Exploring OpenStreetMap’s potential as a cycling infrastructure database E
CF examines how OpenStreetMap can help us learn about cycling infrastructure from around the world, providing a brief introduction to the database and an overview of existing cycling projects based on OSM data.
The possibility to observe and cross-analyse cycling infrastructure from different countries would be a huge benefit to understand and improve cycling conditions on an international scale. But in order to compare the state of cycling infrastructure across different levels of governance, there is a need for more open data.
Existing methods, such as in-person audits and various types of high-tech sensors, are rather laborious, resource-intensive and bound to a specific place and time. Hence, the data comparability falls short on a European scale. However, the solution to getting the data we need may already be out there: OpenStreetMap (OSM).
