[OSM-talk] Map of Population Density vs. OpenStreetMap density

[Darafei "Komяpa" Praliaskouski]

Thank you!
Will keep publishing :)

On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 2:56 PM Sérgio V. <svolk2 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Excelent and inteligent initiative Darafei.
> Measuring "density of OSM data" per "Population density" is a powerful
> metric to analyse where is it lacking more mapping in OSM.
> It's a nice effort to minimize "inequality" in OSM map.
> (for more info, see "World Inequality Database" at https://wid.world/world
> )
>
> I've did that metric for Brazil in 2017, "Demography in Brazil to help
> mapping in OSM", at:
>
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Demografia_do_Brasil_como_auxiliar_no_OSM
> It helped me much to find places lacking mapping.
> Everytime I just take a fast look at the highlighted places int that map,
> I've actualy found undermapped places, lacking roads mostly.
>
> These metrics lead to view two aspects:
> a) By one hand, the world is in a fast urbanizing process. People more and
> more migrate to bigger cities, looking for better jobs, services, better
> life.
> According to United Nations report, "68% (2/3) of the world population
> projected to live in urban areas by 2050" (UN 2018-05-16 -
> https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/population/2018-revision-of-world-urbanization-prospects.html
> ).
> So, it's generally expected to have a lot of irregular setlements to map
> in broader urban areas. Even benig irregular, millions of people live in
> such places.
> b) By the other hand, people remaining in country sides become more alone
> (many times old people), living far away from good public services and
> enough incomes, broadly unassisted. So also important to map their
> accessibility.
>
> Don't matter with objections for too much fine precision on demography.
> That metric anyway gives much more reasonable focus than usual
> over&under-concentrated mapping done in OSM.
> Nice, keep going, publish it.
> Regards
>
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