Let’s Map Utah Together!

• OpenStreetMap is the Wikipedia of Maps – Anyone can contribute!

• OSM maps are used in apps like Instagram, Snapchat, Uber, Lyft, Strava, and AllTrails

• Your map contributions reach millions of people every day

• Getting started with OSM is not hard. We’re here to show you around

• OSM Utah hosts monthly Map Nights open to anyone!

More details here.

Why is map data important for Sweet Streets?

• Existing commercial platforms, like Google Maps and Apple Maps, do not provide their data for free

• OpenStreetMap is free, open source, and editable by anyone. Essentially OSM is a huge database and we’re provided a way to display, edit or retrieve the data at no cost

• Map data can help Sweet Streets advocate for a better walking and biking network in addition to providing a free platform to share walking and biking routes

• See CyclOSM for a biking focused rendering of OpenStreetMap data.

• Other projects exist, like AccessMap (mapping for accessibility), which could be extended to Salt Lake City if we improve our map quality