State of the Map talk and poster

Next weekend is going to be the State of the Map 2026 conference in Paris and i am going to present a talk and a poster there. Do maps have a future in OpenStreetMap? The talk is going to be about if maps have a future in OpenStreetMap. If you think that question is silly, first consider what exactly you have in mind when you think about the term map. The talk is going to look at the social history of maps as a means of communication and the central role maps play as a communication platform in OpenStreetMap. I am going to discuss how maps that are able to serve that function are in decline in OpenStreetMap and what that means for the OSM community and its future. I am going to make the slides of the talk available afterwards. Taking OpenStreetMap map design to the next level The poster is featuring two samples from my experimental OSM-Carto alternative colors map style from Paris, demonstrating various map design innovations from that style in an urban context. The poster is already…