It's funny how a random conversation about #bicycle parking spots with strangers eventually turned into our first f2f #MapaTime activity in the #Philippines since the lockdowns of 2020. 😀 🗺️

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Thank you to our #WeMap #Mapatime participants last night who validated buildings in Lupang Arenda, Taytay, RIZ, to assist a barangay-based land tenureship effort.

An additional 10% of the project was validated!

If you missed it, watch it on http://youtu.be/XJPRwfW5pWA

Last night's #WeMap session had ~37 participants not just from the #Philippines but also folks from#Australia, #Mexico and #NewZealand.

Thank you to everyone who made the session possible, especially those who contributed during #MapaTime and validated data in #Pampanga, for the local #HOTOSM #MAPampanga campaign to create better #OpenData for disaster preparedness.

Dacal pung salamat (thank you) to all participants, volunteers, and crew from the local #OSMph and other map-py friends

Last month, contributors to #OpenStreetMap in the Philippines made 14,130 map changes, a 21% drop from February surge due to #Taal2020Eruption activities.

Despite that, number is above the PHL average for 2019.

The drop in contributors (still surprisingly high) and the map changes is attributable to the #covid19PH response in the country.

Tonight, 1 Apr, Wed, 19:30 (UTC +8) the local OSM community is hosting #MapaTime as #weMap for #MAPampanga. Full details here: is.gd/dox14p

Interesting tool for #MapaTime mapathons: running #JOSM on flash drives (for Windows)

Available with an MIT license from: mapathon-cz.gitlab.io/josm-on-flash

A convenient way to demo the editor to power users. This way, you skip the steps for downloading and installing JOSM during the on-boarding process on your next mapathon.

Check out the project repo: https://gitlab.com/mapathon-cz/josm-on-flash

After last week's full house, with #MapaTime participants from as far north as Baguio, and down south as Australia, we invite you again this Wed, 1 Apr, 19:30 as #WeMap the culinary capital of the #Philippines, to support the #MAPampanga campaign of #HOTOSMphilippines

No experience is required. All you need is a computer, a mouse, a reliable internet, and the heart of a humanitarian.

The free #webinar covers the iD editor, and a mapathon thereafter.

For details, visit: is.gd/dox14p

Thank you for your contribution, and for mapping with us tonight!
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Tonight #wemap for healthcare in the #Philippines on #OpenStreetMap , thru the #MapaGaling initiative of @mappingministry@twitter.com by "Pastor" @mapmakerdavid@twitter.com

Telecon start at 7:30 p.m. (PST), URL is http://8x8.vc/mapatime/mapagaling

Wednesdays #MapaTime is when #wemap together.
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No thanks to #COVID19PH, many are keen to know where nearby healthcare facilities are

We're doing #MapaGaling on 25th Mar, 7:30PM to map healthcare facilities in the #Philippines on #OpenStreetMap

YOU can help ensure that the details are correctly mapped - and fix them if they aren't.

#WeMap because we care about our communities, and we choose to act positively in these trying times.

Save Wednesdays nights for #Mapatime online, and together #wemap

More info: https://is.gd/riyXFh

All smiles from #MapaTime! sa #SLUBaguio participants during #OpenDataDay celebrations in at the GIS & Simulation lab of #SaintLouisUniversity where we mapped public schools of Baguio thru #OSMaPaaralan

We are very grateful for the support and cooperation of like-minded initiatives, #OSMph , #Kaart and the local #OpenStreetMap contributors who participated.

Check out a longer post: osm.org/user/GOwin/diary/392407

It's #MapaTime! sa @SLUph@twitter.com #Baguio !!

0n 7th March, the SLU School of Architecture and Engineering is hosting their first ever #mapathon for #OSMaPaaralan, to celebrate #OpenDataDay and invites @openstreetmap@twitter.com enthusiasts and civic-minded volunteers from Baguio
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Today was the final #MapaTime session with #PUPSJCWTS volunteers, who are students taking up Accountancy and Education courses in their San Juan campus.

Thank you for your effort and contributions, especially to the #OSMaPaaralan school mapping project. We hope to see you again in future mapathons.

Thank you to our #PUPSJCWTS volunteers who participated in today's #MapaTime session, who validated and mapped a total of 463 schools in #OpenStreetMap, and part of our #OSMaPaaralan project.

Typically, contributors get to add about 250 schools per month.

You may also notice that they didn't get to map anything in Palawan, only because @maningsambale finished them all last week! 😁

Try it yourself, on #MapRoulette : https://maproulette.org/challenge/9413

workshop is free, but slots are limited. Register now at https://bit.ly/BikerMapping

The event is made possible by collaborators and friends from: #MNLmoves #ICSCph #OSMph #PUPSJ #MapaTime #Mapillary - 2/2

From a convo with #PUPSJCWTS students, "Community service" for many young people, it seems, is often associated to helping sweep or clean neighborhoods.

So when told about the #MapaTime mapping sessions, many thought they were "MOPPING" sessions

They now realized there are many ways to climb a tree, and there are other ways to improve neighborhoods, and serve communities as young #humanitarians

I imagine that events like this could've been an excellent way to reach out to fellow bikers who could've contributed to making a better map of Metro Manila with new features and POI: bike shops, trails, favorite routes, and other stuff not yet on the map.

I should explore how it would be possible to turn these into #MapaTime opportunities, and introduce people to #OpenStreetMap .

One week into the new term and the #PUPSJCWTS students are back for #MapaTime, and contributing to mapping tasks in the #Philippines, in particular the community mapping project in Lupang Arenda, Taytay, Rizal.

The community is using vertical and horizontal imagery collected earlier by friends of #OSMph

#MapaTime is active mapping on wheels, too! Watch this space for the upcoming #OpenStreetMap workshops for people on bikes.

https://mstdn.io/@GOwin/103135628883799280

The #PUPSJCWTS contributors' group photo, after adding schools in the Philippines during #MapaTime and clearing the tasks in Siquijor and Camiguin

Thank you for lending a hand today, awesome folks!

Follow-up #MapaTime activity after the #tabangAI road-mapping in Camiguin and Siquijor -- validating and updating public schools thru #OSMaPaaralan

Thank you to our awesome volunteers and supporters of #PUPSJCWTS