State of the Map Asia (SotM-Asia) is the annual regional conference of OpenStreetMap (OSM) organized by OSM communities in Asia. First SotM-Asia was organized in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2015, and the second was organized in Manila, Philippines in 2016. This year’s conference, third in the series, was organized in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 23 – 24, 2017 at Park Village Resort, Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, Nepal. We brought nearly 200 Open Mapping enthusiasts from Asia and beyond to this year’s SotM-Asia. The event provided an opportunity to share knowledge and experience among mappers; expand their network; and generate ideas to expand map coverage and effective use of OSM data in Asian continent. We chose ‘from creation to use of OSM data’ as the theme of this year’s conference, emphasizing on the effective use of OSM data. We also brought together a government panel from four different countries in this year’s SotM-Asia. We believe this event will deepen the bond and enhance collaboration among OSM communities across Asia. More information about the conference can be found on: http://stateofthemap.asia.

1. Pokhara
Kathmandu Living Labs

2. Before and After Demo using ‘after
before map slider’

7. Street View of Pokhara!

11. Outcome

12. Before and After Demo using after
before map slider

13. Breaking
down
categories
further

14. Deeper
zoom
levels and
richer
data sets

17. Spreading
the word!

21. Demo
Prepare
Pokhara

22. Lessons Learned

23. “No one knows everything,
everyone knows something”
- Levy

24. Small
Incremental
Contributions
Alignment
Theory

25. People
coming
together

26. Harness
local
potential

27. Building
Patnership

28. Data, technology and
people working together