Monal Bhattarai's experience at the State of the Map Asia 2017 reveals her journey using OpenStreetMap to address community issues through a mapping course in April 2017. Participants engaged in mapping local challenges, culminating in projects like tracing bus routes and conducting a cleanliness campaign that improved the local neighborhood. The initiative not only resulted in a cleaner Mandikhatar but also motivated continued community volunteer efforts.

1. MyJourneywith
OpenStreetMap
Monal Bhattarai
KaasthamandapVidhyalaya
State of the Map Asia 2017

2. How it all began…
• In April 2017, I participated in a mapping course of two
weeks
• The course encouraged us participants to investigate local
issues in our communities through a spatial lens using
open source mapping tools
• Through a number of hands-on activities, training
sessions, presentations and discussions, we were guided
through a process of developing
issue-driven research projects focusing on our
communities

5. TracingTime
• Selected bus
routes for a
sample map
Bus
routes
• Got help from a
KLL member to go
from school to
Banasthali
• Used OSM tracker
to trace the route
Tracing
• Inserted
the route in
a map
OSM map

6. After Routes onOSM

8. Map:Security and Pollution

9. Community survey on
how regularly people
volunteer
Collect data on
cleanliness using
Maps.me in surrounding
neighbourhoods
Selected the area
around the school
to do a cleaning
campaign
Separated
degradable and
non-degradable
waste
Buried the degradable
and called the
‘nagarpalika’ to take the
non-degradable waste
Result:
A cleaner Mandikhatar and
inspired participants to
continue their volunteering
efforts
CleaningCampaign

12. Thank You!