OSM Mapping Workshop June 2023 – NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad

OpenStreetMap Workshop at NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad as part of FOSSEra by FOSSNSS (Free and Open Source Software cell NSSCE) https://era.fossnss.org/

Speaker

Mr. Manoj Karingamadathil. (Free Software Activist, Director of Sahya Digital Conservation Foundation)

Report

FOSSERA 2.0 commenced with the inaugural ceremony at 9.15 am on 23/06/23. Dr.Anuraj Mohan ( Staff Coordinator of FOSSNSS) delivered a welcome address along with an introductory speech briefing the importance of open source, encouraging students to make contributions to this field.The event was officially inaugurated by Dr.Maya Mohan (HOD - Dept. of Computer science And Engineering) who emphasized the need and role of such events and motivated students to explore the skills within themselves,fostering their active participation.The inauguration concluded with a formal speech from both the speakers and marked the beginning of the hands-on session. Day 1’s agenda was to conduct a hands-on workshop - ‘Introduction to open street map’.The session was handled by Mr.Manoj Karingamadathil. The aim of the session was to equip the participants with the basics of open street mapping and how to incorporate it when it comes to real world application.Since it was a generalized topic, all branch students found it interesting to follow and learn.The speaker presented a walkthrough of the website familiarizing the students with its environment, making it effortless and easy for them to work on. Each of the participants were asked to create an account on the site. He demonstrated the mapping of buildings in a locality which was a task handled on by his team and held it out as a challenge.The afternoon session continued with the challenge that helped to invoke the spirit within the participants who enthusiastically worked and shared the happiness of making a contribution to such a great project. The speaker was very supportive, giving the participants space to clear their doubts and queries.The session saw an energetic response from each and every one involved and remarked a successful ending at 3:30 pm.