Ben AbelshausenFeb 1
Martijn van Exel

One of my highlights of yesterday's Mapping USA online conference was osm.kids, a map using #OpenStreetMap that's made for #children! If you're zoomed in, it highlights things like playgrounds, fire stations, schools and ice cream shops.

When you zoom out, you see city and country names and flags so you can learn all about those!

It is so creative and I love it. osm.kids demonstrates so well that you can make maps with OSM that you cannot make with any other map tools out there.

Jan 31 at 4:39pmWeb
Show threadGeorg VerweyenJan 31
@mvexel I absolutely LOVE this! We've gotten so used to Google maps pushing yet another Starbucks and even more shopping to the foreground, while quality of life is more about parks and ice cream parlors 🍦
Show threadThe Orange ThemeJan 31
@mvexel This is really lovely. πŸ₯°
Show threadRihards OlupsJan 31
@mvexel That doesn't seem to be linked - testing with protocol:
https://osm.kids
Show threadAmᡃᡖanda | map data witchFeb 1
@richlv @mvexel annoyingly I don't see that as a clickable link on phanpy (this or the first one)
Show threadRihards OlupsFeb 1
@amapanda @mvexel Neither is clickable in Mastodon web UI.
Show threadcalm.like.a.bombFeb 3
@richlv @mvexel neither in Elk
Show threadmfuhrmannFeb 1
@mvexel I am spending a lot of time into mapping playgrounds.
But there is no fancy web frontend that presents them. What does this one do? Is it online somewhere?
Show threadMartijn van ExelFeb 1
@mfuhrmann you can definitely do this with overpass ultra. Perhaps @dschep can help or else I would be happy to!
Show threadMartijn van ExelFeb 1
@mfuhrmann you could adapt this to your area (just move the map) https://overpass-ultra.us/#m=12.85/40.5877/-111.8227&q=LQhQBcEtwGwUwFwAIAOMCGBPA5gJwPYCuAdgCYDOo54m8CoSSGmcu59jjwSNKiS5TAFsARvhgNOjSAGN8xYJCHps-OEPwArSAjRY8RMgH1yMSKTigQwUAG0RYgB4IA3i4f5HAXy8BdANygxADuuLbwkOSEuHAAvHo4BCSkAaBE4EgycMTgrP5AA
Ultra

A web based tool for making MapLibre GL maps with data from sources such as Overpass, GeoJSON, GPX, KML, TCX, etc

Show threadmfuhrmannFeb 1
@mvexel I think we misunderstood each other. I am searching for a web page that list playgrounds. With "fancy" I meant, that it is a ready to use and user friendly page, that everyone could use. Sorry, if I didn't explain myself better.
Show threadMartijn van ExelFeb 1
@mfuhrmann You can share the "map" link in overpass ultra, if you share that, it will be just a map (without all the code). Feel free to ask for help if you need something else.
Show threadmfuhrmannFeb 2

@mvexel Yes. But this is still not what I mean.

Have a look at (unfortunately only German): https://www.osm-berlin.org/spielplatzkarte

But it is only for Berlin. But here you can see all the playgrounds, and what exactly they offer.
It might be already too much information, but you get the idea, no?

Also getting information like: where is the next toilet, children clothes store, ice cream shop, emergency room 😱 , is there shadow or some pictures available etc.

Show threadbarefootstacheFeb 4

@mfuhrmann

Some apps have playground equipment nodes as visible icons like in #OsmAnd

@mvexel

Show threadmfuhrmannFeb 4

@barefootstache

Good to know. Thanks!

But this will not work for 'the normal user', I doubt

@mvexel

Show threadDaniel SchepFeb 2

@mfuhrmann @mvexel

it's at osm.kids. mastodon just doesn't recognize that .kids is a gTLD.

go to https://osm.kids to use it!

Show threadDaniel SchepFeb 2

@mfuhrmann @mvexel

@mfuhrmann @mvexel OMG WTF mastodon @Gargron, CLEARLY if it starts with https:// it's a link!

Show threadmfuhrmannFeb 2

@dschep @mvexel

it looks pretty cute 😍 thanks for the link.

Show threadmfuhrmannFeb 2

@dschep @mvexel

I could be a motivation for kids to add missing spots, no πŸ€” I will try to "sell" it some people for sure.

Show threadMartijn van ExelFeb 4
@dschep how about mappers.osm.lol - does Mastodon like lol more than kids?
Show threadMartijn van ExelFeb 4
also no dice!
Show threadThomasFeb 4

Alternatively, you can create a map with uMap or @[email protected]


#Umap #mapcomplete
MapComplete (@[email protected])

633 Posts, 20 Following, 2.47K Followers Β· https://MapComplete.org is a web-based, easy to use OpenStreetMap-editor and viewer. It is based on various thematic maps. This is the official account on Mastodon used for announcements, feedback or news.

OSM Town | Mapstodon for OpenStreetMap
Show threadMapCompleteFeb 4
@mvexel @mfuhrmann is https://mapcomplete.org/playgrounds to your liking?
Playgrounds

A map with playgrounds

Show threadmfuhrmannFeb 4

@MapComplete

It fulfils already quite a lot, that's true. A bit of redesign would be required in my opinion.
Right now the focus is to add information. For the normal user a different view would be nice.
Also showing the mapped playground devices would be awesome. I usually also take a picture of all the devices and link the Panoramax id with it.

If my ideas on this are appreciated, I would love to write it into an issue to share my ideas a bit more detailed.

@mvexel

Show threadMapCompleteFeb 5

@mfuhrmann individual playground devices are already shown when zoomed in.

With an URL-parameter, logging in and editing features can be disabled:

https://mapcomplete.org/playgrounds?z=21&lat=51.04611166357341&lon=3.7417906095898843&fs-enable-login=false

Show threadmfuhrmannFeb 5
@MapComplete Nice, I didn't know that.
It indeed fulfills the purpose. But I still think a bit of polishing would be great. Not sure what would be possible to not break it's awesome generic flavor (it works like this for nearly everything πŸ’ͺ).
But again, I am willing to share my ideas on this in an issue in your tracker. Just need some days for doing it πŸ™ˆ
Show threadMapCompleteFeb 5

@mfuhrmann Feel free on creating an issue. Don't expect sweeping changes though, but often, there are technically small improvements that make a big difference in user experience.

Oh, and I (@pietervdvn) am very busy currently, so it'll take some time too

Show threadmfuhrmannFeb 5

@MapComplete @pietervdvn

I am not expecting anything. I am not a paying customer πŸ˜‰πŸ€—

Show threadMapCompleteFeb 5
@mfuhrmann Something that I'd ve totally up foe, is changing the generic icon by specific playground device icons. But someone will have to put in time to gather/draw them and to document the metadata of them (author, license, source). So, if you're bored
Show threadShaun McDonaldFeb 1
@mvexel the map tiles to be 3.5 months old as an ice cream parlour I marked as closed then is still showing.
Show threadAnna MiriamsdochterFeb 1
@mvexel @Pepijn I somehow thought you should have this shoved in your face
Show threadJan-Willem MarkusFeb 1
@mvexel Very cool! I never knew there were so many playgrounds in my neighborhood.
Show threadHarry WoodFeb 2
@mvexel I showed this to my 6 year old daughter yesterday, and I can confirm she enjoyed both the zoomed out globe with flags, and the zoomed in playgrounds and ice-cream!
So who made this map? There's no "about" information anywhere.
Show threadReindeR RustemaFeb 4
@mvexel Is it easy to make maps? I would love to make a 'fixmystreet' layer for the whole world, also where there is no responsive government. It could make them more responsive if there are thousands of complaints of what needs fixing.
Show threadMartijn van ExelFeb 4
@rrustema sure can be done if the data is there. How easy it is depends on the result you want but I can sure give you some pointers. Honestly I would be surprised if someone hasn't either already created such a map or is working on it.
Show threadJoriekeFeb 7
@mvexel very nice! I'd love to learn more about the design process, were there children involved??
Show threadMartijn van ExelFeb 7
@jorieke yes! I didn't help with this project, but @dschep made it and I think @watmildon's kid(s) gave feedback!
Show threadJoriekeFeb 7
@mvexel @dschep @watmildon I love that, really a childrens map, not a parents map. The train stations and fire stations gave it kind of away to me, exactly the places we do de-tours for our kid for!
Show threadwatmildonFeb 8
@jorieke @mvexel @dschep yep! You can find a few bits of her commentary transcribed into issues in the repo. Gotta make sure it passes 6 year old Acceptance Testing.