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Project Geospatial · September 7 · 5 min

FedGeoDay 2025 | Lightning Talk - Quincy Morgan

Quincy Morgan introduces Layer Cake, a new cloud-native tool from OpenStreetMap US providing access to OpenStreetMap (OSM) data in the GeoParquet format. He highlights OpenStreetMap as the world's largest free, editable vector data repository, fostering collaboration and digital democracy. OpenStreetMap US supports this ecosystem in the United States. Layer Cake offers a direct and easy way to access this data, currently providing weekly updates for building and highway layers. A key feature is exposing significantly more raw OSM tag data than many other tools and containing only OSM data, offering users a closer connection to the source. The GeoParquet format facilitates easy querying and integration with various tools like DuckDB, QGIS, and ArcGIS Analytics. The objective behind Layer Cake is to increase OSM adoption and usage, thereby supporting digital democracy and building resilience by giving users control over non-proprietary data. OpenStreetMap US also supports various other tools and initiatives, including a planned vector tile service. • Introduces Layer Cake, a new cloud-native tool from OpenStreetMap US for accessing OSM data. • Provides access to OpenStreetMap (OSM) data in GeoParquet format. • Highlights OSM as the world's largest repository of free, editable vector data, promoting collaboration and digital democracy. • Offers a direct and easy way to query OSM data, currently providing buildings and highways layers with weekly updates. • Exposes significantly more raw OSM tag data compared to other solutions. • Contains only OSM data, with no third-party additions. • The GeoParquet format enables easy integration and querying with tools like DuckDB, QGIS, Pandas, and ArcGIS Analytics. • Aims to support OSM adoption and usage, which helps build resiliency by providing control over non-proprietary data. • Mentions OpenStreetMap US also supports tools like MapRoulette, OSMcha, and Field Papers, and has working groups for collaboration. • Announces a coming vector tile service to make using OSM easier in web maps. For more content like this check out www.projectgeospatial.com #FedGeoDay #Geospatial #OpenSource #OpenStreetMap #OSM #LayerCake #GeoParquet #CloudNative #VectorData #DataAccess #Resilience #DigitalDemocracy #Community

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Quincy Morgan introduces Layer Cake, a new cloud-native tool from OpenStreetMap US providing access to OpenStreetMap (OSM) data in the GeoParquet format. He highlights OpenStreetMap as the world's largest free, editable vector data repository, fostering collaboration and digital democracy. OpenStreetMap US supports this ecosystem in the United States. Layer Cake offers a direct and easy way to access this data, currently providing weekly updates for building and highway layers. A key feature is exposing significantly more raw OSM tag data than many other tools and containing only OSM data, offering users a closer connection to the source. The GeoParquet format facilitates easy querying and integration with various tools like DuckDB, QGIS, and ArcGIS Analytics. The objective behind Layer Cake is to increase OSM adoption and usage, thereby supporting digital democracy and building resilience by giving users control over non-proprietary data. OpenStreetMap US also supports various other tools and initiatives, including a planned vector tile service.


• Introduces Layer Cake, a new cloud-native tool from OpenStreetMap US for accessing OSM data.

• Provides access to OpenStreetMap (OSM) data in GeoParquet format.

• Highlights OSM as the world's largest repository of free, editable vector data, promoting collaboration and digital democracy.

• Offers a direct and easy way to query OSM data, currently providing buildings and highways layers with weekly updates.

• Exposes significantly more raw OSM tag data compared to other solutions.

• Contains only OSM data, with no third-party additions.

• The GeoParquet format enables easy integration and querying with tools like DuckDB, QGIS, Pandas, and ArcGIS Analytics.

• Aims to support OSM adoption and usage, which helps build resiliency by providing control over non-proprietary data.

• Mentions OpenStreetMap US also supports tools like MapRoulette, OSMcha, and Field Papers, and has working groups for collaboration.

• Announces a coming vector tile service to make using OSM easier in web maps.


For more content like this check out www.projectgeospatial.com


#FedGeoDay #Geospatial #OpenSource #OpenStreetMap #OSM #LayerCake #GeoParquet #CloudNative #VectorData #DataAccess #Resilience #DigitalDemocracy #Community


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