Call for State of the Map 2020 presentations is now open

As of now we are accepting your talks and presentations in the following State of the Map 2020 tracks:

• OSM Basics: Information dedicated to newcomers
• Community & Foundation: Bringing people together, working group experiences, strategies & vision
• Mapping: All about making the mapping easier and better
• Cartography: Your ideas on how to create good-looking manifestations of the OSM dataset
• Software Development: Software for processing and editing data
• Data Analysis & Data Model: Reflections about the OSM data, its model and analysis of quality and completeness
• User Experiences: Tell your surprising story of using OSM as an end-user
• Art & Creativity: Creative projects with OSM
• Academic Track: There will be a proper academic track, it will be announced separately

Art & Creativity is a completely new track at SotM. It provides a space to present your artistic and creative projects that use OpenStreetMap data or the OpenStreetMap theme to e.g. create clothing, jewellery, 3D printed objects, engravings, visualizations, computer or mobile games, virtual worlds, augmented reality, flyers, postcards, etc.

You will also find an additional submission type called Panel. Panels are for hot, controversial discussions around the OSM community, mapping and data. Topics may cover for example diversity, legal questions or the future of the database.

You will find the Call for Participation and the link to the submission form at:

https://2020.stateofthemap.org/cfp

If you’re reading this but giving a presentation is not your preferred way of helping make a great SotM conference, the SotM working group is also looking for your help. Please take a look at our recent blog post to read more about what we do and to find out where you could bring in your talents:
https://staging.blog.openstreetmap.org/2019/11/07/the-state-of-the-map-working-group-is-looking-for-you/

We are looking forward to your fresh ideas and beautiful maps!

SotM 2020 Program Committee

The State of the Map conference is the annual, international conference of OpenStreetMap, organised by the OpenStreetMap Foundation. The OpenStreetMap Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation, formed in the UK to support the OpenStreetMap Project. It is dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free geospatial data for anyone to use and share. The OpenStreetMap Foundation owns and maintains the infrastructure of the OpenStreetMap project and you can support it by becoming a member. The State of the Map Organising Committee is one of our volunteer Working Groups.