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Mapping every QMS ad billboard in Sydney with OpenStreetMap

2 pointsby jakecoppover 2 years ago

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jakecoppover 2 years ago
This is a side project I&#x27;ve worked on the last few months - surveying and taking photos of advertising panels popping up in the Sydney CBD. I&#x27;ve surveyed them on OpenStreetMap and linked Mapillary imagery.<p>The map is open source on Github: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;jakecoppinger&#x2F;sydney-advertising-map" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;jakecoppinger&#x2F;sydney-advertising-map</a><p>There&#x27;s a fair bit of backlash in the community, here&#x27;s some reporting by the Sydney Morning Herald: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.smh.com.au&#x2F;national&#x2F;nsw&#x2F;balance-isn-t-right-clover-moore-hits-pause-on-screens-that-ate-sydney-20221014-p5bpuy.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.smh.com.au&#x2F;national&#x2F;nsw&#x2F;balance-isn-t-right-clov...</a>
starsepover 2 years ago
Billboards in the middle of a sidewalk? That&#x27;s crazy