Hi all, The Datameet Pune chapter is keen on working towards improving OpenStreetMap (OSM) in rural areas. We've organized a talk/workshop on the 25th of Nov, Saturday to discuss the applications of OSM in civic engagement and then learn to contribute to OSM through the 'Mapping Rural Roads' project.
Do join! Meetup link: https://www.meetup.com/DataMeet-Pune/events/245114878/ Venue: The Daftar 2.0 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=261%2F2%2F7+Silver+Oak+Park%2C+Pune%2C+in>, Baner Road, Pune *11 - 11.15 am* Personal Introductions and About Datameet *11.15 - 11.45 am (on Google Hangouts - link will be shared later)* Talk by Kshitiz Khanal (Kathmandu Living Labs) - 'Applying OSM data in the context of Disaster Resilience and Civic Engagement' *11.45 - 1.15 pm (will not be webcast)* We will learn to map roads connecting villages in Pune District, to improve the coverage of the map in rural areas. You can preview the Event here and even begin mapping before the event. http://tasks.openstreetmap.in/project/89 Follow along with this link to see your progress (after saving your work with the tag #rural-roads) http://www.missingmaps.org/leaderboards/#/rural-roads What to bring: Please bring along your Laptop Install Google Chrome and the plugin for Google Hangouts for the initial talk. Preferably, create a login id for openstreetmap.org before coming if you do not have one Please RSVP with a reply to p...@datameet.org if you will attend in person The venue has a limit of 15 persons hence admission is on a first come basis Best Craig -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
