State of the Map Europe 2025

Jack Gilmore

Jack Gilmore is a software developer with over 6 years of experience working in public sector digital services. Originally from Aberdeen, he graduated with a first-class BSc (Hons) Computing Science and Spanish from the University of Stirling. Jack currently works as a Senior Platform Engineer at NHS Education for Scotland, where he works on secure, cloud-first software solutions that support critical healthcare services. Beyond his professional role, he co-founded Open Data Scotland, advocating for transparent and accessible data publishing. He is also the co-founder of the Dundee Data Meetup, bringing together professionals and enthusiasts to discuss data, technology, and innovation in the Tayside region.


Session

11-15
13:30
30min
Mapping Waste the Open Way: Building OpenWasteMap
Jack Gilmore

OpenWasteMap (https://openwastemap.uk) is a civic project mapping Household Waste Recycling Centres across the UK using OpenStreetMap. This talk explores how we built a tool from fragmented council data, using open mapping infrastructure and collaborative standards to make waste disposal data more accessible, consistent, and useful to the public.

Not just OSM
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