Learn how you can use open web mapping tools like openstreetmap to collect spatial data from your surroundings and create your own maps that can be used for citizen activism.
Session 1 : Mapping your neighborhood waste
As urban residents, we are constantly plagued by wide range of civic issues like garbage dumping, bad roads, depleting water tables and more. The first step in understanding the problem is to get the big picture and study prevailing patterns, for which maps play an important role.
In this hands on workshop, we will undertake a field survey of our neighborhood to collect data of garbage dumping spots and other information related to the cleanliness of the surroundings. We will explore using both digital tools and analog tools to collect this data and understand how it can be translated to a digital map using the OpenStreetMap project.
We will later explore map designing tools like Mapbox Studio to quickly visualize the data we have collected into an interactive web map or a high resolution printable map.
Schedule
We start at 10 AM.
- Introduction (30mins)
- Field survey (1 hr)
- Mapping on OSM (1hr)
- Designing maps on Mapbox Studio (1hr)
Requirements
- Laptop
- User account on OpenStreetMap
- GPS enabled phone or navigator (optional)
- Pen/Pencils
Speaker Bio
Arun Ganesh is a nature and transport enthusiast who has been drawing maps to understand the earth since his school days. He has previously worked as a designer at the Wikimedia Foundation and an education consultant at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
Cost
This workshop is free to attend. Participants are welcome to donate :)
Venue
HasGeek House
#2699, 19th Main, 5th Cross
Indiranagar HAL 2nd Stage
Bangalore - 560008
Karnataka, India
Email: info@hasgeek.com
Phone: +91 7676 33 2020
Map:
OSM |
Google Maps