[Talk-bd] Editing, documenting, making great maps of Bangladesh!

[Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed]

Great.

Yes, you can send us the edited map.

Please let us know if this article can be considered a s areport for OSM
progress in BD ? We know we have to submit one to OSMF regarding the
progress of OSM ihere.

Regards,
Ishtiaque

On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 6:10 AM, Larry O'Neill <larryoneill at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Ishtiaque,
>
> I think we both understand the difficulty of co-ordinating over a long
> distance =0)
> This email list could be a very valuable resource for making progress, and
> I will be sending regular updates on my mapping.
>
> My last edit in Bangladesh was on the Kamal Ataturk between Banani and
> Gulshan. I converted it to a dual carriageway road.
> Previously it was in as a single way, which doesnt fully reflect the
> reality on the ground.
> That edit was based partly on local knowledge from when i was there, but
> also on the bing aerial imagery.
> I might send a mail with more details this evening.
>
> Thanks for the attachment too, I hope I'll get time this evening to read
> through it.
>
> best regards
> Larry
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed <
> ishtiaque at csebuet.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi Larry,
>>
>> I am really sorry that I could not make a proper co-ordination between
>> you and the local mappers. I have really been having a tough time with my
>> PhD. But I can share with you an article that we published in an
>> International Conference at Dhaka regarding the prospect of OSM (attached).
>>
>> Since I am now in USA, it has also become tough for me to manage
>> everything personally. But the infrastructure I built there in BD for OSM
>> should work. Hasan Shahid Ferdous is still looking after the OSM projects.
>> We could not get response from many students when you were in BD simple
>> because that was the end of their semester. Now their exam will take
>> another 1 month. I believe they can work on OSM from March 2012. You can
>> check that by posting in the facebook group.
>>
>> We are more than happy that you want to contribute to the local OSM of
>> BD. We would always appreciate your concern regarding our beautiful country.
>>
>> Best,
>> Ishtiaque
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 4:48 AM, Larry O'Neill <larryoneill at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I've been doing a fair bit of work on OpenStreetMap over the last while.
>>> This started after I got back from my last trip to Bangladesh in early
>>> December last year.
>>> I hadn't edited OSM in almost 5 months, which was the biggest gap since
>>> i got involved.
>>> After collecting gps traces in Bogra, Saidpur, Banderban, Coxs Bazaar
>>> and Dhaka, I decided not to waste any time in getting the map updated.
>>> The experience of doing stuff with OSM again sucked me back into it, and
>>> since the new year, my activity on OSM has increased hugely.
>>>
>>> Then I realised something - the vast majority of my recent work has been
>>> in Ireland, and very little in Bangladesh.
>>> The reason I was putting off Bangladeshi edits was because I was
>>> slightly unsure about how to approach it.
>>> There is alot of potential in Bangladesh for OSM, with great sources of
>>> information, and enthusiastic people.
>>> Being on the other side of the world, it's difficult for me to get a
>>> feeling for how the Bangladeshi community maps.
>>> And so I started thinking "I'll leave this bit till later, maybe discuss
>>> it with the local Bangladeshi mappers..."
>>>
>>> Up until now, I havent actually discussed any mapping with you, the
>>> Bangladesh OSM community.
>>> This is something I intend to correct.
>>> So any time I make a significant edit from now on in Bangladesh, I will
>>> be emailing this list about the where, how, why, and everything else.
>>> I really hope this wont be a one-way thing, and that we get some active
>>> discussion going.
>>>
>>> Wishing you all the best, and happy mapping!
>>>
>>> Larry O'Neill
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed
>>
>>
>>
>>
>


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