Cartographers of North Korea

Opened the link just because I've always been mystified by how detailed that region is, and it ended up being a fascinating read. One more reason why OSM is one of my personal 7 Wonders of the Internet.

Lovely presentation of the data.

I really liked reading the responses from the contributors, it was surprisingly interesting to read their personal motivations and stories.

I love how the data is laid out. It's easy to read and shows real care. I expected to lose my current nav when I clicked on an individual response, so I was pleasantly surprised when I didn't.

> we sent a letter to all of the contributors; here are the responses

love this one:

> Good afternoon. Please provide us a screenshot of these OSM map. Only know "Google Maps". Thank you.

Maybe out of scope, but I find the site design here very calming for reading.

Really good analysis and storytelling. I wonder what the distribution looks like for joke/troll contributions on OSM and what nations or places get vandalized the most?

I wonder how things have evolved in the last decade as North Korea has tried to evolve quickly at least in Pyongyang and more people inside the country have access to tech than ever before.