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Rydym yn adeiladu map o Gymru gydag enwau lleoedd yn Gymraeg.
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Ychwanegwyd 'Heol Gladstone' i OSM.org heddiw, bydd i weld ar openstreetmap.cymru yfory.

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Hapus i arddangos sut mae gwneud mewn gweithdy #mapioCymru! @learnwelshglam.bsky.social
Mapio Cymru
Rydym yn adeiladu map o Gymru gydag enwau lleoedd yn Gymraeg.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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People submit Welsh placenames to project to protect linguistic heritage
People submit Welsh placenames to project to protect linguistic heritage
Entries include Welsh language names for fields and hills in move to ensure preservation of stories and legends Dozens of placenames in Welsh, some hinting at ancient legends, others telling rich stories of how people used to live, have been submitted to a project designed to make sure they are preserved. The Welsh government appealed for people to add historical names that may be missing from online maps so they could be saved for future generations. Within two weeks, about 200 submissions were received, including local Welsh language names for fields, hills and areas. Dôl y Tylwyth Teg (Fairy Folk Meadow/Fairies’ Meadow) in Aberfan, south Wales. The person who sent the suggestion said the field was known by the Welsh name by people who spoke Cymraeg, the Welsh language. A nearby school that teaches through Welsh refers to the field by this name and uses it for events. Caeau Maelorddin (Fields of Maelor City) near Aberystwyth, west Wales, are a collection of fields near Tanybwlch beach. The contributor said his late grandfather recalled many people referring to a group of now individually named fields as Caeau Maelorddin. They were close to Pen Dinas, the hill where the giant Maelor Gawr was said to live. Ffynnon Glog (Rock Well) near Rhyd, in Gwynedd, north Wales, is a hidden well in a roadside bank, according to the contributor. The water in the well was once used as a remedy for ailments and takes its name from Y Glog, a prominent rocky outcrop nearby. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Great project. Lovely that this article acknowledges the work in this space already done by @mapio.cymru and others
People submit Welsh placenames to project to protect linguistic heritage
People submit Welsh placenames to project to protect linguistic heritage
Entries include Welsh language names for fields and hills in move to ensure preservation of stories and legends Dozens of placenames in Welsh, some hinting at ancient legends, others telling rich stories of how people used to live, have been submitted to a project designed to make sure they are preserved. The Welsh government appealed for people to add historical names that may be missing from online maps so they could be saved for future generations. Within two weeks, about 200 submissions were received, including local Welsh language names for fields, hills and areas. Dôl y Tylwyth Teg (Fairy Folk Meadow/Fairies’ Meadow) in Aberfan, south Wales. The person who sent the suggestion said the field was known by the Welsh name by people who spoke Cymraeg, the Welsh language. A nearby school that teaches through Welsh refers to the field by this name and uses it for events. Caeau Maelorddin (Fields of Maelor City) near Aberystwyth, west Wales, are a collection of fields near Tanybwlch beach. The contributor said his late grandfather recalled many people referring to a group of now individually named fields as Caeau Maelorddin. They were close to Pen Dinas, the hill where the giant Maelor Gawr was said to live. Ffynnon Glog (Rock Well) near Rhyd, in Gwynedd, north Wales, is a hidden well in a roadside bank, according to the contributor. The water in the well was once used as a remedy for ailments and takes its name from Y Glog, a prominent rocky outcrop nearby. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Ai Brenin oedd Wrex?

mapio.cymru/2025/08/pwy-...

Digwyddiad nesaf #MapioCymru yw gweithdy ar stondin @cyngorwrecsam.bsky.social 11yb dGwener yma.

Croeso i bawb!
Pwy oedd Wrex? - Mapio Cymru
Wrexham Council are promoting the Welsh-language names of the city in time for the Eisteddfod, which will see the launch of a campaign to add those names to our country’s maps with Mapio.Cymru .
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August 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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We'd love to see you at our June Nonprofit Datafolk Club workshop. We'll be discussing our Hannah Khwaja's analysis of the nonprofit data jobs market, plus more on skills gaps and hiring for data roles.

Thu 12 Jun, 1-2pm
FREE

Book here:
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May 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Our Datafolk Club events are free for anyone to join. It's usually a friendly lunchtime online gathering to have a chat about a topic of interest (or sometimes just to have a coffee and get to know each other). Check out our events page for future dates.
May 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Barcelona! - one month to go until our next event on the eve of 🗓️ June 11th. Once again we are hosted by the wonderful people at COWORKIDEA at their co-working space 3 min from Pl. Catalunya

Talks by Isaac Hoyas Ester, Mick Larson, Toni M. del Hoyo, Roger Veciana Rovira followed by relaxed
May 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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State of the Map Europe 2025 is being held at Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland on November 14 & 15.

2025.stateofthemap.eu

#opendata
State of the Map Europe 2025
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May 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Ynys Gorad Goch a Phont Britannia
The Menai Strait yesterday at Pont Britannia, separating Ynys Môn/Anglesey (right) from northern Gwynedd (left), looking west at 2000ft

Mobile phone snap during @rcahmwales.bsky.social aerial reconnaissance 🛩️☀️, chasing the #Romans & emerging parchmarks before the rain

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May 23, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Ar gael ar Kindle ar Mai 8
Ar gael nawr mewn siopau ac arlein; hanes llofruddiaeth erchyll a'r dirgelwch sy'n parhau y tu ol i'r holl beth
May 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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I'm happy to be co-supervising a funded PhD project on the Valleys archive at Ffotogallery Wales (especially at a moment when the funding landscape is so dire). Please share/consider applying:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The Valleys Archive at Ffotogallery: Community, Photography & Democracy in South Wales, 1978-2028 at Cardiff University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The Valleys Archive at Ffotogallery: Community, Photography & Democracy in South Wales, 1978-2028 at Cardiff University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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THU 8 MAY | 1PM | FREE

Final reminder to sign up for our next Nonprofit Datafolk Club workshop. This one is all about CRMs. Love them or hate them, they're an essential tool in most organisations - this is your chance to learn from other data folk's experiences in using one!
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May 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Prynhawn da, ry ni'n #MapioCymru ar :

openstreetmap.cymru
Mapio Cymru
Rydym yn adeiladu map o Gymru gydag enwau lleoedd yn Gymraeg.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM