South Korea’s Ministry of Land has extended the review period for Apple’s overseas map data transfer request, pending additional security and compliance measures from the company.
#YonhapInfomax #Apple #MapData #MinistryOfLand #OverseasTransfer #SecurityMeasures #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=94225
#MapData
RE: https://mementomori.social/@levi/115334697961474628
2. Streetcomplete and #Openstreetmaps
On the topic of #geolocation , there's another FOSS project that relies on community submissions to build a privacy preserving map
let's face it, Google Maps is the most solid, polished and convenient maps app out there, it offers detailed business listings, phone numbers, open hours, photos and reviews, Streetview (which OSM lacks), live traffic, routing algorithms with turn by turn navigation.. Etc.
But as it's the case with proprietary software, convenience comes at a cost, a cost that no one can afford, loss of privacy.
Most people fail to recognize how sensitive location data is, how it's used against them and how it can be abused in the future.
if I ask.. where were you on February 9, 2012, at 3 o'clock? you have no clue, you can't even remember what you had for dinner last night! me too :-) our brains can't recall events with time and location with such great precision, if you can.. you must be Charles Xavier from X-Men :-P
But you know who can remember? Google. the Ad company profiles individuals by tracking queries, routes, and interactions, it records your movements by a feature called location history which is turned on by default, even when you don't use the app, your movements are still logged, heck.. even if you turn off location history altogether, Google keeps on tracking you.. this should tell you how much valuable location data is for E-Corp, where you work or study, what you're planning to buy, where you go for entrainment.. etc. all used to create a profile so that the surveillance machine can target you with ads..
The brightside is that we don't have to use a surveillance tool like Google Maps, OrganicMaps is a free and open source software that respects your privacy, does not collect or transmit your location, search history, or usage data and it encourages you to use it offline by letting you know that you have to download maps for your area.
Organic Maps uses OpenStreeMaps which is also free software, but as I mentioned it's not as rich as Google Maps in terms of data. :-(
Which brings us to Streetcomplete, a FOSS android app designed to make contributing to OpenStreetMap easy. It's really like a real life game and I find it fun, It uses a simple question and answer interface to gather missing OpenStreeMaps details like: surface types of paths, opening hours of shops, speed limits.. etc
Submitted data will appear on OpenStreeMaps, so all users of apps like @organicmaps and @CoMaps can benefit from :-)
If you're interested in volunteering to help us make a #freedom map so we don't live our lives under the constant surveillance of #bigbrother Google, check out the following links:
- https://streetcomplete.app/
- https://www.openstreetmap.org
- https://organicmaps.app
- https://www.comaps.app/
#opensource #geolocation #linux #programming #coding #technology #geoip #software #gis #openstreetmap #tech #github #iot #data #security #opensourceprojects #geotagging #locationdata #mapdata #opendata #fdroid #neostumbler #location #surveillance #privacy #street #streetcomplete #google
You can contribute to the #freesoftware movement even if you don't know how to write #code here's some practical examples:
1. @beacondb & #Neostumbler
BeaconDB is community-driven wireless geolocation database that serves as a replacement for Mozilla Location Services (MLS), which was discontinued in March 2024.
why is this project important?
because #Google collects extensive location data tied to user accounts for advertising and profiling (even if you turn off location history) Google doesn't understand consent, what a surprise! :blob_rollingeyes:
BeaconDB will provide privacy friendly geolocation, allowing #degoogled #android ROMs like #CalyxOS and #GrapheneOS to be used without relying on Google (Google's location services)
Neostumbler is an #opensource android app, that collects geolocation data from wireless signals such as Wi-Fi access points, cell towers, and Bluetooth beacons, NS does not collect personal identifying information, only anonymized wireless signal data and it can be turned off at any time. (can't say the same for Google)
you can start contributing to BeaconDB simply by downloading and installing NeoStumbler, enabling GPS, open NS and start a scan, start walking or driving, and after you cross a certain distance, you'll see some generated reports, press upload to upload them all (you can also go to settings and enable automatic uploading in the background)
If you want to volunteer and help us free our phones, laptops and smart watches from corporate ecosystems (like Google's location services) and achieve digital sovereignty in the aspect of geolocation, take a look at these links
- BeaconDB: https://beacondb.net/
- NeoStumbler: https://github.com/mjaakko/NeoStumbler
#opensource #geolocation #linux #programming #coding #technology #geoip #software #gis #openstreetmap #tech #github #iot #data #security #opensourceprojects #geotagging #locationdata #mapdata #opendata #fdroid #beaconDB #neostumbler #location #surveillance #privacy #mozilla #firefox
The city of Zagreb commissioned a 3D model of the whole city (there are also separate neighborhoods if you don't want your computer to die) but I have absolutely no idea how to import it into Blender or Unity/Godot/anything. Anyone good with stuff like this? Here is the whole Zagreb: https://data.zagreb.hr/dataset/zg3d-2022-3d-model-gz
There's a csv, geoJson, xls and a weird zip. I managed to get geojson through QGIS, but all I got into Blender is 2D data.
Help?
With the most recent updates, mapdata.py provides several means of finding, or creating, candidate keys (potential primary keys) for an entire data table or a selected subset thereof: https://mapdata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/how_to.html#finding-or-creating-candidate-keys
The data explorer mapdata.py (https://pypi.org/project/mapdata/) has the following new features:
* Bubble plots that show the relationships between three numeric variables and one categorical variable.
* A scatter plot of the results of a t-SNE analysis.
* A tool to evaluate candidate keys for all or selected data.
* Additional ROC statistics.
* A tool to create a unique row ID in the data table.
New features in the data explorer MapData.py (https://pypi.org/project/mapdata/):
1. Saturation, contrast, and brightness of basemap images can be customized.
2. Hovering over a point on a scatter plot will display the label for that point.
3. Data can be recoded to edit the values in an existing column or to add a column with new values to the data table.
The contingency table summary of mapdata.py (on PyPI) now includes the risk ratio, odds ratio, and confidence interval for the log odds ratio.
#Statistics #OddsRatio #ContingencyTable #Mapdata #Python #PyPI #FOSS
When a spatial data set contains multiple values at a location (e.g., from different dates or depths/elevations), the number of data points at a location, and even the presence of multiple data points at a location, may not be apparent on a 2-D map. The latest version of MapData.py (https://pypi.org/project/mapdata/) addresses this situation in five ways:
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#Mapping #MapData #DataAnalysis #DataExploration #DataPlotting #Python #FOSS
#Design #Launches
World-wide open map dataset · The Overture Maps Foundation released open data for 60 million places https://ilo.im/14ek76
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#World #Maps #MapData #OpenData #OvertureMapsFoundation #Business #Design #WebDesign #WebDevelopment #WebDev #DataLayers #PlacesOfInterest #Buildings #Transportation #Boundaries #Locations
Sierra Leone is the world’s roundest country, especially if viewed through a toilet roll tube.
#SierraLeone #Africa #country #countries #shapes #maps #mapdata #GIS #QI #notQI
“Forest Road” in London, UK has been split into 290 different OSM objects. That's the most in Ireland & Britain.🤯
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/886679377
#mapdata #OpenStreetMap #OSM
Me this weekend: ok, yay I finished up a big side project, time to focus on DS+A and work through that Rust+Webassembly…*GARBAGE BRAIN: What about maps?? MOAR MAPS!! You just got that NYC DOB complaint data set and it is relevant!! MOAR MAPS!!
… garbage brain won today 🤷🏼♀️
So close to adding this side project to the “done” pile (and putting it in my portfolio 😬)
#dataviz #mapstdon #mapdata #datavisualization @maplibre #protomaps #nextjs
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