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We made the Agroecology Map data available in GeoJSON format so that you can use it in your analyses.
You can now export all data and use it under the Creative Commons 4.0 (BY-NC-SA 4.0) license.
See how easy it is to use the Agroecology Map data in the QGIS tool
https://youtu.be/w418y-eivmY?si=9cB-D9x7bf-zXhza
Find out more about the Agroecology Map at https://agroecologymap.org
We welcome volunteer developers to help cater to the needs of the blind editor for mapping and others with disability who could be aided with micromapping and documentation.
Started working in “the open field” of Anand Nagar.
We must thank TomTom Taiwan Office for arranging a workshop through their colleague’s connection with the Department of Survay, NCKU. The OpenStreetMap Taiwan Community has applied for the HOT Tasking Manager’s admin role for creating its local project that suits local needs. It is quite a good fit for the NCKU Workshop: using Tasking Manager for local mapping projects and mapping local stuff.
▲ Tasking Manager project page. This project’s main goal is to map Xiejie District, Tainan City.
There are a total of 107 changesets, 29 from our staff, and 3 from community members for the NCKU workshop. The number of participants from NCKU is 22 students with a total of 75 changesets. During the whole workshop, there are 369 buildings mapped.
When the students start doing the mapping, they are quite concentrated on the project. The lecturer first tells them the basic knowledge of OpenStreetMap, then the mapping process, and then finally lets the students begin mapping buildings. Due to the time slot limitation of only 1.5 hours, it is not enough time to map even a single task unless the mapper chooses a very rural area.
The host organization for the workshop is the Survey Department, NCKU. When chatting with the professor, the professor mentioned that they frequently use OpenStreetMap during research. The professor knows the early OpenStreetMap Taiwan community Dongpo, and his knowledge of OpenStreetMap comes from Dongpo. It is quite reasonable due to Dongpo’s background in geographic science.
▲ National Cheng Kung University is located in Tainan, which is quite well-mapped on OpenStreetMap
We have someone look at the huge land use issue which is a long long time ago import stuff, slicing the land use to a much smaller, manageable size. The other feedback from the community that I received, suggested closing certain map features. I think if we are mapping the old Tainan City, it is obvious that we should close nodes or POIs to make the whole loading map feature size smaller. But we are mapping Xiejia District, which is not in the city center, so the total data size and the possibility of mis-combined something is also small.
When we prepared for the NCKU workshop, we thought about the MapRoulette Challenge. But MapRoulette website is unstable and the micro-task is too technical and data-driven, which might confuse students. They might know the process but have no idea why they are doing it. At the last OSMF Board meeting, one of the members invited MapRoulette website author Martijn van Exel to report during the board meeting, asking for assistance from OSMF for the MapRoulette website. If we use MapRoulette, we might run into downtime.
After 3/25, we must ask Taiwan’s community for a favor and continue mapping the project. It should be expected that students have a low retention rate. School life is fun and they have so much stuff to do. The Taiwan community will open other tasks for mappers to map specific Taiwan areas.
We also have feedback for HOT. They are quite good for training the Tasking Manager admin role. After you join the HOT Slack Workplace, you can ask questions in real-time and soon get a response. For the embedded editors in HOT Tasking Manager, both the iD and Rapid localization are not set correctly to zh-tw, but to zh. The community in Taiwan has already translated many of the terms on the Transifex translation platform from English to Taiwanese Mandarin. We explained to the student that we already fully translated the UI interface, but the language detection and setting were wrong.
In the long term, the community is looking forward to promoting in schools, whether we are in universities or high schools, there is a one-time or multi-time workshop event. We want to show the real way of mapping - in a community way. Just like the workshop in NCKU, using HOT Tasking Manager to split a big area into smaller tasks for mapping. Right now we only can observe the history pages to know if there might be a school workshop mapping in the surrounding area. And normally school teachers are not familiar with OpenStreetMap, and the student’s edit situations vary. If there is a community member who can guide, will make the whole mapping event much smoother and avoid trouble edits.
I want to share my personal use of one tool I’m learning at #UNMappers Validation training guided by SeverinGeo
At Colombia OSM community there was some discussion a while back about best practices for users tracking changes in specific zones.
I know that you are tracking the areas you map. I have been doing that work with a particular area in which we have an organized mapping project, the Bajo Sinu River basin, Cordoba, Colombia.
I have been using a simple script from FeedForAll called rss2html, that helps me to publish RSS feeds in a .php by myself. I use it as source to make Humanitarian and Human Rights simple News dashboards for people not too related to tech stuff, but in need of information, working and living in field.
For example, with Rss2Feed I use a News feed for Arauca region in Colombia, one of the most affected areas by Human Rights violation and breaches of International Humanitarian Law events.
Following this practice I can monitor via web the report generated by WHO DID IT about the changes in the Bajo Sinú. You can see it HERE
This is a side tool because the RSS can be followed with a RSS news reader app directly from the link generated by Who did it.
Here is the info in case you are interested in going deeper:
Alert Note: Don’t download the link generated by Who did it. If you do this, your browser will start opening and opening tabs until you close your browser or exhaust your PC. The RSS file downloaded starts an endless loop. It happened to me and the reason behind this story.
Collaborative Mapping Workshop for Beginners promoted by Umbraosm, UFV and Brazilian Youtmappers
On April 1st we held a mapping workshop for beginners on OpenStreetMap as part of the Mapeia Belém Project initiative, which aims to update data on the limit of the Legal Amazon but also train new mappers to join collaborative mapping!
The federal university of Uberlandia UFU, mappers from the Brazilian Openstreetmap community and members of Youthmappers Brasil took part in this initiative. The workshop link can be seen on our YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqiOr6RPmuU&t=396s
From now on I want to thank everyone who participated in our workshop on behalf of UMBRAOSM - the union of openstreetmap mappers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqiOr6RPmuU
Umbraosm Union of Brazilian Mapeadores do Openstreetmap Offered a workshop for new mappers beginning in openstreetmap in a hybrid way. Members of Umbraosm, Students from the Federal University of Uberlândia UFA and members of Youthmappers Brasil participated in the Workshop.
The video of the new mappers workshop at Openstreetmap is now available on YouTube.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Pt:Bel%C3%A9m,Par%C3%A1#Projeto_Mapeia%22Bel%C3%A9m%22_Edi%C3%A7%C3%A3o_2023/2024
Mapping Workshop for Beginners on Openstreetmap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqiOr6RPmuU
Download the material presented at the mapping workshop for beginners on openstreetmap. http://www.umbraosm.com.br/oficina_de_mapeamento_para_iniciantes_no_osm.pdf
Umbraosm Union of Brazilian Mapeadores do Openstreetmap E-mail: contato@umbraosm.com.br www.umbraosm.com.br
In ‘week 60 of 100’ wrote about an OpenStreetMap exploration session with the bike and from it I realized that a machete would help to traverse through the off-trail scrub portions. This fact I ignored, mainly due to the reasoning of being early in plant’s yearly life cycle, thus the green matter would not be as intense. This intention held true, though the hard matter still persisted and without hard duty gear, navigating through thorns one can become injury prone with scrapes and/or punctured clothing. Nonetheless since these obstacles are expected, the attitude attacking these are not as dire as when it is unexpected.
(The red line is the planned route whereas the dark blue is the tracked one.)
The planning (route in red) is done in such a fashion that one can grab a big portion of unmapped sections in one swoop. As one sees, the NW section off the D3 primary highway is missing landcover information, which gives an eerie feeling when trotting along the tracks.
Further one tries to avoid any large detours and tries to predict if one of the potentially ending paths actually is not an instance of noexit, though continues. Of course if the prediction is false, then one will get to deal with an obstacle (which was described earlier).
On the map the tail of the path ended with this lovely obstacle. On the other side of the stream there is track that follows it, so the prediction was made that there should be some kind of crossing. This is not the case.
The trickiness of the circumvention of this obstacle is getting back out of the canyon, since the walls are at least 2m tall with poor grip surface potential, since it is a sandy bank. Luckily the entrance to the stream is easily feasible, because there is no steep wall to disembark.
In the first attempt, the idea is to get to the island, which was straightforward and follow the second stream to see if there is a better spot to tackle it. Though when traversing back up from the water, it was blocked by a thick wall of thorns, so went back to the first stream crossing.
Going back out where I came from and following the stream upwards was not a choice, since there was no information how long that would take. Thus the only choice was to go fully into the second stream. While wading through it, got surprised by a 1.2 m drop off, which lasted for only a couple of meters before shrinking to only a couple of centimeters.
Right off the back, I added noexit to the path tail to avoid the future chance of navigating there. It might feel weird to add such tags to paths or tracks, though for cross country/off-trail navigation it can make a huge difference. Additionally, it helps me to give a visual guide of which highways I have already navigated to the end.
Further, more times than not, one can expect scrub to have a waterway. This can either be a stream or a ditch. In either case this makes the already difficulty obstacle a fun wet mess!
Other times the map tells you that there is a bridge for the track, but it is actually a ford. Nonetheless there was this pedestrian bridge close by.
Notes are added there where potential obstacles exist like the two various river crossings: one time via the track which is a ford instead of a bridge, and other time the newly discovered pedestrian bridge. Further details of future paths is also added as potential future exploration session, which has the potential of discovering another waterway crossing. And finally adding minute details like a ditch, which pedestrians can easily overcome vs a motor vehicle.
(As refresher, the red line is the planned route and the dark blue is the tracked one.)
It should be highlighted that the forest is on a slope of a hill with the incline going up, so the vineyards and orchards are on the top of the hill to the south.
The planned route was not possible, since along the residential highway is a barbed wire fence and there is the chance og having unexpected spectators from the detached buildings. Thus first went east to get to the forest to avoid any potential trespassing confrontations.
This is where I was met by a stream, which was not mapped and on the entry side has a 2m drop to the water. Getting my feet wet is not the issue (as previous described), rather finding a spot that has the least potential of causing injury. Found a tree that was used as a brace to let me slide backwards into the stream.
On the other side of the stream I was introduced by a path (maybe just a deer path), that I will definitely explore again in the future. Likewise the stream also needs better GPS data, since the outlet is unclear. The path was quite well marked and sometimes there were some tight fit spots like when multiple logs fall on top of each other or a small wall of scrub. This would have been the second scenario where a machete would have been useful.
Exploring the country side is not for those who like the comfort of civilization. One should expect to be challenged against one’s comfort zone which this diary entry hopefully highlighted. Thus one should prepare for the worse possible scenario either physically, mentally, and/or have the appropriate gear for the task at hand.
All tools used in the field were used in airplane/offline mode. SCEE for existing objects (not highlighted in this entry), OsmAnd for note taking (schema used for note taking), navigation, and route planning. FitoTrack for track recording with a custom workout: rucking with 45 lbs.
¡Después de varios años sin realizar un State of the Map LATAM, este año tendremos nuevamente un encuentro de la comunidad OpenStreetMap latinoamericana de forma presencial en Brasil! Los días 7 y 8 de diciembre se llevará a cabo el SotM 2024 en la ciudad de Belén, una ciudad brasileña en la desembocadura del río Amazonas.
Como podrán suponer, este evento necesita contar con un elemento gráfico reconocible que represente tanto al espíritu de la ciudad de Belén como a la comunidad latinoamericana. El logo sirve además para definir el diseño y colores del sitio web oficial. También se usará para marketing y artículos promocionales del SotM (camisetas, calcomanías, etc.).
Así pues ¡necesitamos la ayuda de los creativos en diseño de la comunidad para contar con el nuevo logo del SotM 2024! Todos pueden participar en esta convocatoria, ¡Desde experimentados profesionales hasta novatos y entusiastas del diseño gráfico! Bases del concurso El diseño del logo debe: ser una obra de arte original; referenciar a OpenStreetMap (OSM) y al estado del mapa (SotM); representar al espíritu de la ciudad de Belén y a la comunidad latinoamericana; ser fácilmente reconocible; ser de Licencia abierta: CC BY SA o relacionada enviarse antes del domingo 21 de abril de 2024 a las 23:59 UTC-5
Envía tu propuesta de logotipo por correo electrónico con el asunto “Propuesta Logo SotM 2024” state@osmlatam.org con CC umbraosm@gmail.com, adjuntando el archivo de diseño en formato PNG y formato de archivo escalable (como PDF o SVG).
Selección del ganador Las obras de arte enviadas serán revisadas por el Comité de Organización del SotM, y el logo ganador se decidirá mediante votación.
El logo oficial se anunciará a principios de marzo. ¿Buscas algo de inspiración? Echa un vistazo a los logos de los anteriores SotM LATAM: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/ES:LatAm/SOTM_Latam o a los SOTM globales: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map.
Si tienes alguna pregunta sobre la convocatoria, no dudes en ponerte en contacto con sotm@openstreetmap.org. El Comite de Organizacion del SOTM
La conferencia State of the Map es la conferencia internacional anual de OpenStreetMap, organizada por la Fundación OpenStreetMap. La Fundación OpenStreetMap es una organización sin fines de lucro, formada en el Reino Unido para apoyar el Proyecto OpenStreetMap. Se dedica a fomentar el crecimiento, el desarrollo y la distribución de datos geoespaciales gratuitos para que cualquiera pueda usarlos y compartirlos. La Fundación OpenStreetMap posee y mantiene la infraestructura del proyecto OpenStreetMap. El Comité Organizador del State of the Map es uno de nuestros Grupos de Trabajo voluntarios.
OpenStreetMap se fundó en 2004 y es un proyecto internacional para crear un mapa libre del mundo. Para hacerlo, nosotros, miles de voluntarios, recopilamos datos sobre carreteras, ferrocarriles, ríos, bosques, edificios y mucho más en todo el mundo. Todos pueden descargar nuestros datos de mapas de forma gratuita y utilizarlos para cualquier propósito, incluido el uso comercial. Es posible producir tus propios mapas que resalten ciertas características, calcular rutas, etc. OpenStreetMap se usa cada vez más cuando se necesitan mapas que se pueden actualizar muy rápida o fácilmente.
Comité organizador de SotM Latam Correo electrónico: state@osmlatam.org
Chamada para designs do logotipo SotM LATAM 2024 Depois de vários anos sem realizar um State of the Map LATAM, este ano teremos mais uma vez um encontro da comunidade OpenStreetMap latino-americana presencial no Brasil! Nos dias 7 e 8 de dezembro, o SotM 2024 acontecerá na cidade de Belém, cidade brasileira na foz do rio Amazonas. Como você pode imaginar, este evento precisa ter um elemento gráfico reconhecível que represente tanto o espírito da cidade de Belén quanto a comunidade latino-americana. O logotipo também serve para definir o design e as cores do site oficial. Também será utilizado para marketing SotM e itens promocionais (camisetas, adesivos, etc.).
Portanto, precisamos da ajuda dos criativos de design da comunidade para termos o novo logotipo do SotM 2024!
Todos podem participar desta convocatória, desde profissionais experientes até novatos e entusiastas do design gráfico!
Regras de competição O design do logotipo deve: ser uma obra de arte original; referência OpenStreetMap (OSM) e estado do mapa (SotM); representar o espírito da cidade de Belém e da comunidade latino-americana; ser facilmente reconhecível; ser Licença Aberta: CC BY SA ou relacionada ser enviado até domingo, 21 de abril de 2024 às 23h59 UTC-5
Envie sua proposta de logotipo por e-mail com o assunto “ Proposta de Logo SotM 2024 ” state@osmlatam.org com CC umbraosm@gmail.com , anexando o arquivo de design em formato PNG e formato de arquivo escalável (como PDF ou SVG) .
Seleção do vencedor A arte enviada será analisada pelo Comitê Organizador do SotM, e o logotipo vencedor será decidido por votação.
O logotipo oficial será anunciado no início de Maio.
Procurando alguma inspiração? Dê uma olhada nos logotipos do SotM LATAM anterior: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/ES:LatAm/SOTM_Latam ou para os SOTMs globais: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map .
Se você tiver alguma dúvida sobre a chamada, não hesite em entrar em contato com sotm@openstreetmap.org. O Comitê de Organização SOTM
A conferência State of the Map é a conferência internacional anual OpenStreetMap, organizada pela Fundação OpenStreetMap . A OpenStreetMap Foundation é uma organização sem fins lucrativos, formada no Reino Unido para apoiar o Projeto OpenStreetMap. Dedica-se a incentivar o crescimento, desenvolvimento e distribuição de dados geoespaciais gratuitos para qualquer pessoa usar e compartilhar. A OpenStreetMap Foundation possui e mantém a infraestrutura do projeto OpenStreetMap. Ele O Comitê Organizador do State of the Map é um dos nossos Grupos de Trabalho Voluntário .
OpenStreetMap foi fundado em 2004 e é um projeto internacional para criar um mapa mundial gratuito. Para fazer isso, nós, milhares de voluntários, coletamos dados sobre estradas, ferrovias, rios, florestas, edifícios e muito mais em todo o mundo. Todos podem baixar nossos dados de mapas gratuitamente e usá-los para qualquer finalidade, inclusive comercial. É possível produzir seus próprios mapas que destacam determinadas características, calculam rotas, etc. O OpenStreetMap é cada vez mais utilizado quando são necessários mapas que podem ser atualizados de forma muito rápida ou fácil.
Comitê Organizador do SOTM LATAM 2024. E-mail: state@osmlatam.org
Hi there,
I’ve just compiled my own maps for the first time ever, but I have some issues with address searching for certain countries, such as Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and even Turkey.
Initially I didn’t use the –index parameter, but when I learned about it, it helped with some of the countries I’ve compiled. Now I added the bounds option as well, since I read it wouldn’t work properly without this information.
Still, I get the same issue despite of that. Any idea what I’m doing wrong?
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At the last meeting, the OSMF board gave the go-ahead to implement a new version of the OSM API. The full transcript can be found on wiki. Summary:
Edits that break the geometry or topology will be rejected; for non-critical errors the API will return an HTTP status 267 Doubtful But Okay
To simplify the data model, it was decided to abandon the Way type. Relations are already used for multipolygons and can store lists of points, which makes Way meaningless.
This approach will also allow us to describe nonlinear geometries, which takes mapping to a whole new level 🚀
The obsolete XML format will be replaced by human-readable YAML. This allows you to conveniently edit the map in any text editor and study changesets using tools such as git diff. JSON format support will remain.
New users’ edits will be included in the pre-moderation queue. Edits can be approved by any cartographer who has mapped 42 days in the last year. You can avoid the queue by paying for OSMF membership.
In addition to disabling pre-moderation, cartographers who have paid for an OSMF membership will receive priority when accessing DWG and OSMF. The duration of blockages for premium cartographers will be halved.
The current implementation of cgimap, written in C++, does not meet the security requirements, so it will be rewritten in Rust Ruby, which is already used for most of the site.
I’ll start this by saying I wish I had started keeping track of this from the start. I have already done some work on this personal project.
Back in December of last year, I decided that I wanted to start mapping in my hometown of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). There were a lot of buildings missing, and I have personally experienced what it is like to not have an up-to-date map.
Since December, I have been working my way through, adding buildings in admittedly too much detail. Having grown up in the area, I had a little more knowledge of the area than just the aerial imagery could provide.
I find (and still do) it therapeutic to sit at my PC and add buildings in OSM, especially once I started using JOSM. The progress was going well, and I could really see the difference; I just wish I had taken some screenshots before starting.
There have been times when it has been really mundane, to help with this I broke down my project even further. I would focus on one area and add in as much of the missing detail as I could. I’ve done this a few times now - in between mapping of buildings - and it has really helped break up the project.
I think there are two main things that I want to change going forward.
Taking more screenshots before I start mapping a new area. Seeing the before and after has been a real motivator.
Writing more long-form progress updates. This is my first diary update about the project, and the handful of Mastodon toots have not really done it any justice. Making this public also exposes my work to a potentially greater audience, which has the benefit of me learning and improving much quicker.
Before: Walmer Golf Club - A lot of details missing and information that can be improved.
After: Walmer Golf Club - I added more details (micromapped) and fixed some that were already there.
Before: Victoria Park - Mostly fully mapped but some details needed fixing
After: Victoria Park - Added a few more details and fixed some others.
Before: South End Cemetery - Mostly correct but could still use some work
After: South End Cemetery - Corrected and expanded the area and added the missing roads
Before: Clarendon Park Primary School - Again, mostly correct but some important details were missing. There was also no separation between the two schools.
I have done two other schools but don’t have the before screenshots for them
After: Clarendon Park Primary School - Added a lot more detail (e.g. pathways and landuse and improved what was already there.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/332402058#map=18/51.04571/3.73169&layers=D has been changed to Zelenski lane.
Sorry about the date, 00:00 means to me the next day.
Welcome to my third OpenStreetMap NextGen development diary.
This week has been super busy and I can’t wait to show you the progress 🧑🍳!
You can subscribe to my diary updates on RSS here:
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This week I was focused on integrating features together, as we get closer and closer to the first development release. I am super happy with how things are progressing and I decided to record a short video presentation (3 minutes).
⬇ Click below to play ⬇
or click here: https://peertube.monicz.dev/w/kGnomi7LTveXZNaaQtEwH6
OpenStreetMap-NG now features a refreshed changeset sidebar. Featuring, profile pictures and de-emphasized discussion subscription button. I’ll collect feedback on this design decision (and others) after the first development release.
OpenStreetMap-NG delivers on its promise and features Rapid editor as an alternative to iD.
A lot of effort was put in into securing against potentially malicious JavaScript code making requests as a user to the website (not API). Uncompressed Rapid editor weighs about 5MB, with iD being around 4MB. A library of such size is impossible for a human to review properly, making it an easy target for abuse. With OpenStreetMap-NG, hosted editors can’t physically use user cookies, mitigating all the risk.
There are plenty more feature icons and many original ones are now in higher resolution. Many of the icons have been borrowed from OpenLevelUp editor as they closely resemble the existing icon style and blend together nicely. There are currently 286 features with icons.
There is also this neat new feature, icons and feature names are now displayed correctly for deleted elements. This should make browsing through changesets easier.
Navigating through element pages is now instant and does not require a full sidebar reload. Your browser only loads necessary resources to display the current page of elements. It’s fast, it’s efficient, it’s simple — and most importantly, it’s not annoying to use!
(check out the video presentation for a short demo 😉)
OpenStreetMap-NG introduces native support for key prefixes/suffixes and multi-value tags. The system can be easily extended with support for new tagging schemas with the use of formatting plugins. Keys are separated by : and values are separated by ;.
All of my work is publicly accessible on this GitHub repository. While my development diaries focus on selected highlights, there are many more details to read through. You can always browse the commit history with day-by-day updates.
I am super grateful for all this week’s project patrons. Your growing support makes me work at 110% capacity! Everything is possible if you just believe it. Thank you 🫰.
Currently, the project is sponsored by 10 people!
Five private and two public donors on Liberapay, and three public on GitHub Sponsors.
This week’s donations go directly towards the development of OpenStreetMap-NG.
This project is not affiliated with the OpenStreetMap Foundation.
Hello,
I just wrote a blogpost about campsite tagging in OSM on my blog.
Here is the URL: https://blog.geggus.net/2024/03/the-state-of-campsite-tagging-in-osm/
Please comment here if you like.
Currently I am developing and maintaining a website for the district of Jeli (not official) that provide information on places in the district. I wish that I can implement for others to add the information too but I am too afraid of someone abusing the function to do malicious things.
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Open Mapping Guru, Brazil Singh in a field visit and data collection in Mirpur and Duaripara, Dhaka.
On Thursday 21 March 2024, I received invitation from Open Mapping Hub Asia Pacific & also brilliant Mikko Tamura, Community Manager for Asia and the Pacific at Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, for the coordination of OM Guru for Dhaka Field Visit & Data Collection. I was so much exited, and I accepted the invitation instantly. And then I got the news about the guests who are coming to Bangladesh and they were Can Unen, Senior Manager for Community & Partnerships, Humanitarian Openstreetmap Team , Honey Grace Fombuena, GIS AnalystGIS Analyst, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and Harry Mahardhika Machmud, Senior Program Manager for Asia-Pacific at Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
On 27 March 2024 I went to World Vision Bangladesh and there i met with other OM Gurus and also with World Vision Bangladesh’s staff members and with vouleenters. So basically we divided into three teams. Where I was leading the mapiliary with Harry and other two GURUS are in ODK with Miss Honey and Field Paper with Can Unen.
We selected two areas in Mirpur for field visit and data collection. First on was Duaripara and second one was Milat Camp. So first I trained the voulenteers and my team members about mapiliary and how to collect data. Then we went to the field visit. So, in the field, we mapiliary team divided into two groups, one group went inside the slum and collected data and another one group collected data from outside. We collected data in 1.30 hours and it was an amazing experience. Like from the field, collecting street level images. It was really amazing.
So after completing the field trip, we come back to office, and we discuss the problems, weakness, strength and opportunities of that area. We also talked with local people to know which main things basically they need. The ODK team also detected so many problems and also the field papers, which was superb. And after finishing the work, we were invited for the dinner near office. So after the office, We went to the restaurant which was also in MIrpur. The restaurant was in a beautiful place with metro rail area. So the iftar dinner was also amazing, where we 12 gurus and 3 AP Hub Members and also Tasauf A (Ribin) Baki Billah bhaiya, Executive Director at Bangladesh Open Innovation Lab (BOIL), and SM Sawan Shariar, Regional Ambassador of Youthmappers were present. After finishing the iftar dinner, we went for coffee. And there we spend quality times and discuss a lot of things about OpenStreetMap and also the traditions of our country. And after that we take a group photo and leave the resturant. When I am writing this diary, I am missing them so much.
AP Hub members met together and share an Iftar with the Open Mapping Gurus in the OpenStreetMap Bangladesh Community
Now I am going to share some funny moments Which I will never forget. That is our OM guru Khan Mohhamad reached office before me and met with Miss Honey and fun part is that Miss Honey thought that is Brazil. And when I met with Miss Honey, she thoughts that I am Khan. And she started giving me some tasks of ODK. At that moment, we both didn’t know that she didn’t recognize me. So when Harry comes and told that he is mapiliary, Miss Honey is saying, “No, he is Khan, ODK one. Then I told that no, I am Brazil. Then she was laughing and said, then why you agreed to the task. Hahahaha, then I told that I love tasks. And funfact is that before knowing me like when she didn’t know that I am Brazil, we have had lunch togther and discussed so many things. And another moment is when we were in break, Can Unen, challenged me for 8 Ball pool, but the issue was Wi-Fi problem, and we played game togther. Also, I played Mobile legends with Miss Honey. And also so much memory created when we were dicusssing so many things. Soon I am going to launch something better for the OSM community with HOT and Open Mapping Hub.
