TIGER King

I went to work every day prepared to die in a TIGER cage.

This repository provides mappers a web application to quickly fix outdated TIGER road data in OpenStreetMap. It is not meant as a general-purpose editor, but rather to add surface and lanes tags to roadways and remove the various legacy TIGER import tags.

Overview

TIGER King is a web application that helps OpenStreetMap contributors improve road data quality by fixing issues from the original TIGER import. The tool provides a simple interface to:

• View and edit road properties
• Compare with current aerial imagery
• Submit improvements directly to OSM

View the changesets that have used TIGER King here.

Usage

1. Enter an OSM relation ID
2. Review and update road properties (surface, lanes, etc.)
3. Verify changes on the map
4. Submit updates to OpenStreetMap

URL Parameters

The application supports various URL parameters to configure data loading and enable links from other applications. See PARAMETERS.md for more information.

Requirements

• OpenStreetMap account for submitting changes

Tech Stack

• React + TypeScript
• MapLibre GL JS
• NextUI Components
• Tailwind CSS

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome.

To run TIGER King locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository to your local machine
2. Install dependencies with npm i
3. Navigate to OSM's OAuth 2 Applications page and create a new application
   • Name can be anything you want
   • Redirect URL should be http://127.0.0.1:5173/tigerking/
   • Uncheck Confidential Application
   • Check the Read user preferences and Modify the map permissions
4. Copy the "Client ID" and place it on line 8 of auth.ts
5. Start the application with npm run dev -- --host 127.0.0.1

License

MIT. See LICENSE.md for details.