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SmallTownBot

Once a day the bot runs and finds a “town” in the United States with:

  • population under 1000
  • 10 or fewer buildings mapped within 800 meters of the place= node.

Couple hundred lines of C# and a few json data files.

URL: https://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA

First post: Mar 10, 2023

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Kansas, Alabama

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Van Buren, Indiana

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Altamont, Utah

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Mondamin, Iowa

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Stats (as of 5/17/24)

  • 433 towns posted
  • 159 followers
  • 105 likes
  • 38 reblogs
  • 45,188 buildings added
  • ~2000 roadways reviewed
  • Only 38 still count as “unmapped”

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Why does this work so well??

  • Light call to action but still open ended
  • Adding is more “fun” than modifying
  • Good imagery
  • …?

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Other explorations

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Thank you! Happy mapping!

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Posts still counting as “unmapped”

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/112457973798628080

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111829687614342210

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111206597439205483

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111195272830567107

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111178286033681305

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111110338309559684

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/110895170373023556

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/110832884977852713

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/110821560445108336

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/110589405130145891

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111212259907240479

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111189610479720455

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111172623452300595

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111138649700944461

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111065039606956363

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/112423994157735451

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111082026608902329

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/110436522702433755

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/110747950490614019

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http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/112101242667798225

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/110362912682180146

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111382365062122187

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111268882994170911

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/112367371016283429

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111688130045371386

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111155636837789879

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111014078918114512

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/110912157315669858

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/110844209541024636

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111631506731766460

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111099013502227205

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111076364290882209

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111053715902229733

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/110906495157782121

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/112440981171507851

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/112327735107836435

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/111149974323691046

http://en.osm.town/@SmallTownUSA/110204368008968687

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