Washington Post1 month agoUS newsPokemon Go players are adding fake beaches to map program to make rare catchesOpenStreetMap users mistakenly labeling non-beach areas as beaches. [ more ]
Realpython1 month agoPythonEpisode #204: Querying OpenStreetMaps via API & Lazy Evaluation in Python - The Real Python PodcastExploring APIs in Python, including Overpass for OpenStreetMap and lazy evaluation techniques. [ more ]
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Rtwilson2 months agoDevOpsSimple self-hosted OpenStreetMap routing using Valhalla and DockerSelf-hosted routing using Valhalla and Docker is straightforward. Download an OpenStreetMap extract, place it in a folder, and run a Docker command to start the routing service. [ more ]