Uncovering the Stories Behind Memorial Benches with Terrence Eden

In this episode, Terence Eden talks about his project OpenBenches, which aims to create a database of memorial benches around the world. He discusses how the project started, the challenges they faced, and the impact it has had. Terence also shares his thoughts on gamification and the future of mapping with OpenStreetMap and the Fediverse.

Links:

• Tracey_Emin (artist)
• Google Cloud Vision
• Ancestry.com
• Find a Grave
• Street Complete app for Android
• WordPress ActivityPub Plugin
• Terence's blog: shkspr.mobi
• Find or contact Terence: edent.tel

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