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SUMMARY:OSM Bengaluru Mapping Party
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Calcutta:20251220T093000
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DESCRIPTION:# TL\;DR\n\n* Date: 20th December 2025 (Saturday)\n* Time: 09:
 30 AM - 11:30 AM (Mapping\, followed by brunch)\n* Meeting Point: [SKV Par
 k](https://osmapp.org/way/42475178) (geo:12.99805\,77.54185)\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# Bas
 aveshwara Nagar Mapping Party\n\nThe Basaveshwara Nagar mapping party is h
 ere! Explore Basaveshwara Nagar\, learn to contribute to OSM\, improve a c
 ommon resource together\, and meet new people. You don't need any experien
 ce 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 l
 ike you\, which anybody can use\, share\, and edit. You can think of it as
  the Wikipedia of maps.\n\nIt is used by [numerous websites\, organization
 s\, companies](https://welcome.openstreetmap.org/about-osm-community/consu
 mers/) (e.g. [Microsoft](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Microsoft)\, 
 [Meta](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Meta_(company))\, [Amazon](http
 s://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Organised_Editing/Activities/Amazon)\, [Ol
 a](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Ola_-_Organised_Editing)\, [Swiggy]
 (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Swiggy_-_Organised_Editing)\, [Wikipe
 dia](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Collaboration_with_Wikipedia)\, [
 Doctors Without Borders](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/M%C3%A9decins
 _Sans_Fronti%C3%A8res)\, [Pokemon Go](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/
 Pok%C3%A9mon_Go))\, and FOSS applications (e.g. [Organic Maps](https://org
 anicmaps.app/) and [OsmAnd](https://osmand.net/)).\n\nContributing to Open
 StreetMap is fun! You get to explore the world\, find interesting places\,
  and document them for yourself and others\, all while improving a common 
 good used by everyone.\n\n## What will we be doing?\n\n1. meet and greet  
 \n2. first time mappers are introduced to 2 popular open-source OpenStreet
 Map applications ([Organic Maps](https://organicmaps.app/) and [Every Door
 ](https://every-door.app/))  \n3. everyone is split into groups\, with eac
 h group getting a specific area to explore and map using [Every Door](http
 s://every-door.app/)\n4. the groups disperse\, and venture into their assi
 gned areas for about 1 hour of mapping  \n5. regroup for brunch after mapp
 ing  \n\n## Who are we?\n\nWe are passionate and experienced OpenStreetMap
  contributors who improve it for fun in our free time. Many of us are also
  involved in open data\, free software and civic tech activities.\n\n## Us
 eful equipment to bring along\n\n* a functioning Android or iOS smartphone
  with mobile data (required)\n* a power bank (optional)\n* a charging cabl
 e (optional)\n* water bottle/umbrella/cap (optional)\n\n## How do I join?\
 n\n* There are no prerequisites for participating\, so feel free to join u
 s in the meeting point at the mentioned time.\n* Event updates are posted 
 on the [Telegram](https://t.me/OSM_BLR) and [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#
 OSM_BLR:matrix.org) group. Joining either of the groups is recommended\, b
 ut not required.\n    * If you are not on Telegram or Matrix\, and wish to
  receive event updates\, drop a message to [Vonter](https://www.openstreet
 map.org/message/new/Vonter)\, so that they can get back to you with event 
 updates on your preferred messaging channel.\n* The meeting point is at SK
 V Park\, near the [Shankar Mutt bus stop](https://osmapp.org/node/56310851
 78). The [Rajajinagar (Green Line)](https://osmapp.org/node/6410706690) me
 tro station is 1km from the meeting point. [K-2](https://transitrouter.pag
 es.dev/#/blr/service/K-2) (Hebbal\, Sanjayanagara\, Yeshwantpur\, Vijayana
 gar\, Mysore Road)\, [89-C](https://transitrouter.pages.dev/#/blr/services
 /89-C) (Majestic\, Malleshwaram\, Rajajinagar) and [96-G](https://transitr
 outer.pages.dev/#/blr/services/96-G) (Majestic\, Malleshwaram\, Rajajinaga
 r))are high frequency bus routes that stop at Shankar Mutt bus stop\, with
  [other routes also available](https://transitrouter.pages.dev/#/blr/stops
 /21164/routes).
GEO:12.997891;77.541787
LOCATION:Basaveshwara Nagar\, 4th Cross Road\, Basaveshwara Nagara\, Benga
 luru\, Karnataka\, India
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