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 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T094500Z
DTEND:20251114T101000Z
DESCRIPTION:A special welcome to start the conference\, and helpful informa
 tion.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:Welcome — 
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/WFWGSQ/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-18d80eec-b3bd-5d06-9305-40db41f554a0@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T101000Z
DTEND:20251114T103000Z
DESCRIPTION:Professor Lynne Coventry explores how participatory mapping lik
 e OpenStreetMap empowers communities but faces cybersecurity threats\, hig
 hlighting the need for trust\, awareness\, and resilient strategies agains
 t data manipulation and malicious attacks.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:Human elements of trust and data misuse in open maps — Professor 
 Lynne Coventry
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/D3PRYU/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-4ba135b2-8e74-5b07-86cb-06967fa490ef@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T103000Z
DTEND:20251114T110000Z
DESCRIPTION:Walking remains a popular form of transport and exercise in Eur
 ope (Ramblers\, 2020). Despite this\, the provision of trail information t
 hat meets individual requirements remains inconsistent. This talk presents
  how the National Trust is using OpenStreetMap relations and working with 
 others to promote a common representation to describe walking trails.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:Equal Access at the National Trust — Olivia Ragone
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/9EKBSB/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-0aab4b38-4a1f-55aa-960e-034e56d0c3e6@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T110000Z
DTEND:20251114T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:How is OpenStreetMap and it's community doing across Europe? Wh
 at are the strengths of each local chapter and what is challenging or surp
 rising them? Gregory will ask questions of a few representatives from diff
 erent countries.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:News From Europe [panel] — Gregory Marler
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/NA7DJA/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-744f4f7d-f350-537b-bb0a-94e290592479@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T110000Z
DTEND:20251114T113000Z
DESCRIPTION:In this talk we introduce **ohsomeDB** - the successor of the O
 penStreetMap History Database (OSHDB). ohsomeDB is a scalable distributed 
 Postgres database. It’s powered through PostGIS and Citus and a database
  schema optimized for OSM data analysis.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:Goodbye OSHDB - Welcome ohsomeDB! — Benjamin Herfort
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/MRZK7M/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-ecb8aadd-2a90-54e8-8f5a-1989c17b0b80@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T113000Z
DTEND:20251114T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:"Clearance" tracks OSM changes and replicates extracts under qu
 ality constraints\, and its subprojects: OSM Logical History which display
 s changes at semantic level and UnderpassAPI\, which responds to Overpass 
 queries from the partially replicated data.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:OSM Data replication under Quality Constraints with Clearance\, OSM
  Logical History and UnderpassAPI — Frédéric Rodrigo
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/Z8GZAQ/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-877a6ae6-8c83-5cd3-966f-339258f3c75d@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T130000Z
DTEND:20251114T133000Z
DESCRIPTION:It's been another busy year for the development team working on
  the OpenStreetMap Website. We'll cover some changes you can see\, some ch
 anges you might have missed\, and some behind-the-scenes work laying the f
 oundations for the future.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:What's New With Our Website — Andy Allan
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/YG9HQC/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-b7534c5b-0221-5704-86eb-5b17e32d022a@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T130000Z
DTEND:20251114T133000Z
DESCRIPTION:What is the current state of mapping in Scotland\, we will star
 t with some stats and counts of where things are in. terms of current stat
 istics and the kind of mapoping that is taking place\, some interesting th
 ings mapped in Scotland and some interesting stories of things mapped in S
 cotland.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:State of the Map Scotland — Chris Fleming
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/UGMYAX/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-588ea0a2-01e8-52c9-9a4c-7a076940ba24@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T130000Z
DTEND:20251114T133000Z
DESCRIPTION:Using [Soundscape](https://scottish-tech-army.github.io/Soundsc
 ape-Android/) as an example\, how we can use OpenStreetMap data for audio 
 only exploration and navigation.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Node
SUMMARY:Using OpenStreetMap data to create audio only maps — Dave Craig
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/HEC7PR/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-b6fa99ee-da0b-5570-9383-fa758c232234@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T133000Z
DTEND:20251114T140000Z
DESCRIPTION:A light-hearted behind-the-scenes look running the OpenStreetMa
 p infrastructure. From fighting bots and scrapers to rescuing failing serv
 ers\, discover how the Ops Team keeps OSM.org running smoothly.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:Servers on Fire: Keeping OpenStreetMap Online — Grant Slater
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/7RREJS/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-0f3a0030-ddc9-5d5b-9a2a-773a08ac7e30@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T133000Z
DTEND:20251114T140000Z
DESCRIPTION:An update how I have been mapping the visible\, and not so visi
 ble\, aspects of hydro-electric power schemes in Scotland. This covers bot
 h modern schemes recently constructed\, plus older schemes built over the 
 past century. You will also learn which river now flows into the North Sea
  and Atlantic…
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:Mapping hydropower schemes in Scotland — Donald Noble
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/LTLLCB/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-bc808fe2-4aed-5b39-bb49-3366a326f719@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T133000Z
DTEND:20251114T140000Z
DESCRIPTION:We'll demonstrate how Mapbox is advancing its 3D basemap by mov
 ing beyond simple building extrusions. This talk will show how we use a Py
 thon-based geospatial computer vision tool to classify roof shapes and app
 ly a logic to style building facades\, creating more realistic and immersi
 ve maps.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Node
SUMMARY:Beyond the Footprint: Automated Roof Shape Classification and Detai
 led 3D Buildings — Topi Tjukanov
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/Z8VSHM/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-086b831b-ce3a-51f0-8722-052310aa4566@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T140000Z
DTEND:20251114T143000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Panoramax project started almost 3 years ago.\nThis session
  will describe the current status of the project and what we expect for th
 e future\, at the code stack level\, at the instances level\, as well as i
 ts governance thru a "Panoramax Foundation".
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:State of Panoramax ! — Christian Quest
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/FFGNFY/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-531be034-2d00-5324-8e98-ff8d166d0603@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T140000Z
DTEND:20251114T143000Z
DESCRIPTION:The mappers in Germany are busy as ever mapping every trail in 
 the forest\, every train signal\, and the occasional collapsed bridge. But
  there is more going on.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:What's happening in Germany? — Jochen Topf
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/NHNN3Q/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-d159fd18-0ca7-586b-983b-1e76456ba520@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T140000Z
DTEND:20251114T150000Z
DESCRIPTION:The OpenStreetMap Foundation owns the OpenStreetMap hardware an
 d trademarks.\nIt uses money to keep the platform running.\n\nHowever\, th
 e income of the Foundation does not meet its current spending level. In th
 is workshop we ask the attendants as members of the OpenStreetMap communit
 y for advice.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Node
SUMMARY:Future of the OpenStreetMap Foundation [discussion group] — Rolan
 d Olbricht
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/YPSJ7Y/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-2200b148-02d6-51dc-a294-f35ba0e14e04@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T143000Z
DTEND:20251114T150000Z
DESCRIPTION:With two styles for mapping sidewalks\, it's difficult to map f
 ootways and use the data. This talk dives into several new tools for asses
 sing sidewalk coverage\, creating personalized and more detailed walkabili
 ty isochrones\, figuring out where to prioritize a new crossing\, and rout
 ing based on user-defined "interesting streets".
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:How did the mapper cross the road? — Dustin Carlino
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/ZSA3CN/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-f620dda2-0be2-5b30-8b6b-f1598253ba83@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T143000Z
DTEND:20251114T150000Z
DESCRIPTION:OSM can sometimes feel like Europe vs. North America. This talk
  will discuss the intricacies of OSM in the US\, and how and why it differ
 s from OSM in European countries. It was also go over recent US mapping in
 itiatives such as trails stewardship and pedestrian accessibility.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:What’s going on in America? — Quincy Morgan
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/9NPNXT/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-e95aac78-b5a1-570f-adac-48d3890d731c@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T153000Z
DTEND:20251114T163000Z
DESCRIPTION:This session examines mapping and tagging of coastal landforms 
 in OpenStreetMap for humanitarian purposes and community resilience buildi
 ng. Using case studies of common topologies in Canada and Europe\, we will
  surface shared challenges and collectively shape solutions\, workflows\, 
 and documentation to strengthen future practice.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:From Coast to Coast: OSM Coastal Landforms Tagging & Mapping Strate
 gies across the Atlantic [panel] — Sophia Chen
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/G38NXE/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-c02d86dc-2a72-584e-9fb9-2c818bfed6c2@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T153000Z
DTEND:20251114T160000Z
DESCRIPTION:MapSwipe is an application that enables crowdsourced data colle
 ction for OpenStreetMap and helps prioritize mapping efforts by identifyin
 g areas needing updates. This talk will explore future possibilities for e
 xpanding its role\, including potentially allowing direct edits to OSM and
  strengthening ties with the OSM community for more seamless contributions
 .
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:MapSwipe Today and its Future in OSM — Benjamin Herfort\, Nicole 
 Siggins
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/MDG338/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-4e2a1288-7373-5cc4-aec6-a5755602506e@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T153000Z
DTEND:20251114T160000Z
DESCRIPTION:What are the lessons of an epically stupid quest to get every h
 ouse in Brighton & Hove mapped? Can community be rekindled? Is enthusiasm 
 dead? Who has the biggest extension in the city?
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Node
SUMMARY:5 Things I Learned Plotting Every House in Brighton & Hove — Jez 
 Nicholson
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/DFE3ZQ/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-e4ff2637-6581-5cec-9c2f-bd263c2f2537@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T160000Z
DTEND:20251114T163000Z
DESCRIPTION:Mapping damage on OSM is critical to support the work of humani
 tarian organizations. Nonetheless\, as recent [discussions](https://commun
 ity.openstreetmap.org/t/how-to-map-damage-on-openstreetmap/129704) demonst
 rate\, there is not yet a consensus on the best approach. Let's continue t
 his conversation!
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:Mapping Damage in a Humanitarian Context — Sam Colchester
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/UJX7WF/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-e9733478-fd29-52a2-b332-c47c155fd630@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T160000Z
DTEND:20251114T170000Z
DESCRIPTION:With the Nominatim geocoder we've been struggling for years to 
 make sense of boundary and place data in the UK. In this session I want to
  start a discussion with the UK mappers about the current state of the dat
 a\, and how it can be improved.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Node
SUMMARY:It's traditional - Boundaries and Places in the UK [discussion grou
 p] — Sarah Hoffmann
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/Y8TMQT/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-a23ca96f-0638-5a64-9da6-ad800e4f3377@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T163000Z
DTEND:20251114T170000Z
DESCRIPTION:OpenStreetMap is a powerful foundation for outdoor navigation. 
 Using examples from Mapy.com\, specialized in hiking and cycling maps. Thi
 s session explores outdoor data quality\, tagging practices\, and gaps acr
 oss Europe. Learn how OSM supports outdoor enthusiasts today\, and where t
 he community can contribute to improve tomorrow’s adventures.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:From Trails to Cycle Routes: Making OpenStreetMap Work for Outdoor 
 Enthusiasts — Jakub Zmrzlik
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/XHM78K/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-d69c4d99-17e2-5480-b374-4dfe46dbe5c6@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T163000Z
DTEND:20251114T170000Z
DESCRIPTION:Data Readiness is the ability to use quality and timely informa
 tion in humanitarian operations and programmes. This presentation will int
 roduce the collaborative 5-year journey of the British and Nigerian Red Cr
 oss\, where OSM was used to build foundational data capabilities to enhanc
 e effective humanitarian decision-making and community engagement.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:Building Data Readiness using OpenStreetMap as part of a Nigerian R
 ed Cross/ British Red Cross Programme — Paul Knight
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/QUDXUS/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-51465d81-f7fb-5952-89a4-11d5acae37bc@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T170000Z
DTEND:20251114T173000Z
DESCRIPTION:5 slots for quick 5-minute talks. Sign-up was during the confer
 ence\, making it great for fresh ideas or project updates.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:Lightning Talks 1 — 
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/SDH7HG/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-3bb6c703-8e5c-5745-a3fd-2f60b9df9e10@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T170000Z
DTEND:20251114T173000Z
DESCRIPTION:fAIr is an open AI-assisted mapping service by HOT\, supporting
  faster and more accurate humanitarian mapping using computer vision. This
  talk covers 2024–2025 progress\, UI/UX improvements and the role of OSM
  in training and output. We’ll also discuss challenges\, and future plan
 s for contributing to OSM.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:fAIr: Community AI-Assisted Mapping for Humanitarian Response — E
 mmanuel Jolaiya\, Kshitij Raj Sharma\, Bright Nejo
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/EZ8RJ3/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-aa6b1a95-7b77-5958-91c7-226503d70f12@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T170000Z
DTEND:20251114T173000Z
DESCRIPTION:Robin Julien - Open accessibility data in OSM\n\nMichael Tsang 
 - Station mapping for public transport journey planning\n \nDiego Pajanto 
 - Building maps with vulnerable communities in Kenya and Nigeria\n \nPabb 
 Brazero - Help me help you help OSM \n\nJack Gilmore - Gamifying OSM contr
 ibutions in Dundee
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:Lightning Talks 1 — 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-31265784-7020-5292-83a2-e74a2400ed23@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T173000Z
DTEND:20251114T180000Z
DESCRIPTION:The annual general meeting of OpenStreetMap UK CIC will be taki
 ng place. https://osmuk.org/\nPlease note: This is for OSM UK members but 
 the board may allow others to attend as 'guests'.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:OSM UK AGM — OSM UK Board
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/VDQAVX/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-03166b83-f81e-5b28-a432-e95263869f77@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251114T173000Z
DTEND:20251114T183000Z
DESCRIPTION:This room and time has been reserved for the shortbread steerin
 g committee to meet as several of them will be attending the conference. T
 hey may be open for others from the conference to be present.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Node
SUMMARY:Shortbread Steering Committee meeting — Paul Norman
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/KCNFGV/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-a8803473-17d0-599d-93e9-1c49c5d6818c@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T093000Z
DTEND:20251115T100000Z
DESCRIPTION:This talk looks into the complexity of hiking and cycling route
 s and the new functions of waymarkedtrails.org to show complex route relat
 ions.  It gives you (slightly opinionated) hints on what to tag and how wa
 ymarkedtrails.org can help when creating and maintaining route relations i
 n OpenStreetMap.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:Many paths lead to the summit - Complex hiking and cycling routes i
 n OpenStreetMap — Sarah Hoffmann
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/XCCRKE/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-de04b5df-c6d8-5285-989f-6c49c7b1a4cf@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T093000Z
DTEND:20251115T100000Z
DESCRIPTION:This talk unveils a youth-led\, women-powered mapping movement 
 from Nepal\, where WhatsApp becomes a classroom and OpenStreetMap a canvas
 . Led by women in geospatial\, we chart climate resilience through innovat
 ion and storytelling bridging continents with cartography that empowers\, 
 educates and proves mapping can be scientific and soulful.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:From the Himalayas to the Highlands: Youth-Led Mapping for Climate 
 Resilience — Prativa Thapa
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/QF3HYY/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-c2f4a6f1-5b7b-529e-9547-b900b997aff3@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T093000Z
DTEND:20251115T100000Z
DESCRIPTION:Public transport mapping is a delicate issue in OSM. PTSA visua
 lizes all data related to public transport stops\, provides hints on taggi
 ng mistakes\, and automatically groups platforms\, poles and stop position
 s to stops. See https://gauss.whz.de/ptsa.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Node
SUMMARY:Visualization and analysis of OSM's public transport stop data with
  PTSA — Jens Flemming\, Marcus Wittig
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/73CHAQ/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-8317753b-ebfc-5581-8204-a418ecb42413@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T100000Z
DTEND:20251115T103000Z
DESCRIPTION:A look at what goes on behind the scenes to power my UK "[Surve
 y Me](https://osm.mathmos.net/survey/)" tool\, with advice for anyone look
 ing to run similar tools elsewhere. Sources the tool compares with OSM inc
 lude [AllThePlaces](https://alltheplaces.xyz/) and datasets for schools\, 
 healthcare\, defibrillators and postboxes.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:"Survey Me" - Using external data comparisons to flag issues in OSM
  — Robert Whittaker
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/DT93HT/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-6111f8ac-331d-5e33-84b3-84d7c9108182@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T100000Z
DTEND:20251115T103000Z
DESCRIPTION:5 slots for quick 5-minute talks. Sign-up was during the confer
 ence\, making it great for fresh ideas or project updates.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:Lightning Talks 2 — 
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/89FTLK/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-53685742-1598-5cd4-954f-f2b036b3a5c4@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T100000Z
DTEND:20251115T103000Z
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an in-depth look at how Machine Learning (ML) model
 s can be used to detect missing footway data in OSM.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Node
SUMMARY:AI-Assisted Pedestrian Infrastructure Mapping — Said Turksever\, 
 Kurt Schellhase
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/7ARQRE/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-6340d4a8-9b5f-51b0-b626-852d89e585a6@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T110000Z
DTEND:20251115T113000Z
DESCRIPTION:The new OpenStreetMap vector tile service powers the Shortbread
  maps on the home page\, but you can use it too. Learn how to make your ow
 n website or style using these tiles\, and better ways to customize your s
 tyle.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:Using the new vector tiles — Paul Norman
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/GTDWYA/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-4427dfca-3654-5fd4-bc77-db528b037ec7@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T110000Z
DTEND:20251115T113000Z
DESCRIPTION:[fAIr](https://fair.hotosm.org/) is an open AI-assisted mapping
  tool developed by HOT\, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. Recently a n
 ew machine learning algorithm was added and OSM users can experiment with 
 mapping buildings around the globe. How well does fAIr work and has the ne
 w addition improved this?
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:An academic insight on the functioning of fAIr — Benjamin Herfort
 \, Anna Zanchetta\, Marta Magnani
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/BWHZS7/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-284ed871-a064-5d5d-96c4-d6369a258e3d@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T110000Z
DTEND:20251115T113000Z
DESCRIPTION:We take an intuition about a local school crossing and\, using 
 OSM\, find data to make this feeling precise through a careful analysis\, 
 and use this analysis to advocate for local change. We hope this serves as
  a blueprint for other people to do the similar work in their communities.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Node
SUMMARY:At the intersection of python and inclusive urbanism - does this sc
 hool have the worst crossing in Edinburgh? — Noon van der Silk\, Gala Ca
 macho
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/KJVF9Y/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-df3a0559-29fe-57fd-89a2-9dc30f03ca44@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T113000Z
DTEND:20251115T123000Z
DESCRIPTION:We know mapping interweaves stories of power and gender\, that 
 what we see on a map is not neutral\, it is a reflection of those who have
  made\, curated\, and maintained that map. Let's unpack.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:Maps\, maps and Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion [panel] — Gala C
 amacho
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/N8QKP7/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-ef603b98-78e4-58c3-81da-dfb2bf2c5715@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T113000Z
DTEND:20251115T120000Z
DESCRIPTION:I rode my bike from London to Berlin\, and had a burning questi
 on that I wanted to answer. How many rivers did I cross? With a little bit
  of geospatial knowledge and some great open data\, I found my answer. Thi
 s is the story of why and how!
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:Kreuzungen - Where open geospatial data and cycling intersect. — 
 David Whittingham
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/8SFUEX/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-9d4f4e12-5235-5755-9e54-0bb75d5360f4@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T113000Z
DTEND:20251115T123000Z
DESCRIPTION:OpenStreetMap is now well known for providing reliable power gr
 ids data worldwide. It has been achieved with yet more elaborated tooling 
 and strategies to survey the appropriate data on ground. MapYourGrid initi
 ative proposes to train and try on some simple practices to make grids mor
 e detailed on the map.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Node
SUMMARY:Enabling power grid mapping with appropriate tools [workshop] — F
 rançois Lacombe
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/VC7W9C/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-a577ca85-6571-57b0-be46-589afd605bc7@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T120000Z
DTEND:20251115T123000Z
DESCRIPTION:We analysed 30 official cycling infrastructure datasets across 
 the EU\, standardised them\, and compared them with OSM data. Missing segm
 ents were extracted automatically and then saved as geospatial files per a
 rea of analysis. These files will be shared with the community. The work i
 s ongoing\, more datasets to be added.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:Complementing OSM Cycling Data through Official Datasets — Christ
 os Konstantinou
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/BWRGEZ/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-a45ce9d6-75e1-5d04-8a60-add92d94c565@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T133000Z
DTEND:20251115T140000Z
DESCRIPTION:OpenWasteMap (https://openwastemap.uk) is a civic project mappi
 ng Household Waste Recycling Centres across the UK using OpenStreetMap. Th
 is talk explores how we built a tool from fragmented council data\, using 
 open mapping infrastructure and collaborative standards to make waste disp
 osal data more accessible\, consistent\, and useful to the public.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:Mapping Waste the Open Way: Building OpenWasteMap — Jack Gilmore
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/WRUTND/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-e8996792-d1f6-5ab7-aa38-902edc74d463@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T133000Z
DTEND:20251115T140000Z
DESCRIPTION:AI content in OSM has surged over the past decade\, prompting m
 ixed reactions from contributors. We analyzed community discussions to und
 erstand emotional concerns and the shifting role of  mappers. We then expl
 ored whether machine-generated roads can be reliably identified in OSM aft
 er they’ve been integrated into the database.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:Transparency and Trust  in Collaborative Mapping: Concerns and Dile
 mmas in AI-Generated Road Integration within OpenStreetMap — Francis And
 orful
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/AT3XT9/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-2bef118d-1ba2-5cda-97c7-a665a23ceb0e@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T133000Z
DTEND:20251115T143000Z
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop we will generate base map tiles from OSM data 
 using Planetiler\, set up Martin tile server\, set up nginx to serve our s
 ample web site that will use MapLibre GL JS to show the map.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Node
SUMMARY:Make your own base map with MapLibre and Planetiler [workshop] — 
 Bart Louwers
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/QFFEAW/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-773039b8-eada-5295-a21c-6f31b894c106@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T140000Z
DTEND:20251115T143000Z
DESCRIPTION:How we filter\, merge\, stabilize & improve OSM & official data
  at the Belgian National Crisis Centre as part of the common operational p
 icture of police\, health workers\, fire brigade during times of crisis
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:Disaster data: OSM POI data with stable IDs for emergency planning 
 — Joost Schouppe
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/FCKEDZ/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-95829c39-0c5d-5323-9141-6efb2f56eeb9@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T140000Z
DTEND:20251115T143000Z
DESCRIPTION:With MapTCHA we explore if the validation of computationally ge
 nerated predictions of map features could serve as an image based CAPTCHA 
 to map new OSM objects. Following an earlier proof-of-concept at FOSDEM 20
 25\, here we provide a development update.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:Where are we at with MapTCHA? — Anna Zanchetta\, Bastian Greshake
  Tzovaras\, Oliver Fritz\, Stuart lynm
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/MAGQDL/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-f845dcfd-7aaf-5903-b364-cb648cd70d29@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T143000Z
DTEND:20251115T153000Z
DESCRIPTION:Several Missing Maps members will be attending the SotM confere
 nce\, including Médecins Sans Frontières\, British Red Cross\, HeiGIT an
 d Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. We hope to use this time to open the pa
 nel and floor to questions about the projects and challenges of OSM within
  Humanitarian organisations.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:Missing Maps Panel — Sam Colchester
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/ZXSDBQ/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-a43cba76-bfe8-5a6c-89e5-f815d151e558@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T143000Z
DTEND:20251115T150000Z
DESCRIPTION:The OSMF's new vector tile service updates every minute. This t
 alk takes a deep dive into how we accomplish this\, focusing on the softwa
 re behind the scenes.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:Minutely vector tiles deep dive — Paul Norman
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/ECXGL8/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-ca05821a-a539-5691-84e4-759d72b697cf@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T143000Z
DTEND:20251115T153000Z
DESCRIPTION:Let's deep-dive into accessibility-related tagging schemes – 
 featuring a short demo of [a11yScore](https://beta.a11yscore.org/)'s new b
 eta release.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Node
SUMMARY:What's next in accessibility tagging? [workshop] — Sebastian Feli
 x Zappe\, Lynn Janzen
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/FXSEFX/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-0f0c0072-978b-5f69-a372-e111d93ad2b7@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T150000Z
DTEND:20251115T153000Z
DESCRIPTION:5 slots for quick 5-minute talks. Sign-up was during the confer
 ence\, making it great for fresh ideas or project updates.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:Lightning Talks 3 — 
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/KLLYLY/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-9f5a675c-7cc8-5094-b6ca-d394248b6ac7@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T160000Z
DTEND:20251115T163000Z
DESCRIPTION:The OpenStreetMap community has assembled an enourmous database
  of our world. There are lots of more or less specialized maps out there\,
  each showing *some* of the data. But there is no map that shows *all* of 
 the data. How can we discover what is not shown by any map?
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:Everything Everywhere All at Once — Jochen Topf
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/VP8YYB/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-b36c228a-c520-5131-907d-ecdc4bb1fd7d@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T160000Z
DTEND:20251115T163000Z
DESCRIPTION:5 slots for quick 5-minute talks. Sign-up was during the confer
 ence\, making it great for fresh ideas or project updates.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:Lightning Talks 4 — 
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/THBEEA/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-153e6757-b750-5304-9a15-8a440c29947e@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T160000Z
DTEND:20251115T170000Z
DESCRIPTION:Open discussion about quality of OSM data created over HOT TM (
 Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Tasking Manager) and during Missing Maps m
 apathons.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Node
SUMMARY:Quality of OSM data created by humanitarian mappers [discussion gro
 up] — Patrik Brigant
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/M9KTYY/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-7f68b968-946e-52ce-bae2-44b872adfc45@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T163000Z
DTEND:20251115T170000Z
DESCRIPTION:This talks presents the "Postpass" service\, a database that se
 rves OSM data for public querying much like Overpass\, but uses PostGIS un
 der the hood. With a few extra characters added to your query\, you can ha
 ve the power of PostGIS at your fingertips from within Overpass Turbo.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:Overpass Turbo goes PostGIS — Frederik Ramm
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/P33XWD/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-d5c7e8a2-a693-5bf3-b0c7-e9dc7bc77fee@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T163000Z
DTEND:20251115T170000Z
DESCRIPTION:An exploration of how can we derive data for objects which are 
 not mapped\, or tagged explicitly\, from OpenStreet.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:Schrodinger's Data in OpenStreetMap — Jerry Clough
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/NH3FYD/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-bf3ea4d7-d642-56c9-b3cf-c484f35d0742@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T170000Z
DTEND:20251115T173000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Overpass API allows for queries for interesting or special 
 data of the OpenStreetMap data.\n\nRecent issues and their likelihood to b
 e implemented are presented: compliance with data redactions\, fair quotas
 \, and resilience to disk failures.\n\nBring in your questions about Overp
 ass API and how to query OpenStreetMap data.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Area
SUMMARY:Overpass API — Roland Olbricht
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/SPJQNB/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-0deb1473-322d-5292-99a3-44f3d83376f3@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T170000Z
DTEND:20251115T173000Z
DESCRIPTION:A talk / discussion about "Notes". Do you ever use this OpenStr
 eetMap feature? More people should! (mappers and newcomers)\, but we see s
 ome problems. Sometimes the remedy may be to just to think about them diff
 erently. Let's learn to love Notes!
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Way
SUMMARY:Working with OSM Notes and getting OSM Notes working — Harry Wood
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/DGZFXR/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:pretalx-sotmeu25-95271b72-c86e-5b52-b7ee-be0351ce99d3@2025.stateofthema
 p.eu
DTSTART:20251115T170000Z
DTEND:20251115T173000Z
DESCRIPTION:The synergy between mapping and the use of data lies at the hea
 rt of OpenStreetMap but relations have not always been as good as they oug
 ht to be. This talk examines how communication between mappers and data co
 nsumers can be improved.
DTSTAMP:20260314T120502Z
LOCATION:Node
SUMMARY:A better relationship between the mapping community and data consum
 ers — Andrew Hain
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotmeu2025/talk/DDHVTJ/
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR