Mapping North Korea in OpenStreetMap

Jonathan Crowe — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:57:49 +0000

Mapping North Korea in OpenStreetMap is, by necessity, an exercise in armchair mapping—i.e., drawing maps from aerial imagery and other data sources—because on-the-ground mapping is, to say the least, impractical. French OSM user Koreller has created a North Korea mapping guide for OSM contributors.¹ See Koreller’s diary entry about the guide, plus their entry about mapping the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.

London Trees, Pyongyang Architecture

Jonathan Crowe — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 14:07:53 +0000

Blue Crow Media, which for the past few years has published a series of maps focusing on urban architecture, sent me samples of two of their most recent maps. The Great Trees of London Map is the first of a series of maps highlighting noteworthy trees in a city’s urban forest (Amazon). (A similar map for New York is forthcoming.) The second is another in their line of architecture and urban design maps: Pyongyang Architecture Map features 50 buildings in the reclusive North Korean capital, and includes text and photographs shot by Guardian architecture critic Oliver Wainwright (Amazon). An architecture map of Tbilisi, Georgia, in English and Georgian, has also been released (Amazon). Each map costs £8.

Previously: Architectural Maps of London; London Underground Architecture and Design Map.

North Korea – The Map Room

Mapping North Korea in OpenStreetMap

London Trees, Pyongyang Architecture