Idea 30DayMapChallenge has begun on Twitter by Finnish geographer Topi Tjukanov. Challenge rules are very simple. Throughout November participants publish maps with the hash-tag #30DayMapChallenge. Each day has its own topic. For instance, the topic for the 1st of November was Points and on November 25th everyone should publish some interactive map. Pic 1. Map […]
In little less than two weeks, on June 4th, an unprecedented in Ukrainian terms event will take place in Kyiv. This will be Map Solutions conference. The purpose of this event is to gather on one stage the leading developers of map and geolocation services with significant experience in this area. Developers and managers from […]
OpenStreetMap (OSM) is one of the most promising web platforms for the crowdsourced mapping of the world. Openness, simple editing, advanced documentation and an active community are the main OSM advantages over other web solutions that claim to be global. OSM tags The main OSM advantage is, as for me, its extensibility. Anyone can initiate […]
Drones a.k.a. unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are taking over. They are used nearly in all parts of our lives. Be it secret military operation, border patrol, search and rescue, or taking a family photo, or even pizza delivery, drones can do it all. It seems that one of a few factors restricting the use of […]
