[Talk-in] Request for Assistance in Uploading Jodhpur Master Plan 2031’s Landuse Data to OpenStreetMap

[Arun Ganesh]

Wonderful to see Jodhpur taking the lead in making the masterplan more
accessible. As Devdatta said, publishing the data under an open license
(GODL or CC-BY) needs to be the first step in making the data itself
accessible to the public.

This will allow the OSM community to inspect the data and evaluate how to
best integrate the data into the basemap. Do note that while there may be
some parts of the masterplan worth importing, it is unlikely that all of
the data will be relevant for use in OSM. This is because the project is
largely focused on mapping what exists on the ground today which is
different from the objective of a masterplan.

On Sun, Feb 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM Devdatta Tengshe <devdatta at tengshe.in>
wrote:

> Hello vijay!
>
> I'm so glad that a government department is thinking in such a progressive
> manner and wants to open source their data.
>
> Do you need to put the data yourself in osm? Because that is a long drawn
> out process and takes expertise to do. See this page on the wiki
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines
>
> The usual way in which authorities share data  (across the world) is that
> this data is put on an official website along with a permissive open data
> licence, and the community works to get this data into the OSM website.
>
> This later proces was followed by PMGSY (
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/India/PMGSY_rural_connectivty_data_import
> )
>
> India has the Government open data licence which could be used.
> https://www.data.gov.in/Godl
>
> Jodhpur is a city which is very close to my heart, because I spent 3 years
> working there, so I would really like to help you out on that.
>
> Do let me know if you need help with anything, and I can guide you through
> the process.
>
> Regards,
> Devdatta Tengshe
>
>
> On Sun, 16 Feb 2025, 01:25 Vijay Meena, <vjspab at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I hope this email finds you well. My name is Vijay, and I am a Town
>> Planner working with the Jodhpur Development Authority in Jodhpur, India.
>> Our authority is responsible for preparing and implementing the Master Plan
>> for the city, including horizon year landuse plans. Currently, we have
>> published a landuse plan for the year 2031, which we believe can benefit
>> from being made accessible to a larger audience through OpenStreetMap (OSM).
>>
>> We aim to release this landuse data on OSM so that it can be utilized by
>> various stakeholders such as residents, developers, researchers, and
>> others. By making this data publicly accessible, we hope to enhance
>> transparency and awareness of the proposed landuse, which could help
>> mitigate issues like encroachment.
>>
>> We have the landuse data available in shapefile and KML/KMZ formats.
>> However, I am not familiar with coding or technical processes required to
>> upload this data to OSM. I would greatly appreciate guidance or support
>> from the community in uploading this data correctly while adhering to OSM's
>> guidelines and standards.
>>
>> Please let me know how we can proceed or if there are specific steps we
>> need to follow. Your assistance will be invaluable in ensuring that this
>> data is shared effectively with the community.
>>
>> Looking forward to your response.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Vijay
>> Town Planner
>> Jodhpur Development Authority
>> Jodhpur, India
>>
>> +91 8003818710
>>
>> vjspab at gmail.com
>>
>>
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