You can also use Field Papers to collect data without any GPS or Smartphone.If you don't have a GPS device then you can use your Smartphone, there are several apps you can use to collect data like OSMAND, GPS Logger Etc.So hope you will enjoy the learning and contribute for the betterment of the world. One can also search in Youtube, or can google out so many results. We have proposed a Tagging Standard for Bangladesh and we are inviting suggestions on this.įor self learning of Open Street Map, what is it, how it works, how can you contribute, what are the possibilities one can check some online resources. Telegram Group: OpenStreetMap Bangladeshįor the time being we are following the usual tagging conventions of OpenStreetMap.Facebook group: OpenStreetMap Bangladesh.Now open data revolution is getting a new approach in Bangladesh. It was pioneered by The World Bank GIS and Data Management Consultant Ahasanul Hoque. Later in the year of 2013, the initiative was revived by The World Bank,Bangladesh(GFDRR,WSP). After that there were no activities of OSM in Bangladesh. They got one of the five GPS units OSM-BD received from OSM Foundation. Two young Lecturers of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) took the initiative to form it. Chittagong is the second largest city of Bangladesh. In March 2011, The Chittagong branch of OSM Bangladesh was formed. This is likely to mean a change in the pace of progress for the map in Bangladesh. The OSM Foundation made a generous donation of 5 GPS devices to this working group to kick-start their work. In January 2011, a working group is being established by Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed in Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and technology (BUET). But it took some time to get those GPS units in Bangladesh. As a part of the scholarship, Ishtiaque got 5 GPS units from the OpenStreetMap Foundation. In July 2010, he attended the annual meeting of OpenStreetMap, called State of the Map (SotM) and presented the 'State of Bangladesh'. Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed (1986-), a Lecturer of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Bangladesh University of Engineering and technology (BUET), felt the necessity of taking proper initiatives of starting OpenStreetMap in Bangladesh. Hopefully people will start joining the project in a large number. So far Bangladesh has moderate users, most of them living in Dhaka. Any guides or conventions on this page can be discusses on the discussion page, feel free to comment or help (mapping your area, tagging streets or correcting this page). This page contains information relating to mapping activity that is specific to Bangladesh.

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