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#UNMappers x #FAO mapping updates 
As of 28July, we have completely mapped and validated Project 2 
We have added about:
3,203 km of waterways and 
904 km² of farmland areas
How does FAO use the #opendata we generated?
Check their updates from last week's #MappyHour 
https://youtu.be/yLqTjataZFY
HUGE thank you to our volunteers and top contributors! A record of 800+ tasks mapped in 2weeks 
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#Feinstaub in #Cannstatt / #Stuttgart (27.07.2025 20:06 CET)
PM10: 3.7 µg/m³
PM2.5: 3.2 µg/m³
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@stfn I'm not aware of anything available. Probably the best place for ideas is to look at Bexhill-OSM (https://bexhill-osm.org.uk/?t=none#13/50.8470/0.4675).
#OpenStreetMap contributor Will Philipps did have two sites very close to your outline - Evesham Mapped & OSM-Nottingham - but retired them a few years ago because of tech debt. They used Leaflet to display a range of historical maps, thematic geojson layers from #OpenStreetMap, and some #OpenData feeds. LUA transforms of #OpenStreetMap data useful too.
bexhill-osm.org.ukBexhill OpenStreetMapA highly detailed map of Bexhill-on-Sea, England. Discover art, shops, walks, history and a wealth of other information.
DAILY AIR QUALITY UPDATE
#Feinstaub in #Cannstatt / #Stuttgart (26.07.2025 20:06 CET)
PM10: 11.3 µg/m³
PM2.5: 10.1 µg/m³
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#Luftverschmutzung #Particulatematter #Opendata #Civictech #Airrohr #Airpollution #Airquality
DAILY AIR QUALITY UPDATE
#Feinstaub in #Cannstatt / #Stuttgart (25.07.2025 20:06 CET)
PM10: 2.6 µg/m³
PM2.5: 2.1 µg/m³
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We just saw this paper by Néhémie Strupler that cites #opendata about surveys in #archaeology, including the "Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project I: Pedestrian Survey" that we published back in 2013.
It's a great example of reusing older data for new research!
https://doi.org/10.1002/arp.1964
Heute ist #Neumond, sagt mein mechanischer #Mondrechner "Meton". Und der muss es wissen.
https://www.thomasweibel.ch/?post=rechner-aus-dem-drucker
@paulfoerster #moon #fullmoon #history #antiquity #archaeology #astronomy #greece #babylon #mathematics #physics #astrophysics #mechanics #simulation #opendata #openglam #openeducation #3dprint #cad #digitalhumanities
“If data is the new currency, then #OpenData is the new communism.”
Now that both #MangroveReviews and #MapComplete support editing and deleting your reviews, I set about making some much-needed improvements.
My review of Agasi now also describes the ambience a little, and ends on a more positive note to accurately reflect my feelings.
My review of Manoj Nān Wālā also got some tweaks.
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I discovered that there is a slight caveat to how MapComplete handles edits of reviews, but I hope it will be fixed with time.
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