Mapping Cameras with OpenStreetMap's Web UI - Revision history

Srevilak at 02:23, 10 September 2020

2020-09-10T02:23:42Z

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	Back at your computer, log into OpenStreetMap and find the location where the camera ~~reside~~. Here ~~it is for this example~~.
			Back at your computer, log into OpenStreetMap and find the location where the camera resides. Here's the location I'd sketched out.

	[[File:Osm-1-find-location.png\|Intersection of Williams St. and Division St. from Open Street Map]]		[[File:Osm-1-find-location.png\|Intersection of Williams St. and Division St. from Open Street Map]]


	Next, click Edit (in the upper left corner of OpenStreetMap's web interface.
	You'll see the editing UI, which looks like this:		Next, click Edit (in the upper left corner of OpenStreetMap's web interface. You'll see the editing UI, which looks like this:

	[[File:Osm-2-edit-ui.png\|OpenStreetMap's Editing UI]]		[[File:Osm-2-edit-ui.png\|OpenStreetMap's Editing UI]]


	~~Above, you'll see an~~ "Add Feature" toolbar~~, with a~~ "Point" button. We'll add a point to represent the camera. Click the "Point" button, then click the map area where the camera is located.
			Note the "Add Feature" toolbar and the "Point" button. We'll add a point to represent the camera. Click the "Point" button, then click the map area where the camera is located.

	Once the point is on the map, search for a "feature type" of "Surveillance Camera".		Once the point is on the map, search for a "feature type" of "Surveillance Camera".
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	Provide information about the camera. Here's a screenshot of the metadata I provided. When editing OSM, it's good ~~etiquitte~~ to ~~provide information in~~ the "Sources" field. I used "local knowledge" because ~~it's something~~ I~~'d seen~~ in person. If you know the camera's orientation, consider filling in the "Direction" field (I left it blank because I couldn't tell")
			Provide information about the camera. Here's a screenshot of the metadata I provided. When editing OSM, it's good etiquette to fill out the "Sources" field. I used "local knowledge" because I saw the camera in person. If you know the camera's orientation, consider filling in the "Direction" field (I left it blank because I couldn't tell).

	[[File:Osm-4-camera-metadata.png\|Surveillance Camera Metadata]]		[[File:Osm-4-camera-metadata.png\|Surveillance Camera Metadata]]


	When you're done editing, click "Save" (~~which is~~ in the upper right). OpenStreetMap will ask you for a change comment (I said "Added surveillance camera at the corner of Williams and Division"), then click "Upload".
			When you're done editing, click "Save" (in the upper right). OpenStreetMap will ask you for a change comment (I said "Added surveillance camera at the corner of Williams and Division"), then click "Upload".

			After a little time, you should be able to see your changes on https://cctv.masspirates.org/.

Srevilak at 02:18, 10 September 2020

2020-09-10T02:18:47Z

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	[[File:Osm-4-camera-metadata.png\|Surveillance Camera Metadata]]		[[File:Osm-4-camera-metadata.png\|Surveillance Camera Metadata]]


			When you're done editing, click "Save" (which is in the upper right). OpenStreetMap will ask you for a change comment (I said "Added surveillance camera at the corner of Williams and Division"), then click "Upload".

Srevilak at 02:16, 10 September 2020

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	[[File:Osm-3-add-point.png\|Adding a point to OpenStreetMap, and categorizing it as a Surveillance Camera]]		[[File:Osm-3-add-point.png\|Adding a point to OpenStreetMap, and categorizing it as a Surveillance Camera]]


			Provide information about the camera. Here's a screenshot of the metadata I provided. When editing OSM, it's good etiquitte to provide information in the "Sources" field. I used "local knowledge" because it's something I'd seen in person. If you know the camera's orientation, consider filling in the "Direction" field (I left it blank because I couldn't tell")

			[[File:Osm-4-camera-metadata.png\|Surveillance Camera Metadata]]

Srevilak at 02:09, 10 September 2020

2020-09-10T02:09:38Z

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	[[File:Osm-2-edit-ui.png\|OpenStreetMap's Editing UI]]		[[File:Osm-2-edit-ui.png\|OpenStreetMap's Editing UI]]


			Above, you'll see an "Add Feature" toolbar, with a "Point" button. We'll add a point to represent the camera. Click the "Point" button, then click the map area where the camera is located.

			Once the point is on the map, search for a "feature type" of "Surveillance Camera".

			[[File:Osm-3-add-point.png\|Adding a point to OpenStreetMap, and categorizing it as a Surveillance Camera]]

Srevilak at 02:04, 10 September 2020

2020-09-10T02:04:22Z

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	[[File:Two-domes-on-pole.jpg\|320px\|Sketch of Two Dome Cameras on a Pole]]		[[File:Two-domes-on-pole.jpg\|320px\|Sketch of Two Dome Cameras on a Pole]]


	Back at your computer, log into OpenStreetMap and find the location where the camera reside. Here it is for this example.		Back at your computer, log into OpenStreetMap and find the location where the camera reside. Here it is for this example.

	[[File:Osm-1-find-location.png\|Intersection of Williams St. and Division St. from Open Street Map]]		[[File:Osm-1-find-location.png\|Intersection of Williams St. and Division St. from Open Street Map]]


			Next, click Edit (in the upper left corner of OpenStreetMap's web interface.
			You'll see the editing UI, which looks like this:

			[[File:Osm-2-edit-ui.png\|OpenStreetMap's Editing UI]]

Srevilak at 02:00, 10 September 2020

2020-09-10T02:00:24Z

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	[[File:Two-domes-on-pole.jpg\|320px\|Sketch of Two Dome Cameras on a Pole]]		[[File:Two-domes-on-pole.jpg\|320px\|Sketch of Two Dome Cameras on a Pole]]

			Back at your computer, log into OpenStreetMap and find the location where the camera reside. Here it is for this example.

			[[File:Osm-1-find-location.png\|Intersection of Williams St. and Division St. from Open Street Map]]

Srevilak at 00:59, 10 September 2020

2020-09-10T00:59:00Z

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	This is a quick tutorial on how to map surveillance cameras with [https://www.openstreetmap.org Open Street Map's] web interface.		This is a quick tutorial on how to map surveillance cameras with [https://www.openstreetmap.org Open Street Map's] web interface.

	First, you'll need to find some surveillance cameras. I usually sketch them out in a small notebook. This is a sketch of two dome cameras on a telephone pole, at the ~~Corner~~ of Division St. and Williams St. in Chelsea MA. Crude sketches are fine, as long as you can understand them later.		First, you'll need to find some surveillance cameras. I usually sketch them out in a small notebook. This is a sketch of two dome cameras on a telephone pole, at the corner of Division St. and Williams St. in Chelsea MA. Crude sketches are fine, as long as you can understand them later.

	[[File:Two-domes-on-pole.jpg\|320px\|Sketch of Two Dome Cameras on a Pole]]		[[File:Two-domes-on-pole.jpg\|320px\|Sketch of Two Dome Cameras on a Pole]]

Srevilak at 00:57, 10 September 2020

2020-09-10T00:57:07Z

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	This is a quick tutorial on how to map surveillance cameras with [https://www.openstreetmap.org Open Street Map's] web interface.		This is a quick tutorial on how to map surveillance cameras with [https://www.openstreetmap.org Open Street Map's] web interface.

	First, you'll need to find some surveillance cameras. I usually sketch them out in a small notebook. This is a sketch of two dome cameras on a telephone pole, at the Corner of Division St. and Williams St. in Chelsea Ma.		First, you'll need to find some surveillance cameras. I usually sketch them out in a small notebook. This is a sketch of two dome cameras on a telephone pole, at the Corner of Division St. and Williams St. in Chelsea MA. Crude sketches are fine, as long as you can understand them later.

	[[File:Two-domes-on-pole.jpg\|320px]]		[[File:Two-domes-on-pole.jpg\|320px\|Sketch of Two Dome Cameras on a Pole]]

Srevilak at 00:56, 10 September 2020

2020-09-10T00:56:20Z

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	First, you'll need to find some surveillance cameras. I usually sketch them out in a small notebook. This is a sketch of two dome cameras on a telephone pole, at the Corner of Division St. and Williams St. in Chelsea Ma.		First, you'll need to find some surveillance cameras. I usually sketch them out in a small notebook. This is a sketch of two dome cameras on a telephone pole, at the Corner of Division St. and Williams St. in Chelsea Ma.

	[[File:Two-domes-on-pole.jpg\|~~width=~~320px]]		[[File:Two-domes-on-pole.jpg\|320px]]

Srevilak at 00:55, 10 September 2020

2020-09-10T00:55:39Z

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	First, you'll need to find some surveillance cameras. I usually sketch them out in a small notebook. This is a sketch of two dome cameras on a telephone pole, at the Corner of Division St. and Williams St. in Chelsea Ma.		First, you'll need to find some surveillance cameras. I usually sketch them out in a small notebook. This is a sketch of two dome cameras on a telephone pole, at the Corner of Division St. and Williams St. in Chelsea Ma.

	[[File:Two-domes-on-pole.jpg]]		[[File:Two-domes-on-pole.jpg\|width=320px]]