Ben Pate

2025-10-23 00:20:39

Atlas Demo #1

I'm really pleased with my progress on #Atlas - a social mapping server for the #Fediverse. In about two weeks, we've gone from tooting an 85mph brainstorm on I70 to a fledgling app that lets me annotate any location on the globe, and share it over #ActivityPub

So here's a quick video of where it is right now. You'll see there's still a lot to do before anyone can really use it. But there's enough here for me to ask for your help. I would love to hear what you think of this short video, and to start talking to everyone out there who's interested in making maps on the Fediverse.

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I'm expecting this kind of street-level annotation to have lots of uses, from groups of friends replicating FourSquare, to communities organizing events, or citizen journalists recording what's going on in their neighborhood.

Please share this with anyone who might benefit from sharing location notes online. It's time for me to start collecting some needs from real-world users.

https://github.com/EmissarySocial/atlas

GitHub - EmissarySocial/atlas: Annotate real-world locations on the Fediverse

Annotate real-world locations on the Fediverse. Contribute to EmissarySocial/atlas development by creating an account on GitHub.

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