# OSM at openBelgium

###### tags: `events osm be`

Room: https://meet.openbelgium.be/user/ast-lel-3xh-kae

## Requests from Astrid

* Thank Mono design, Microsoft and Agentschap Binnenlands Bestuur
* how many people attended
* record the session?

## 1. OpenStreetView
*What more can we do to open up streetview imagery?*
- there was a closed Flemish system, where the governement was never owner of the images
- this system was stopped, and we advocated to make sure the ownership of the images would be retained by the gov, so they could open it
- Lidar and advanced features like measuring on the images are a priority for the gov
- there are some experiments going on, but the big initiatives are all completely private
- Mapillary is now from Facebook, BUT it has opened up completely

In NL they have birds-eye: https://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=71430

## 2. Battle of the paths
*How to deal with the battle of the paths, where suddenly everyone cares about the paths mapped on their land being mapped in OSM?*
- for many years, proponents of "slow roads" have found a platform in OSM
- there was an occasional complaint, mostly from people being annoyed by paths that were mapped but not useable
- then Corona happened! A multitude of complaints:
- farmers
- Natuurpunt
- Boswachters (ANB)
- current measures:
- standardize replies
- contacts with Landelijke Gilden, Natuurpunt, ANB, Trage Wegen, Balnam, RouteYou
- preliminary policy:
- we believe you if you say it's private (unless proven otherwise)
- we undelete new mapper's deletions
- we push apps to clearly show paths as private
- planned
- closer relations with RouteYou
- more wiki documentation

Links:
Official access in nature https://www.natuurenbos.be/toegankelijkheidsregeling & https://www.natuurenbos.be/beleid-wetgeving/natuurgebruik/activiteit-organiseren/toegankelijkheidsregeling
introduction on slow roads, I really like this presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhd3b3T7V3Y
fixmystreet chatroom: https://app.element.io/#/room/!ZOGOGPgSaKMmGOgqyX:matrix.org

## 3. MapComplete & Local gov
*Where to go next in our relationships with local government (tool MapComplete)?*

- what it is: themathic, generic, html-page
- what it does: show depth of OSM data; make editing painless for people who care about a theme
- how it's opening doors: a way for local gov to easily make an inventory of "less important" stuff that is in high demand (think: glass containers). And the data flowwwwws
- technical status
- mapping stats
- past and planned projects
- official themes
- unoffical themes
- build your own theme!

Suggestion: quarterly project

## 4. Using governement data
*How can we speed up integrating official data (GRB / PICC import, road completion)?*
- PICC + GRB import
- Road completion

## 5 . OSMF
*What's happening in the OpenStreetMap Foundation and how is it relevant to Belgium?*

* 2020 was quite a productive year for the OSMF Board
* New board members: three new members Allan, Guillaume, Rory; one burned out member leaving, two of the most "radical" members leaving
* lots of listening: not just osmf-talk anymore, not held back by the same five people "with influence"; individual calls, reviving relations with corporate members and local chapters; to each other finally video instead of audio meetings. Corona is a pain but also useful > risk of burnout!
* a feeling of breaking a dreadlock, finally addressing core problems:
* technical: small funding; taking over iD development from the corporate sector, working towards a full time sysadmin position
* community building:
* addressing diversity and working towards more etiquette;
* making OSMF worth joining with the Microgrants
* First time Local Chapters in Africa, North America, South America, Oceania; improving relations with HOT
* finally easy pathway to costless membership
-- a more solid foundation to support a growing project

* large survey to see how they are doing > results at https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/2021_Survey_Results#Anonymized_raw_data_and_summary_statistics_based_on_raw_data
* yearly overview: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meetings/2020/Chairperson%E2%80%99s_report#OSMF_Chairperson.27s_Annual_Report_for_2020