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This public consultation process for proposed cycleways in Nelson is cool, and they use MapBox as the map, which is directly based on #OpenStreetMap. This means that all the #OSM improvements me and a few others have made over the last several years, especially separated paths and #micromapping, is on full display! It makes the interactive map more useful because it's easy to identify where paths and crossings are, and areas are accurate and look very nice.

https://shape.nelson.govt.nz/east-west-cycle-link

#OSMNelson

It's the little things that count.
(also google maps still doesn't have it)
#OSMNelson #OpenStreetMap #OSM

Map with a Windmill Giftshop and a bus stop "Atawhai Drive at Founders Park".

The same map, but with a new playground called "Founders Park Pump Track", picnic tables and a foot path going through.

There is ongoing construction work for the new Nelson Bus Hub at Millers Acre, so I've made the building very detailed. Looking forward to micromapping the rest when it's nearly finished. :osm_intensifies:
#OpenStreetMap #OSM #OSMNelson #Nelson #WhakatūNelson #MicroMapping

A map showing a building on the corner of Trafalgar Street and Halifax Street. Next to it is a construction area for the new Millers Acre Bus Hub.

The same area, but now the building has intricate detail. Additional paths are now there, and the roads under construction have been slightly adjusted.

Successfully migrated the OSM Nelson website from Glitch hosting to a different company, and bought a new domain name:
https://osmnelson.info

It comes with the added benefit of using it with email, and looking like a more legitimate organisation.
#OSMNelson #OSM #Glitch #Email #Hosting

Got to find a new host for the OSM Nelson website, as Glitch is shutting down services:
https://blog.glitch.com/post/changes-are-coming-to-glitch/

Might be a good time to register a proper domain for it as well.
#OSMNelson #Glitch #WebHosting

Two weeks ago a new building construction was completed, and now is updated on OpenStreetMap. Google Maps' buildings are still very inaccurate and don't show the change except for the relocation of Westpac.

https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/-41.272268/173.283551

#OpenStreetMap #OSMNelson #WhakatūNelson

Before: Westpac is in the building on the corner, and to the left is a construction area.

After: Westpac has moved to the new building to the left of it.

I noticed a new area when I went out to Atawhai a few days ago, took some photos of it and have now mapped it on OpenStreetMap!

https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/-41.236589/173.316709

#OpenStreetMap #OSMNelson #WhakatūNelson

Before: On a digital map one can see Atawhai Shared Path diverges into two, and there is nothing but grass in between them.

After: In between the paths is now a small area named Atawhai Community Orchard. It is surrounded by paths and there is a circular paved area where they meet. In that is a bench, bicycle parking and a small toilet building.

Recently I went for a walk around Fairfield park, and with my phone GPS tracking with OSMTracker I walked along every track in the park. Now today I've used that data to update the map in #OSMNelson. Here's a before and after.
#OpenStreetMap #GPSTracking #OSMTracker #OSM

OpenStreetMap view of a park with a main shared path and a couple paths to the side of it

OpenStreetMap view of a park with a main path and detailed pathways through the bush beside it. Many trees on the side of the path and on the field have also been mapped.

I forgot to clear the cache for the website, so confused myself that the map wasn't re-rendering the new data. Anyway, now here's the before / after screenshots for Queens Gardens.
#OSMNelson #OpenStreetMap #MicroMapping @libroraptor

Queens Gardens in OpenStreetMap but there are lots of paths missing, little detail apart from trees, and the Huangshi Garden is just a label on the map.

Queens Gardens, but now most (all?) of the paths are mapped, the central victorian-style garden around a fountain is micromapped, and the Huangshi Garden is somewhat micromapped. Micromapped means detail put into the mapping

Finally micromapped Queen's Gardens in #OSMNelson. I collected gps track with my phone and #OSMTracker which informed me what paths exist, but it was very inaccurate so I didn't trace it.
Also made the fountain circle properly #MicroMapped because it'll be beautiful :osm_intensifies:.

If you're ever in #Nelson, be sure to visit Queen's gardens!
#WhakatūNelson #OpenStreetMap #OSM

So in order to prove a point about #WhakatūNelson being too car-centric, I'm gonna make sure most of the surface level parking - street-side, lot and private - is mapped in #OSMNelson to accurately illustrate "heres a building, and here's the same size of land as car parking for that building".
#OpenStreetMap #CarDependency #Aotearoa

Some buildings on Rutherford Street with lots of empty space in between with no mapped detail as to what they are

The same buildings on Rutherford Street, but now the empty space is known: it's all private parking in front and behind the buildings.

Phoenix Arcade + Work & Income building block before and after
#OSMNelson #OSM #OpenStreetMap

The building outline is inaccurate, going too close to the sidewalk above and doesn't include any detail for what service or amenity is in the middle section of it. There is an arcade walkway running through it, called Phoenix Arcade.

The building outline is improved, with the overhanging roof section mapped separately. All shops in the arcade are moved over slightly with their names now visible, and the arcade walkway has the entrances mapped.
The middle section is now known as Work and Income (NZ Govt) and it's walkway is also mapped.

I love seeing the mountain biking trails in #OSMNelson get slightly better all the time. One day, they will (hopefully) be fully completed!

I had all plans of going into town to collect a bunch of street level photos for micromapping some areas, but rain happened.
Instead I am sitting at home fixing up the bus routes.
#OpenStreetMap #OSMNelson

I may need to do some surveying / #StreetComplete #SCEE soon...
Tons of quests to do!
#OpenStreetMap #OSMNelson

#OSMNelson

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