Day 15: OpenStreetMap | #30DayMapChallenge
Halfway through this map challenge AND today is GIS day! One of my favorite things about the GIS community is how strongly they embrace free and open-source projects. I’m always keeping an eye out for new FOSS tools and data to add to my toolkit, and today I got to play around with some OpenStreetMap (OSM) data. The team at Stamen Design developed a way to symbolize OSM data to look like a beautiful hand-drawn watercolor (thus making today’s challenge a breeze). I accessed this data through Stadia Maps, who are the current group serving up the Stamen design on tiles. While Stadia maps isn’t completely free, they have a free tier and also provide access to their tile service for personal use.
30DayMapChallenge: https://30daymapchallenge.com/
Stadia Maps: https://stadiamaps.com/explore-the-map/#map=12/44.49295/-73.22665&style=stamen_watercolor
Stamen Design: https://maps.stamen.com/watercolor/#12/44.4819/-73.2273