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DESCRIPTION:OpenStreetMap is one of the most powerful open geospatial datas
 ets in the world\, yet for many who stand to benefit most from it\, it rem
 ains invisible. NGO workers planning humanitarian responses\, students con
 ducting research\, local planners building community infrastructure\, and 
 developers looking to build location-aware applications often don't know w
 here to start\, which tools to use\, or how OSM can realistically achieve 
 their goals for their work.\n\n[UseOSM](https://www.useosm.org/) is a comm
 unity-driven platform built to close that gap. It brings together tools\, 
 real-world use cases\, and community stories in one accessible place\, pre
 sented in plain language that anyone can understand\, not just experienced
  mappers.\n\nThis talk will walk through the full vision and current state
  of [UseOSM](https://www.useosm.org/)\, covering:\n\n- Why [UseOSM](https:
 //www.useosm.org/) exists  — the visibility and discovery gap that motiv
 ated the platform\, and why making OSM's impact legible to the wider world
  matters for data quality and community growth alike.\n\n- How anyone can 
 get value from it — whether you're an NGO seeking the right tools for fi
 eld data collection\, a researcher looking for project inspiration\, or a 
 developer hunting for OSM-powered software to build on or learn from.\n\n-
  How to contribute content: a walkthrough of the contribution guidelines f
 or adding use cases\, project spotlights\, statistics\, and stories that r
 eflect the true breadth of what OSM data powers.\n\n- How developers can c
 ontribute — a clear onboarding path for technical contributors who want 
 to help build and improve the platform itself.\n\n- What comes next — th
 e repository maintenance workflow\, governance model\, and a preview of up
 coming features on the platform roadmap.\n\nThe core argument is simple: t
 he more people understand what OpenStreetMap makes possible\, the more mot
 ivated they become to use and to contribute well. Every navigation app\, e
 very humanitarian response tool\, every urban planning dataset quietly pow
 ered by OSM is a missed opportunity to inspire a new contributor or spark 
 a new creative project. [UseOSM](https://www.useosm.org/) turns those quie
 t successes into visible\, shareable stories.
DTSTAMP:20260609T184716Z
LOCATION:Corse
SUMMARY:UseOSM: Promoting OpenStreetMap Data Usage and Impact Through an Op
 en and Accessible Web Platform - Victor Ademoyero\, Emmanuel Jolaiya
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotm2026/talk/GSZW7S/
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