The OpenStreetMap US Trails Stewardship Initiative

As hikers in the US have come to rely on mobile applications to navigate our public lands, visitors can be led to dangerous or environmentally sensitive areas when these apps include unofficial and unmaintained trails; and much of that data comes from OpenStreetMap. This webinar will pull back the curtain on the data behind the apps, and share the challenges, efforts, and successes of the OpenStreetMap US Trail Stewardship Initiative and the community collaboration behind it.

Learning Objectives:

• An improved understanding of OpenStreetMap and how it is integrated into navigation apps
• An introduction to the OpenStreetMap US Trail Stewardship Initiative
• An understanding of the challenges and opportunities
• Ways to support, invest and participate in the OpenStreetMap US Trails Stewardship Initiative.