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ଏହା ବୋଧେ ପ୍ରଥମଥର ପାଇଁ OSM ରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ କେହି ଦୈନନ୍ଦିନୀ ଲେଖିଲେ । ମୋର ୱେବସାଇଟ ସ୍ଥାନୀୟକରଣ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରିବା ପରେ ବୋଧହୁଏ ଏହି ବିକଳ୍ପଟି ବ୍ୟବହାରକାରୀ ପୃଷ୍ଠାରେ ଦେଖାଗଲା ।

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Location: Dollars Colony, JP Nagar 4th Phase, JP Nagar, Bangalore South, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, 560076, ଭାରତ

100 OSM mapping days

Posted by soumendrak on 1 January 2024 in English.

Day-27

  • I wish you all a fantastic new year, 2024 to you. I hope this year will bring new challenges, new things to learn, and new findings with atma samikhyan.
  • Pascal’s sites are up; I am in the top 4 now.

Bhubaneswar, Odisha

  • Almost all central Bhubaneswar building mapping I have completed.
  • The next task will be to complete the peripheral areas.
  • Next, I will start adding PoIs into the buildings. I am unsure if marking buildings and adding PoIs simultaneously is recommended or if I plan to return for the PoIs in the next phase.
  • I am going to Bhubaneswar next month to gain some on-the-ground knowledge on new developments around.

Rest of Odisha

  • Malkanagiri roads addition is almost complete.
  • Koraput roads addition just started near the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha border.

Looking ahead

  • The progress is pretty slow, and I do not know how many days or months I will need to map the entire Odisha. Can I do it?
  • To speed things up, should I start an OSM Odisha group? I’m not sure if any other person will be interested.
Location: BHBCS Layout, Bangalore South, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, 560069, India

100 OSM mapping days

Posted by soumendrak on 25 December 2023 in English.

Day-20

Neis sites

  • Neis sites are down for a few days.
  • I started my first topic on Discourse regarding this issue. It looks like a single point of failure and actions need to be taken immediately as so many contributors use Neis’s sites and it is not even open source yet.
  • This website makes the editing more fun and a game-like experience.
  • Surprisingly, I have still been contributing to OSM without the country rankings or main area mapping slowly increasing.
  • The last time I checked before the site went down, I was the top 6th mapper in the last two months.

Every Door

  • I also learned about an app, Every Door, from my OSM Bengaluru Telegram group. We had a mapping party at Yelahanka this Saturday, but I could not join.
  • I localized the Every Door map in Odia language. Let’s see when it will be released to the App.
  • This App can help me maintain my 100-day streak.
Location: Railway Colony, Okalipura, Bengaluru, Bangalore North, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, 560001, India

100 days of OSM

Posted by soumendrak on 21 December 2023 in English.

Day 16

I joined OSM back in 2018. Then, there was a movement to use alternatives to Google products. For Google Maps, I found OSM.

Recently, in 2023, I finally started contributing to OSM seriously and continuously. Within around 50 days of contributions, I have already become a member of the OSM foundation and one of the top 10 mappers in India.

I am primarily focusing on:

  1. Adding buildings in Bhubaneswar, my birthplace area and
  2. Adding roads in Malkangiri, Odisha.

Today is Day 16 of my 100 days of OSM challenge. Let’s see where I will reach at the end of 100 days.

Location: Madhav Nagar, High Grounds, Bengaluru, Bangalore North, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, 560001, India