An awesome group of OpenStreetMap PH volunteers and drone enthusiasts visited Lupang Arenda in Taytay, Rizal to collect aerial and street-view imagery. With the help of Barangay Sta Ana officers, we were able to conduct the survey smoothly. I was part of the drone team and our goal was to provide high-resolution imagery for mapping buildings, roads and other attributes using OSM.

As my first urban aerial imagery collection experience, it was a trial by fire. I used to have that confidence with my skills but those unpredictable factors and unpreparedness made me question my skills as a drone pilot. It was challenging but at the end of two days, the images were collected, the high-resolution orthophoto, digital elevation models were produced and I learned to be prepared even in unpredictable times.

July 7 Fieldwork:

Team photos from @GOwin

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If you could take a look at the OpenStreetMap mapping efforts and mapping-related events, they are mostly concentrated in Metro Manila. One day, OpenStreetMap local community (OSMLoCos) had a wild idea that piqued the interest of many OSMPH volunteers (including me!): “What if we organize an event in the South (Visayas or Mindanao)?”

With proper coordination, marketing skills and ardent volunteers, last August 1-3, 2019, OSM PH invited mapping enthusiasts to be part of the first of many Pista ng Mapa (Festival of Maps) at Foundation University, Dumaguete. This was a great opportunity for people outside of Metro Manila to participate in a mapping event for FREE! I gladly sign up for this event in the hopes of meeting fellow mappers and get to visit the beautiful island of Dumaguete.

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