On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Paramvir Singh <paramvi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> How was the workshop? Turnout? > We need more mappers in India... > > Hi Paramvir, we had around 16 participants mostly from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and Tata Institute of Social Sciences. A whole range of topics was covered which has been documented here: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/osm We experimented with micromapping of trees on campus using field papers and it was quite successful: http://fieldpapers.org/atlas.php?id=ksw2wgqm#18/19.04235/72.92766 There was also a demo of how to get OSM data into QGIS to very quickly make custom maps. A little background behind the workshop. The Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education and TISS are involved creating a pilot program to introduce digital literacy in colleges in he country [http://nussd.tiss.edu/]. This workshop was an experiment to check if we will be able to introduce a mapping course using OSM in a context of limited technical resources in smaller towns and villages. This was a followup to an experiment we conducted with college students in a rural town called Talasari (100km north of Mumbai), where students who have never used maps or seen satellite imagery were asked to map their town using field papers. Here is a sample scan from one such student: http://fieldpapers.org/snapshot.php?id=ct6bd9b3#17/20.12548/72.91690 We have also been collecting potential issues with all the tools and hope to get them fixed/discussed. There might be a lot of mappers from India pretty soon :) > On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 3:59 AM, Aditya Nag <aditya.nag.2...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Too bad I wouldn't be able to attend it. Mumbai is too far away from home >> and this was announced in too short a notice. >> >> I've always wanted to attend one of these workshops since I started >> contributing to OSM. Maybe next time. >> >> Regards, >> Aditya Nag. >> On 05-Dec-2013 7:55 PM, "Arun Ganesh" <arun.plane...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Since I'm in the city, I'm taking hand on session on contributing to OSM >>> to those interested at the Homi Bhaba Centre for Science Education, >>> Anushakti Nagar. Its open for public, but please RSVP to Amit. >>> >>> What I expect to cover: >>> * Paper mapping using field papers >>> * Geo referencing and digitizing map scans >>> * OSM editing using iD >>> * Loading OSM data in Quantum GIS >>> * Creating basic visualization with QGIS >>> >>> -- >>> >>> As a part of NUSSD Digital Literacy Trainers' Training Programme, >>> Gnowledge Lab is organising a one day hands-on workshop on "Contributing to >>> Open Street Map (OSM)" on 06-12-2013 >>> >>> OSM is community driven and an open data effort to build maps with data >>> about roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, and much more, all over the >>> world. The project uses diverse methods for contribution from the people >>> and also emphasises on local knowledge. >>> >>> Local area mapping and contributing to OSM is one of the projects for >>> the NUSSD Digital Literacy course. The workshop will cover the basics of >>> mapping, and some advanced topics. >>> >>> For more information about the project please visit: >>> http://www.openstreetmap.org >>> >>> The workshop will be guided by Arun Ganesh. Arun is an expert in mapping >>> and has been contributing to the OSM project for a long time. >>> >>> Time: 10 am to 3 pm >>> Date: 06-12-2013 >>> Venue: >>> Room No 217, >>> Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education >>> Tata Institute of Fundamental Research >>> V. N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd >>> Mumbai, 400088 INDIA >>> >>> Please bring your laptops for the workshop. >>> Please forward this mail to people who might be interested. >>> Those who miss this workshop will be trained by those who attend this >>> workshop. >>> >>> RSVP: Amit Dhakulkar | dam...@gnowledge.org | 9819350953 >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Arun Ganesh >>> (planemad) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Planemad> >>> <http://j.mp/ArunGanesh> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-in mailing list >>> Talk-in@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-in >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-in mailing list >> Talk-in@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-in >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-in mailing list > Talk-in@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-in > > -- Arun Ganesh (planemad) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Planemad> <http://j.mp/ArunGanesh>
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