OpenStreetMapping: A big Relevant Change in the World | Steven Johnson | TEDxMashpeeED

Location-based services, mapping applications, coupled with the embedded spatial information in all of our communications have altered our interpersonal relationships and our institutions. To navigate this world we need the ability to make informed decisions, teachers need to be able to lead the way to become Spatial Citizens, geography needs to become essential learning.
Mr. Johnson serves as an organizer for TeachOSM, a program to foster the adoption of OpenStreetMap to teach geography and spatial skills across all education levels. Steven was an early contributor to OpenStreetMap, and is both a member of the board of OpenStreetMap US chapter as well as an organizer of the US chapter. Through Mapping DC he maintains an active role in local mapping as a tool for community development. He began his career as a GIS analyst/programmer in local government and has consulted on a wide range GIS/geospatial projects for US Census Bureau, NASA, US Department of Transportation, the World Bank, and other large organizations. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx