Yasunori KirimotoHello, I’m Yasunori Kirimoto of MapLibre User Group Japan.
Here is a summary of MapLibre User Group Japan activities in 2023!
The Beginning of MapLibre User Group Japan (MUG-JP)
In August 2022, at FOSS4G 2022 Firenze, I met MapLibre members in person, with whom I had previously only connected online. This meeting gave me a strong desire to promote MapLibre more widely.
In December 2022, coordinator Oliver asked me, "Can I send you MapLibre SWAG? And can you become a MapLibre Ambassador?" I replied that I would like to create a MapLibre user group.
During the discussion with Oliver, I invited Kanahiro Iguchi, and we decided to start a community together. In January 2023, we launched "MapLibre User Group Japan." This user group aims to be a worldwide MapLibre community.
We named our user group "MapLibre User Group …" in the hope that we can expand it to various countries and regions around the world. As a result of this initiative, we now receive inquiries from abroad about establishing user groups.
About MapLibre User Group Japan (MUG-JP)
MapLibre User Group Japan (MUG-JP) is a user community by developers of MapLibre products. We promote MapLibre by sharing knowledge and organizing events. We are "MUG-JP" for short! Please use the hashtag "#mugjp" on X (Twitter)!
Management Members
MUG-JP is run by geospatial enthusiasts at their own pace! Also, members can vote for the main body as MapLibre Voting Member.
Yasunori Kirimoto
Geospatial Architect
MapLibre Voting Member
X: @dayjournal_
GitHub: @dayjournal
LinkedIn: @yasunori-kirimoto
Kanahiro Iguchi
GIS/OSS Enthusiast
MapLibre Voting Member
X: @kanahiro_iguchi
GitHub: @Kanahiro
LinkedIn: @kanahiro-iguchi
X(Twitter) Space Held Monthly
So far, we have held seven regular events at X(Twitter)Space, and 210 people have attended! We mainly explained MapLibre products and introduced updates and planned activities. We invited guests as well.
MapLibre User Group Japan Space #001
- Date: February 1, 2023
- Participants: 47
- MapLibre User Group Japan Introduction
MapLibre User Group Japan Space #002
- Date: March 1, 2023
- Participants: 21
- Product introduction "MapLibre GL JS”
MapLibre User Group Japan Space #003
- Date: April 5, 2023
- Participants: 32
- Guest talk by "Taro Matsuzawa”
MapLibre User Group Japan Space #004
- Date: May 10, 2023
- Participants: 32
- Product introduction "MapLibre Native”
MapLibre User Group Japan Space #005
- Date: June 14, 2023
- Participants: 24
- Product introduction: "Martin”
MapLibre User Group Japan Space #006
- Date: July 05, 2023
- Participants: 15
- Product Introduction "maplibre-rs"
MapLibre User Group Japan Space #007
- Date: August 02, 2023
- Participants: 39
- Guest talk by "Naoki Ohashi"
Online Meetup
MUG-JP hosted its first online meetup to share trends and technologies related to MapLibre, FOSS4G, and web maps!
MapLibre Meetup Japan #01
- Date: November 9, 2023
Participants: 102
Easy Vector Tile Distribution Starting with GitHub Actions
MapLibre GL JS Promotion Activities and Tips for Beginners
Introduction to Martin Tile Server
Using Terrain Tiles from Amazon with MapLibre GL JS
Other Activities
Other activities included MTG with MapLibre and speaking at related events!
Official Website
Please check out our Official Website to see the daily activities of MUG-JP!
Connpass
You can check the MUG-JP event information on Connpass! Up to now, 111 people have registered on Connpass.
GitHub
Please check out the organization on GitHub for various MapLibre plugins, libraries, and starters!
Plugins
Libraries
Starter
maplibregljs-amazon-location-service-starter
maplibregljs-amazon-location-service-place-indexes-starter
Qiita
Qiita has a MapLibre use case blog in Japanese, so please check it out! It introduces the GitHub repository and posts articles about use cases.
https://qiita.com/organizations/mug-jp
dev.to
dev.to has a MapLibre use case blog in English, so please check it out! It introduces the GitHub repository and posts articles about use cases.
SWAG
We are distributing official SWAG stickers and magnet sheets. We also made T-shirts for members.
We hope this article will make you interested in MUG-JP. Please try to touch MapLibre products. And we hope you will join us at our events!
We have just started this community but hope to continue it.
Lastly, we would like to hold an offline event in Tokyo next year!!
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