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DESCRIPTION:The Fédération des pros d’OpenStreetMap (FPOSM) is the Fren
 ch non‑profit organization that unites companies and professionals whose
  services and tools are built on OpenStreetMap\, and who are committed to 
 keeping OpenStreetMap a healthy digital commons. \n\nLaunched during State
 -of-the-Map France 2023\, the FPOSM now gathers 28 French companies with e
 xpertise in creating\, using\, enhancing and ensuring the quality of OSM d
 ata on topics such as : mobility\, routing and accessibility\, infrastruc
 tures and power grids\, urban planning\, food and agriculture\, tourism\, 
 local business\, community outreach and more. Members also develop and mai
 ntain software around OpenStreetMap\, such as Clearance\, Podoma\, LeBonTa
 g\, GridInspector.\n\nThe FPOSM is the worldwide most advanced structured 
 federation of OSM professionals directly coming from and complementary to 
 the volunteer community and local chapters. \n\nWe will share how and why 
 FPOSM was created\, and how we are committed to preserve OpenStreetMap’s
  ethos and guidelines.\n\nWe will also talk about the FPOSM’s collective
  work:\n\n- OSM advocacy towards public authorities\n- The practical bookl
 et « Everything you need to know about the ODbL licence\, available in F
 rench and English.\n- The guide « OpenStreetMap and Territories »\, wh
 ich brings together a wide range of testimonials from French public sector
  stakeholders who have used OSM across their territories.\n- The organizat
 ion of events like « OpenStreetMap & territoires » that connect profes
 sionals and public actors.\n\nWe’ll wrap up with what we’ve learned\, 
 what challenges we are facing\, and some ideas for starting similar groups
  elsewhere\, so professional ecosystems grow alongside and actively suppor
 t local OSM communities.
DTSTAMP:20260609T185200Z
LOCATION:Corse
SUMMARY:Making a living on OSM by nurturing the commons : inside the Frenc
 h Federation of OSM professionals - Marina Petkova
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotm2026/talk/WGMV3T/
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DESCRIPTION:As OpenStreetMap becomes more mature and complete\, the challen
 ges now lie in ensuring data quality. Mappers may receive customised feedb
 ack on their contributions\, and data reusers are seeking greater confiden
 ce in the information they rely on.\n\nOver the past year\, we at [MapYour
 Grid](https://mapyourgrid.org/) have been working on assessing and improvi
 ng the quality of power infrastructure data in OpenStreetMap. This work re
 lies on existing quality assurance and monitoring tools\, such as [Osmose]
 (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Osmose) and [Podoma](https://wiki.ope
 nstreetmap.org/wiki/Podoma)\, with a quality comparison approach through a
  new platform\, [GridInspector](https://mapyourgrid.dynartio.com/gridinspe
 ctor.html).\n\nWith this talk\, we aim to share with the community how we 
 built a coherent quality assurance strategy. We will present our experienc
 e combining multiple tools\, and show how automation can support continuou
 s monitoring and business-grade consistency testing.\nWe will also explore
  what comes next: moving towards a highly automated quality assessment pro
 cess for power infrastructure data. This includes leveraging Earth observa
 tion data and designing human-in-the-loop validation processes to balance 
 automation with local knowledge and mapper expertise.\nWhile intended with
  power infrastructure data in mind\, the methods we present are designed t
 o be broadly used in many fields. Thus this presentation won’t be dedica
 ted to the power infrastructure topic but only use it as an example. In fa
 ct\, we would love to discuss with the community how these tools and metho
 ds can be replicated to other fields (i.e. assessing data quality for wate
 rways or road and urban infrastructures).   \n\nAttendees will leave with 
 practical insights on building a QA strategy\, leveraging existing tools m
 ore effectively\, and designing feedback loops that benefit both contribut
 ors and data reusers.
DTSTAMP:20260609T185200Z
LOCATION:Guadeloupe
SUMMARY:The Power of quality in OpenStreetMap - François Lacombe\, Marina 
 Petkova\, Tobias Augspurger
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotm2026/talk/BY7FZ7/
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