{"id":1819828,"date":"2023-11-08T19:57:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T00:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1819828"},"modified":"2023-11-08T19:57:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T00:57:49","slug":"mapping-north-korea-in-openstreetmap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2023\/11\/mapping-north-korea-in-openstreetmap\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping North Korea in OpenStreetMap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mapping North Korea in OpenStreetMap is, by necessity, an exercise in armchair mapping<\/a>\u2014i.e., drawing maps from aerial imagery and other data sources\u2014because on-the-ground mapping is, to say the least, impractical. French OSM user Koreller has created a North Korea mapping guide<\/a> for OSM contributors.<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span> See Koreller\u2019s diary entry about the guide<\/a>, plus their entry about mapping the North Korean capital, Pyongyang<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mapping North Korea in OpenStreetMap is, by necessity, an exercise in armchair mapping\u2014i.e., drawing maps from aerial imagery and other data sources\u2014because on-the-ground mapping is, to say the least, impractical. 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