WHY2025

Pieter Vander Vennet

After studying informatics at Ghent University, Pieter was drawn into OpenStreetMap and is now working for a small company providing mobilityplanning and routeplanning services. As freelancer, he developed MapComplete, which aims to be an easy-to-use and topical map viewer and editor. You might find him climbing or cycling somewhere, even though he'll often pause to add something to OSM.


Session

08-12
12:00
50min
OpenStreetMap for beginners
Pieter Vander Vennet

Are you interested in maps? Are you searching for a FLOSS mapping navigation? Do you need geodata? Do you need a map on your site? Do you want to help creating maps from your local environment or from vulnerable places? Then, you have come to the right talk! This talks gives a broad overview of OpenStreetMap, the community and how to get started with it.

Yearn for a better future
Andromeda