MAPPING PARTY FREE SOFTWARE MOVEMENT KARNATAKA CAMP 07.14 Yogesh K S
May 19, 2015
A mapping party is where a group of openstreetmappers andnovices descend on an area to map it exhaustively.
WHAT'S MAPPING PARTY?
OVERVIEW
Introduction to Openstreetmap
Introduction to Mapping
Mapping using OSMTracker data
AN INTRODUCTION TO OPENSTREETMAP
What's OpenStreetMap(OSM)?
A Wikipedia-style platform for maps – open, transparent andeditable by anyone with a desire to do so.
Started in 2004, its built by a community of mappers thatcontribute and maintain free geographic data of the entire planet
through collaboration.
WHY OPENSTREETMAP?(When we have Google, HERE, Bing, and others!)
Present Maps/Geodata isn't
Free (as in Freedom)
Open
Emphasize local knowledge
Wiki is obvious next step
Its just fun
WHY DO WE NEED FREE GEODATA?Free Geodata allows generating free AND cusotmized maps.
http://geohackers.in/2013/05/mapping-mandis
With Visulisation..
http://klp.org.in/map
New Ideas and more.:)
GROWTH OF PROJECTUsers: 2.2Million, GPS Points: 4.1Billion, Total Data: 400GB
INDIA MAPPING
https://www.mapbox.com/osm-data-report/
BANGALORE MAPPINGIn 2008
https://www.4thmain.github.io/projects/osm/bangalore-mapping.html
BANGALORE MAPPINGIn 2014
https://www.4thmain.github.io/projects/osm/bangalore-mapping.html/
WHAT DO I MAP?Anything that Physically Exists!Roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, buildings, lakes, etc.,.Start with your school or college or any place where you havebeenTake a look at the present mapping in India -
Join HOT(Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team) - Mapping forhumanitarian response and economic development.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/India
INTRODUCTION TO MAPPINGWhat do we need?How do we do?How the OSM data is structured - Geometry and Tags.
And there are three ways of editing OSM -
1. Using aerial imagery2. Using GPS data(*.gpx) from tracking apps through ground
survey3. Importing existing geodata which is compatible with
ODBl(Open Database License) to OSM.
WHAT DO WE NEED?
GPS enabled smartphone with tracking app for ground survey.Osm registered account.Tools to convert existing geodata if importing is to be done.
HOW DO WE DO?Register and verify a account in osm.Use any of these popular GUI editors are:
1. iD - web-based HTML5 editor(easy one)2. JOSM - Java based desktop editor(advanced editor)3. Poltach - Flash-based web editor(not commonly used now)
Upload the data to OSM.
OSM DATA STRUCTURE1. Geometry --
Node(Point): Used for mapping Points of Interest(POIs). Ex:Cafe's, Shop, etc.,.Ways: Used for mapping Roads, Rivers, etc.,.Area: Used for mapping Regional boundaries, Buildings,Forests, etc.,.
2. Tags --Represent how data is saved in OSM.They are a type of key-value pairEx: amenity:cafe, name:Coffee day, landuse:forest, etc.,.
MAPPING USING OSMTRACKER GPS DATAInstall OSMTracker app(Available on
Fdroid) to your GPS-enabled smartphoneand turn on GPS
Start tracking by taking note or pic or voicerec.
Once the tracking is done, save it and exportthe track to gpx format
Copy the gpx file to the machine or uploaddirectly to osm for editing.
Upload into your osm profile from the app
STARTING EDITING
1. Go to 2. Sign up and confirm email.3. Sign in to 4. Open the uploaded track and zoom to your area5. Click on Edit to start editing.
osm.org
osm.org
EDIT USING IDTracks and notes are shown in pink
Trace the way and add proper nodes.
EXPORTING THE DATAZoom to the area of map to be exported
LEARN MORElearnosm.org/en
Beginner guide to OSM
OSM Wiki
OSM Help Forums
OpenGeoData
IRC (Internet Relay Chat) #osm
OSM Map Features
OSM Tags
-- Mainling lists Indian OSM list
HAPPY MAPPING!!HAVE FUN!!
Questions?
CREDITS
Slides credit: Presentations of Will skora, Richard cantwell,Steve coast, David deanSlides made using Image credits: OSM Wiki and osm.org
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