weeklyOSM

weeklyOSM serves as a regular publication summarizing significant events and discussions across the OpenStreetMap community. It offers a curated digest of news, ranging from technical updates and mapping initiatives to community-driven projects and research findings, providing a valuable resource for mappers and enthusiasts alike.

The publication frequently details mapping campaigns, such as efforts to standardize conflicting tags or extend automated edits for phone numbers to new regions. It also highlights community contributions, showcasing diverse projects like participants completing the #30DayMapChallenge, discussions on mapping specific features like mounting blocks, and workflows for integrating high-precision GNSS-RTK tracks into OpenStreetMap while preserving coordinate reference system metadata. Insights into classifying points of interest and using tools like taginfo for map style improvements are also shared.

Furthermore, weeklyOSM covers data imports, including global efforts to add website tags for major brands. It provides updates from the OpenStreetMap Foundation, such as special data access offers for AI companies. The publication also features OSM research, introducing new platforms like the successor to the OpenStreetMap History Database for faster data analysis. Practical applications are showcased through examples like uMap projects for regional roundabout names and analyses of urban street names, demonstrating the versatility of OpenStreetMap data.