12 stories tagged mapping, newest first.
156 points by klaussilveira | 18 comments
An interview on func_arena with Kristian Duske, creator of the TrenchBroom Quake map editor, covering its history, rewrites, Qt switch, CSG challenges and linked groups.
11 points by jvanveen | 0 comments
Forgejo repository for Cartopolis, a networked globe-sized 3D virtual world built with Rust and the Bevy engine.
596 points by juliantigler | 139 comments
A quick tutorial guiding newcomers to make a first OpenStreetMap edit by adding an official website tag to a nearby shop or amenity.
773 points by kls0e | 192 comments
Homepage of StreetComplete, an Android app for surveying and improving OpenStreetMap data, with Google Play and F-Droid download links.
406 points by todsacerdoti | 79 comments
MapLibre blog post announcing MapLibre Tile (MLT), a new modern and efficient vector tile format.
545 points by rcarmo | 120 comments
GitHub repository for QGIS, a free, open-source, cross-platform geographical information system for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
432 points by ohjeez | 181 comments
An Esri StoryMaps feature about one man's mission to map the more than 20,000 ships that sank during World War II and the stories behind them.
373 points by gemanor | 103 comments
A Substack essay by OpenStreetMap founder Steve Coast reflecting on the project's 20th anniversary and its early growth.
678 points by Bencarneiro | 382 comments
Roadway Report, an interactive nationwide map of US traffic deaths in the 21st century framed around Vision Zero road safety.
546 points by Tomte | 128 comments
Tom MacWright's blog post announcing that Placemark, his bootstrapped mapping/GIS startup, is shutting down and releasing its code as open source.
326 points by molly_radstowe | 50 comments
OpenStreetMap Blog post marking OSM's 19th birthday and announcing an online fundraising campaign to support the project's future.
384 points by chippy | 87 comments
Overture Maps Foundation blog post announcing its first worldwide open map dataset, covering layers such as places, buildings, transportation, and administrative boundaries.