Hi All, As Discussed in Today’s KanchiLUG Weekly discussion regarding Map-A-Thon.
I had a call with KAMAL from FSHM pondicherry to get some experience from them, since they often perform Map-A-Thon.
Points,
Initially Co-ordinators should try mapping for some areas together. To get insights on using the app.
Mobile app’s suggested - EveryDoor , StreetComplete
Set a theme. Are we going to mark streets only or street lights or Buildings.
Minimum time for map-a-thon is 2hr’s. In that first 15 to 30 min, give details about OSM and mappings. People can go in groups or individual and perform mapping. After a given time, group together and have a small review session. Then Tea Bajji
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Hi, Please share your views on this. We can try to do it frequently,
After TOSSConf25, we are planned to have a mini OSM map-a-thon in chennai to experiment contribution to Open Street Maps.
We are initially planned to do a Map-A-Thon on August 8th. If you are interested in contributing to OSM’s lets explore together.
Materials for Reference
FSHM OSM Videos by Prasanna Venkatesh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm-it-6-h68&t=13s&pp=ygUIb3NtIGZzaG0%3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lypo9rdLWHM&pp=ygUIb3NtIGZzaG0%3D
These 2 videos answers about,
Why do we need to contribute to OSM ?
Why not Google Maps ?
Google Maps doesn’t have the updated values.
How OSM helps in humanitarian efforts ?
How to contribute in house ?
Some inputs from Aadhavan
About Kerala Kerala, the southern state of India, is full of diversity. Diversity of people, diversity of communities, and diversity of places. This diversity demands proper maps for the state to enable effective development and management...
Telegram Group for OSM Chennai: Telegram: View @OSM_Chennai
Aadhavan OSM ID: rungdung | OpenStreetMap
Aadhavan: https://adhavansivaraj.xyz/
Next Steps:
Initially Planning to explore how to perform an inhouse osm mapping.
Selecting a theme for map-a-thon with a cause / without a cause. (eg: marking streets, buildings, water ways, street lights)
Experiment StreetComplete, OSMAnd
.
Interested people please share your views.
Credits: @tshrinivasan
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Minutes of Meeting
How to decide a theme ? - Need of people and locality. Eg Ennore, Near Thermal power plants to mark marsh lands.
Two categories of OSM Mapping - 1. Civic 2. Commercial Interests
Sagarmala Project - Usecase to mark sea side houses, and people lives and how this project affects the accumalation of people lands.
Can mark bank, ATM’s Public Toilet, Bus Routes, Public Communities.
While planning a mapathon, plan for a common place to gather. Check if they are in need of power bank , water bottle.
As a beginner, we can start to add metadata to the existing places/locations to know more on the usage of apps.
Recommended Apps
OSMAnd
Every Door
Street Complete
CityZen
Some tools
OpenData = Digital Commons (Think Like A Commoner)
Mapping
Field Mapping
Armchair Mapping
Apps:
StreetComplete
OsmAnd
EveryDoor
OrganicMaps / CoMaps
Vespucci
CityZen
Websites:
I recommend this book to start thinking as a Commoner.
https://thinklikeacommoner.com/