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. MyJourneywith
OpenStreetMap
Monal Bhattarai
KaasthamandapVidhyalaya
State of the Map Asia 2017

2. How it all began…
• In April 2017, I participated in a mapping course of two
weeks
• The course encouraged us participants to investigate local
issues in our communities through a spatial lens using
open source mapping tools
• Through a number of hands-on activities, training
sessions, presentations and discussions, we were guided
through a process of developing
issue-driven research projects focusing on our
communities

5. TracingTime
• Selected bus
routes for a
sample map
Bus
routes
• Got help from a
KLL member to go
from school to
Banasthali
• Used OSM tracker
to trace the route
Tracing
• Inserted
the route in
a map
OSM map

6. After Routes onOSM

8. Map:Security and Pollution

9. Community survey on
how regularly people
volunteer
Collect data on
cleanliness using
Maps.me in surrounding
neighbourhoods
Selected the area
around the school
to do a cleaning
campaign
Separated
degradable and
non-degradable
waste
Buried the degradable
and called the
‘nagarpalika’ to take the
non-degradable waste
Result:
A cleaner Mandikhatar and
inspired participants to
continue their volunteering
efforts
CleaningCampaign

12. Thank You!