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SUMMARY:OSM Bengaluru Mapping Party
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Calcutta:20250111T090000
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DESCRIPTION:# TL\;DR\n\n* Date: 11th January 2025 (Saturday)\n* Time: 09:0
 0 AM - 11:00 AM (Mapping\, followed by brunch)\n* Meeting Point: [Brindava
 na Park](https://omaps.app/8xx0sR7ZQT/Park) (geo:12.9249\,77.58229)\n\nFor
  event updates\, do join the OpenStreetMap Bengaluru group:\n\n* Telegram:
  https://t.me/OSM_BLR\n* Matrix: https://matrix.to/#/#OSM_BLR:matrix.org\n
 \n# Jayanagar Mapping Party\n\nThe Jayanagar mapping party is here! Explor
 e Jayanagar\, learn to contribute to OSM\, improve a common resource toget
 her\, and meet new people. You don't need any experience with OSM or maps 
 to participate\, so bring all your friends!\n\n## What is OpenStreetMap?\n
 \nOpenStreetMap is a map of the world made by people like you\, which anyb
 ody can use\, share\, and edit. You can think of it as the Wikipedia of ma
 ps.\n\nIt is used by [numerous websites\, organizations\, companies](https
 ://welcome.openstreetmap.org/about-osm-community/consumers/) (e.g. [Micros
 oft](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Microsoft)\, [Meta](https://wiki.
 openstreetmap.org/wiki/Meta_(company))\, [Amazon](https://wiki.openstreetm
 ap.org/wiki/Organised_Editing/Activities/Amazon)\, [Ola](https://wiki.open
 streetmap.org/wiki/Ola_-_Organised_Editing)\, [Swiggy](https://wiki.openst
 reetmap.org/wiki/Swiggy_-_Organised_Editing)\, [Wikipedia](https://wiki.op
 enstreetmap.org/wiki/Collaboration_with_Wikipedia)\, [Doctors Without Bord
 ers](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/M%C3%A9decins_Sans_Fronti%C3%A8re
 s)\, [Pokemon Go](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Go))\, 
 and FOSS applications (e.g. [Organic Maps](https://organicmaps.app/) and [
 OsmAnd](https://osmand.net/)).\n\nContributing to OpenStreetMap is fun! Yo
 u get to explore the world\, find interesting places\, and document them f
 or yourself and others\, all while improving a common good used by everyon
 e.\n\n## What will we be doing?\n\n1. meet and greet  \n2. first time mapp
 ers are introduced to 2 popular open-source OpenStreetMap applications ([O
 rganic Maps](https://organicmaps.app/) and [Every Door](https://every-door
 .app/))  \n3. everyone is split into groups\, with each group getting a sp
 ecific area to explore and map using [Every Door](https://every-door.app/)
 \n4. the groups disperse\, and venture into their assigned areas for about
  1 hour of mapping  \n5. regroup for brunch after mapping  \n\n## Who are 
 we?\n\nWe are passionate and experienced OpenStreetMap contributors who im
 prove it for fun in our free time. Many of us are also involved in open da
 ta\, free software and civic tech activities.\n\n## Useful equipment to br
 ing along\n\n* a functioning Android or iOS smartphone with mobile data (r
 equired)\n* a power bank (optional)\n* a charging cable (optional)\n* wate
 r bottle/umbrella/cap (optional)\n\n## How do I join?\n\n* There are no pr
 erequisites for participating\, so feel free to join us in the meeting poi
 nt at the mentioned time.\n* Event updates are posted on the [Telegram](ht
 tps://t.me/OSM_BLR) and [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#OSM_BLR:matrix.org) 
 group. Joining either of the groups is recommended\, but not required.\n  
   * If you are not on Telegram or Matrix\, and wish to receive event updat
 es\, drop a message to [Vonter](https://www.openstreetmap.org/message/new/
 Vonter)\, so that they can get back to you with event updates on your pref
 erred messaging channel.\n* The meeting point is at [Brindavana Park in Ja
 yanagar](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/32424881)\, about 500m from the
  [Jayanagar Metro Station](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/9521820)
  and the [Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Metro Station](https://www.openstreetm
 ap.org/relation/9521819)\, both on the Green Line. The following high freq
 uency bus routes stop at the [Jayanagara TTMC](https://www.openstreetmap.o
 rg/way/752917438)\, about 500m away from the meeting point: [215-H](https:
 //www.openstreetmap.org/relation/18481315) (can board at Majestic\, Corpor
 ation\, Brigade Millenium)\, [13](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/9
 740167) (can board at Shivajinagar\, Shantinagar\, Banashankari)\, [60-A](
 https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/9416621) (can board at Vijaynagar\,
  Mysore Road Satellite Bus Station)\, [25-A](https://www.openstreetmap.org
 /relation/18481391) (can board at BTM Layout) and [MF-18](https://www.open
 streetmap.org/relation/18481418) (can board at Gottigere\, Arekere)
GEO:12.924804;77.582273
LOCATION:Jayanagar\, Bengaluru\, 35 A Cross Road\, Jayanagar\, Karnataka\,
  India
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