about me

Hello I am Udar, I am based out of Miami dade county and have been actively mapping since summer of 2021. Most of my mapping is done in the Miami dade county area though if I see issues elsewhere in Fl I will fix, I also edit other parts of the US when on vacation mostly through surveying. most of my surveying work is done on Go Map!! and Every Door, for more info see below. Most of my work is spent on two things, the first is updating the alignments of roads and adding stop signs and other such signals and signage, the second is adding and updating pedestrian infrastructure since there are allot of unmapped pedestrian features in Miami Dade. I am also currently working on getting the alignments of the simple 3D building mapping and indoor mapping done of the MDC Kendal campus, where I am currently a student working towards my bachelors.

what I like to map

Most of my work is dedicated to updating alignment of roads and adding sidewalks and crossings, and generally improving pedestrian navigation. I also spend time every so often adding and updating land use such as grass, shrubbery, canal areas and retail areas along with others.

the editors I use

iD:

I use iD for alignment and addition changesets where I don’t feel like loading JOSM and for quick fixes when I see a changeset come in that has some tagging or otherwise issue. I use iD from both my laptop and my iPad. I tend to prefer iD for situations where I have to do allot of disconnecting and reconnecting of ways, especially when those ways are overlapping.

JOSM

Recently I started using JOSM, I am very new to it and have not learned it very well, but am quickly falling in love with it. I tend to prefer it for longer form alignment and addition changesets.

Go Map!!:

I mostly use Go Map for survey edits that require working with the geometry of objects, especially if I have to edit the geometry. Because of this most of my edits where I work with pedestrian infra and roads (especially when detailing) when surveying are done in Go Map.

Every Door

I use Every Door for adding and editing POI’s and other such single point features as I much prefer its interface for adding and updating POI’s. Usually when I’m out surveying I will use both Go Map and Every Door in tandem making two commits one with each, using each for what I prefer to map with them.

OpenStop

I have also started using OpenStop for surveying more in depth information about public transit and surrounding pedestrian features.

Happy mapping,
Udar.