This talk will present the implementation of a participatory codesign process to surface how neutrality is operationalised in OpenStreetMap [OSM] as well as some preliminary results about how it is succeeding or failing to foster equity and inclusion.
Map-making is a serious business. There’s a science devoted to that, and only highly specialised companies and organisations can endeavour to translate every feature on Earth into a feature on a map with the right size and location.
This research project promotes digital equity by empowering members from under-represented communities to co-produce data visualisations and tools that examine and challenge the impact of neutrality as a guiding principle in a particular and relevant case of digital good: OpenStreetMap [OSM].