NYC State of the Map US 2015 : the conference report, New York, USA

Abstract

The 2015 edition of OpenStreetMap US State of the Map conference took place in New York, from 6–8 June. The event was held at the United Nations Headquarters, a strong reminder of the international nature of the project, with this event attracting 834 participants from 41 countries. It is easy to appreciate the merit of the conference, just by taking a look at the variety of topics covered, the range of disciplines involved, and the many experts from diverse areas of science presenting there. It is impossible to address all the presentations made during the event, due to the sheer scale and the diversity of themes, so this report concentrates mostly on key topics rather than on the almost innumerable individual speakers.