Agenda

1. The fact of 780+ Weeks
2. What is weeklyOSM?
3. The Magic Behind the Curtain
4. Deep Dive: OSMBC Tool
5. My Challenge: productivity
6. Join the Story

Who am I

• Hiroshi Miura
• OpenStreetMap Japan from 18 years ago
• Lead developer of translation assist application
• President of OSM Foundation Japan
• reach me at LinkedIn(@miurahr)

The Global Pulse of OpenStreetMap

• Connecting mappers worldwide
• Local stories → Global impact
• Community heartbeat
• Volunteer-driven journalism

What is weeklyOSM?

OSM's Weekly News Source

• For everyone - beginners to experts
• 15 languages (translation volunteers essential)
• Independent of organizations/companies
• 52 issues per year (no breaks!)

https://weeklyosm.eu/

More Than Just News

• Community spotlight
• Technical developments
• Local mapping projects
• Tool announcements
• Event coverage
• Educational content

Taiwan's Role in the Global Story

Small Island, Big Impact

• Active translation team
• Local community events → international news
• Bridge between APAC communities
• Night markets to global maps

The Taiwan News

Recent Taiwan Features:

• Local chapter proposal in #784
• Wikidata Taiwan collaboration in #763, #773
• Mapper interview in #665

From local knowledge to global audience

Behind the Curtain

Meet OSMBC:

Our Secret Weapon

OSMBC Tool Features:

• Collaborative news collection
• Multi-language workflow
• Review system
• Publishing automation

Live Demo Time!

Live Demo Time!

The Weekly Workflow

My challenge

productivity

Professional Translation Process:

• OmegaT (Computer-Aided Translation)
  • (New) AI-assisted translation
  • Terminology management
  • Translation memories
  • Dictionary lookups

Translation Demo

weeklyOSM Team

The Real Challenges

Weekly Pressure Cooker:

• Tight deadlines - every single week
• Timezone coordination across continents
• Consistent quality with rotating contributors

Human Factors:

• Burnout prevention - sustainable volunteering
• Knowledge transfer - preserving know-how

The Future

Technology Opportunities:

• AI-assisted translation (with human oversight)
• Team collaboration improvements

Community Growth:

• More regional contributors
• Topic coverage from Asia

Lessons Learned

What Works:
Consistent schedule builds habit
Technical tools enable scale

What's Hard:
Sustainable volunteer engagement
Priority for Life and editing

Join the Story

For Taiwan Community:

• Translation team - help with Traditional Chinese
• Local news gathering - share Taiwan OSM activities
• Technical contributions - improve tools and processes
• Community liaison - connect local and global stories

Getting started

• Web: https://osm.tw/
• Telegram: https://t.me/OSMTaiwan
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/openstreetmaptaiwan
• weeklyOSM: https://weeklyosm.eu
• State of the Map 2025, Manila: https://2025.stateofthemap.org/

Statistics

• Translation Statistics after internationaled in 2014

Technical Stack Details

Frontend:

• Vue.js for reactive UI
• Bootstrap for responsive design
• Monaco Editor for code editing

Backend:

• Node.js with Express
• PostgreSQL for data storage
• Redis for caching