We will have our fourth meetup to discuss the state of spatial data in India. There are several questions for discussion – what data is available, who is controlling it, what does it mean to use and publish the data etc. This time, we are going to gather at the Center for Internet and Society. … [Read more…]
During the June meetup of GeoBLR, we will do some armchair mapping of Bangalore in OpenStreetMap. We will focus on improving the road networks, fixing problems, and tracing buildings. If you are new to OpenStreetMap, don’t worry – we will have a quick introduction of the basics right at the beginning of the meetup! Please … [Read more…]
For our November edition of GeoBLR we’ll talk about OpenStreetMap as infrastructure, and will have folks from Mapbox in town. • Eric Gundersen + Alex Barth – How OpenStreetMap, the world’s largest open repository of spatial data powers Mapbox maps, and how they are improving it. • Sajjad Anwar – Moabi project – using OpenStreetMap for … [Read more…]
It’s OpenStreetMap GeoWeek, Nov 16-22! Teachers, students, community groups, map lovers, around the world, join together to celebrate geography and make maps with OpenStreetMap, the free and openly editable map of the world. Right after talking about OpenStreetMap in Action, we will get together and map! This is the ideal event to learn how you … [Read more…]
In January, we are going start putting some unmapped/less mapped villages/towns along the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor on OpenStreetMap. Like – 1. Shendra-Bidkin, Aurangabad 2. Dholera, Ahmedabad 3. Mhow, Indore 4. Greater Noida, NCR As usual, we will start the mapping party with an introduction to OpenStreetMap, editing using iD and JOSM. Come out and … [Read more…]