Josh Meissner’s article about the acquisition of bike route sharing app Komoot is a sobering reminder of the risks of partnering with for-profit organizations and the damage done when their owners’ interests no longer align with the communities they serve.

Really enjoyed Rphyrin’s diary entry about their field mapping workflow while traveling along the west coast of Java. I often rely heavily on photos with location and direction data enabled, occasionally augmented by voice memos and GPX tracks, which I import into JOSM for my updates.