Tracking and mapping surveillance using OSM

This workshop aims to provide introduction to Open street map, open map data and contributing to such data. By doing so to track the state of surveillance in your city.
This is currently a pilot project, collaborating with local OpenStreetMap volunteers and contributors.

This workshop will consists of :

1. Introduction of OSM, and mapping

2. Creating OSM account

3. Basic editing using iD Editor

4. Mapping using mobile apps like OSMAnd~, Everydoor etc

5. Retrieving map data

6. Mapping with local mapping communities

7. How to participate in SFLC.in’s surveillance tracking project

What to expect from the workshop:
you will get to learn about

1. Community engagement

2. Building open source tools for the tracker

3. Contributing to OpenStreetMap data

4. Organising Mapping parties

5. Various mobile apps and tools to use and contribute to OSM

6. Providing awareness and interest in contributing to map.

7. why maps are important for visualising such data.