The official OSMnx reference paper was recently published open-access by Geographical Analysis: doi.org/10.1111/gean... Years in the making, it describes what OSMnx does and why it does it that way. But wait, there's more! I discuss many lessons learned in geospatial software development, including:

I wrote up the essence of my recent talks in China about why social researchers and policy makers should pay more attention to satellites. Tl;dr: it's never been a better time to use something we've never needed more. Longer form (6mins according to Firefox!): me.darribas.org/2025/05/29/t...

🎙️ New #GLaDpodcast episode! @darribas.bsky.social, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and I are joined by the amazing @geoffboeing.com (@priceschool.usc.edu) to talk streets, disasters, urban form & open source software. It's a pretty good one, if I do say so myself. #geosky

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OSMnx 2.0.0 has been released! 🎉 This has been a massive effort over the past year to streamline the package's API, re-think its internal organization, and optimize its code. Today OSMnx is faster, more memory efficient, and fully type-annotated for a better user experience. 🧵

Our recent article has been published in CEUS: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We use AI to identify topics discussed in LA rental listings' text to understand the subtle language of discrimination and other gatekeeping obstacles to housing.

A short thread...

I largely quit social media a couple years ago because it had lost most of the fun it used to hold. I've been silently reading my Bluesky feed the past couple of days and it's been... nice. Thanks everyone. Heaven is empty, and all the angels are here.