[Talk-in] OSM workshop in Mumbai tomorrow morning

[Paramvir Singh]

How was the workshop? Turnout?
We need more mappers in India...


On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 3:59 AM, Aditya Nag <aditya.nag.2007 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Too bad I wouldn't be able to attend it. Mumbai is too far away from home
> and this was announced in too short a notice.
>
> I've always wanted to attend one of these workshops since I started
> contributing to OSM. Maybe next time.
>
> Regards,
> Aditya Nag.
> On 05-Dec-2013 7:55 PM, "Arun Ganesh" <arun.planemad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Since I'm in the city, I'm taking hand on session on contributing to OSM
>> to those interested at the Homi Bhaba Centre for Science Education,
>> Anushakti Nagar. Its open for public, but please RSVP to Amit.
>>
>> What I expect to cover:
>> * Paper mapping using field papers
>> * Geo referencing and digitizing map scans
>> * OSM editing using iD
>> * Loading OSM data in Quantum GIS
>> * Creating basic visualization with QGIS
>>
>> --
>>
>> As a part of NUSSD Digital Literacy Trainers' Training Programme,
>> Gnowledge Lab is organising a one day hands-on workshop on "Contributing to
>> Open Street Map (OSM)" on 06-12-2013
>>
>> OSM is community driven and an open data effort to build maps with data
>> about roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, and much more, all over the
>> world. The project uses diverse methods for contribution from the people
>> and also emphasises on local knowledge.
>>
>> Local area mapping and contributing to OSM is one of the projects for the
>> NUSSD Digital Literacy course. The workshop will cover the basics of
>> mapping, and some advanced topics.
>>
>> For more information about the project please visit:
>> http://www.openstreetmap.org
>>
>> The workshop will be guided by Arun Ganesh. Arun is an expert in mapping
>> and has been contributing to the OSM project for a long time.
>>
>> Time: 10 am to 3 pm
>> Date: 06-12-2013
>> Venue:
>> Room No 217,
>> Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
>> Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
>> V. N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd
>> Mumbai, 400088 INDIA
>>
>> Please bring your laptops for the workshop.
>> Please forward this mail to people who might be interested.
>> Those who miss this workshop will be trained by those who attend this
>> workshop.
>>
>> RSVP: Amit Dhakulkar | damitr at gnowledge.org | 9819350953
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>  Arun Ganesh
>> (planemad) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Planemad>
>>  <http://j.mp/ArunGanesh>
>>
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