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SUMMARY:OSM India MapWalk @ IndiaFOSS
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Calcutta:20250919T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Calcutta:20250919T180000
DTSTAMP:20250919T093000Z
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DESCRIPTION:People from all over India - here's your opportunity to come a
 nd improve OpenStreetMap together!\n\nWhether you're totally new to OSM or
  a veteran mapper\, we've got something for everyone.\n\nThe more the peop
 le\, the greater our impact. Each mapper matters!\n\n🗓️ Date - Friday
 \, 19th of September  \n🕙 Time - 15:00 to 18:00 hours\, followed by din
 ner (sponsored by [TomTom](https://www.tomtom.com/))  \n📌 Location - [R
 V University](https://www.osmapp.org/node/12872995423)\n\n## How do I join
 ?\n\n1. Click the "Attend" button on the events you're attending. You will
  need to create an OpenStreetMap account\, if you don't have one already.\
 n\n2. Register with OSM India by filling out [our Cryptpad form](https://c
 ryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/jkruzo2D76dgg84kvENK+d0gguz4GYQ7T1SIhfrrG+A/
 )\, OR give us a call at +91-98992-37909\n\n## What will we be doing?\n\n-
  [15:00 - 15:15] Meet the people  \n- [15:15 - 15:25] New participants lea
 rn what OSM is and some simple ways of using it.  \n  * Returning particip
 ants learn more advanced ways of using OSM.  \n- [15:25 - 15:40] New parti
 cipants learn some simple ways of adding places to OSM  \n  * Returning pa
 rticipants learn more advanced ways of editing OSM.  \n- [15:40 - 15:45] W
 e split into teams\, and each team is assigned an area to map.  \n- [15:45
  - 17:45] The teams map the areas they are assigned to.  \n- [17:45 - 18:0
 0] We regroup\, admire our handiwork\, and conclude the MapWalk.   \n- [18
 :00 onwards] We grab some food and drinks together\, sponsored by [TomTom]
 (https://www.tomtom.com/).\n\n## How do I learn about future OSM events in
  India?\n\nGlad you asked! We have a few different options.\n\n### Calenda
 r/RSS/Atom feeds\n\nWe recommend bookmarking [the OSM Calendar page for In
 dia](https://osmcal.org/?in=India)\, which\nshows you all upcoming events 
 in a simple way.\n\nYou can also subscribe to the OSM Calendar using [cale
 ndar or RSS/Atom feeds](https://osmcal.org/subscribe/?in=India).\n\n### Ma
 stodon (Fediverse)\n\nYou can check out photos of past OSM India events on
  the [OSM India\nMastodon page](https://en.osm.town/@OSMIndia/). You can a
 lso follow it to get notified of upcoming\nevents.\n\nMastodon is a microb
 logging platform - it's like Twitter\, but\ncommunity-owned\, ad-free\, al
 gorithm-free\, trustworthy [libre\nsoftware](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
 /Libre_software)\, and has much nicer users. It's also [federated](https:/
 /en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_(information_technology)) and\npart of [
 the Fediverse](https://fediverse.info/) \, which means it doesn't lock you
  in to one\napp or service.\n\n### Jabber/XMPP\n\nPeople in the [OpenStree
 tMap India Jabber/XMPP channel](https://invite.joinjabber.org/#osm-in@conf
 erence.a3.pm?join) are the\nfirst to know about future events. It's also a
  great place to meet\nother OpenStreetMap contributors\, ask questions\, a
 nd exchange\nknowledge.\n\nTo join\, install [Quicksy](https://quicksy.im/
 ) ([Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.quicksy.c
 lient)/[App\nStore](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quicksy/id6538727270)/[F
 -Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/im.quicksy.client)) or [Prāv](htt
 ps://prav.app/) ([Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?i
 d=app.prav.client)/[F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.prav.clie
 nt))\,\nthen open this link on your phone - [osm-in@conference.a3.pm](http
 s://invite.joinjabber.org/#osm-in@conference.a3.pm?join)\n\n[Jabber/XMPP](
 https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html)
  is like WhatsApp or Telegram\, but it's\nprivacy-respecting\, trustworthy
  [libre software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libre_software)\, ad-free\
 , and\n"AI"-free. It's also [federated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fede
 ration_(information_technology))\, which means it doesn't lock you\nin to 
 one app or service.\nEvent Website: https://fossunited.org/indiafoss/2025/
 pre-events
GEO:12.923371;77.499694
LOCATION:RV University\, RV Univ Road\, Bengaluru\, Karnataka\, India
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