18-19 April 2009, at ReBar, DUMBO, 147 Front St., Brooklyn.
- 21-22 February 2009, at Five Guys
- 28-29 June 2008, at Green Map Systems
- 20-21 September 2008, at Green Map Systems