OpenStreetMap
Hi, I am Mahjabin, a undergrad student from Computer Science and Engineering Background from Eastern University. Additionally, I am the President of YouthMappers at Eastern University, Bangladesh. Through this chapter, I have came to know about OSM like two years ago, but I mainly focused on working with the existing map data for project by using Python or simply saying geocoding. I guess I got a practical experience why mapping in OSM is very much necessary as much as using the data, because when working with disaster management projects, I faced a lack of data in my area so I have started making small edits in my free time as well as working map data because my main focus is in that. I hope to contribute to OSM or open data overall as much as I can.
Discussion
Comment from Brazil Singh on 20 October 2023 at 09:16
That’s great, it is a fun activity and hobby that enriches humanity.
Comment from chris_debian on 20 October 2023 at 22:47
Hi, Mahjabin.
Great to hear what you’re doing.
I wondered, are you aware of StreetComplete
https://streetcomplete.app
or MapRoulette
https://maproulette.org
to help you with your mapping?
Thanks,
Chris, (chris_debian)
Comment from mahjabin08 on 21 October 2023 at 04:46
Hi Chris, Thanks for your suggestion about maproulette and StreetComplete, I have been thinking about using maproulette for a while, I will give it a go today. Thanks and I saw your profile, it’s incredible. Thanks, Mahjabin, (mahjabin08)
Comment from chris_debian on 21 October 2023 at 10:35
Hi, Mahjabin.
Thanks for your reply :-)
You mentioned ‘disaster management’, so you may be aware of the ‘ohsome’ website. One of the great things that ‘ohsome’ does, is it enables us to run simple queries, for an area or country, so we can see the quality and currency of OSM data. Obviously this enables mappers (us) to then concentrate efforts on areas that need work.
https://dashboard.ohsome.org/
Something I was thinking about, was combining this capability with a list of (200+) countries/ entities, and producing a (monthly) ‘league table’ of OSM data quality/ maturity. I don’t currently have any coding skills, so doing this manually would be time consuming. I have more good ideas than time :-).
Thanks,
Chris
Comment from mahjabin08 on 21 October 2023 at 12:14
Hi Chris,
I am really intrigued by what you said about the league table, I also visited the ohsome website, I found it interesting, so if I am guessing correct you want to rank the countries based on the map quality? If you let me know more details, I could try to implement it. Do let me know, And thanks for commenting. Also you can also connect with me on LinkedIn if you want to: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahjabin-binte-mannan/ I think that way we can communicate well. Have a good day.
Thanks, Mahjabin