OSM and Washington Illinois Part II

Dec 3, 2013 | Open Source GIS, OpenStreetMap

You never know when a map is going to turn up. A facebook/Twitter friend – David Smith (@DruidSmith on Twitter) posted that there was a pic of a map on facebook of the Washington Illinois tornado area. David had started mapping in OSM and the kids from Red Bank High School put in a few days at it. It seems like quite a few people put some time in on this one. It’s actually a good looking map now.  Well……

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That turned a bit of a crappy day into a slightly better one. Someone actually used the map for something. Even if it was for something small IT’S GETTING USED. The nice thing is it’s just up there for anyone to use. I had never heard of Team Rubicon until today either.

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