Kerala/Grants/HOTBoosterGrant2023/Proposal/Geospatial Spatial Assessment and Mapping of Urban Ponds in Payyannur Municipality Kerala State India
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Your project
This is an opportunity for you to tell us about your project. In this section we'd like to hear about your community, which local challenge your project addresses, what you plan to do and how, your sustainability plan, and how you plan to share your stories.
The water scarcity is a serious issue in the Northern Kerala with special reference to urban areas. Many studies related to identifying, mapping and analysing of various water resources are done in Kerala but most of the data are not available in an open domain. Data are either to be received on payment or are to be collected from the field by the researchers. The proposed project is an initiative to prepare the inventory of urban ponds in Payyannur Muncipality and make it available in the open platform of OSM Kerala. It is considered as a sample project (study at micro level related to pond as one of the source of water resources) and based on its success similar projects can be done to bring water resource data of Kerala for the service of common users. It is planned to update the inventory generated every year so that users can avail real time data from OSM Kerala platform. The present project was specially proposed in the Category 4, based on the research gap noticed as there is lack of availability of Kerala Water Resource Data in OSM Kerala platform.”
Describe the local challenge your project is addressing
In this section please describe in detail the challenge that your project addresses. We recommend your response be a minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 400 words.
The present project is addressing two significant challenges faced by the Payyannur municipality administrative unit, local people and Research scholars. Firstly the spatial availability of water resources in Payyannur municipality is not geospatially surveyed and recorded. In case of ponds availability only few ponds are identified and plotted early by Payyannur municipality but are not updated yet. Hence during the time of water scarcity, the governing body finds it difficult for provision of water availability and irrigation facility. Since there is serious issue of salt intrusion in available wells, canals, streams and river, local people depends on urban ponds for their water requirements. Secondly for researchers specializing in water resource conservation and management the micro data is unavailable. Even though many research work are carried out in this regard but open accessibility of raw data and updating of data is not done yet. As the existing total ponds are not geospatially marked, researchers find it difficult to identify and derive data for their research work. Hence OSM being an open platform for receiving vector data and information, an initiative towards generating geospatially vectorized water resources data (pond details) in Payyannur municipality can be a solution for the above said two local challenges.
Describe your project
In this section, please provide specific details about your mapping objectives. This should include: how you will contribute to help solve the local challenge you are addressing, what you aim to achieve with funding, what volume of mapping you plan to complete and how, and the number individuals are you aiming to include in mapping activities. We recommend your response be a minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 400 words.
Focusing on generating geospatial data pool for urban ponds in Payyannur Municipality the following are the important mapping objectives:
1) To identify and locate urban ponds within Payyannur municipality.
2) Assess and evaluate the hydrological and environmental aspects of urban ponds and upload data in OSM Kerala.
3) Conservation priority-based categorization of urban ponds based on which the pond status can be reviewed by administrators as well as common users at OSM Kerala platform.
The earliersaid local challenges can be addressed by achieving above said objectives. In this regard the following will be contribution from this proposed project.
a) The inventory of ponds geospatially plotted within Payyannur municipality can be made available for the administrators which can be used in various water resource conservation and management strategies.
b) Conservation priority-based categorization of urban ponds will be helpful for utilization of rejuvenation and maintenance funds as per the very high, high, moderate, low and very low priority.
c) A micro level spatial data generated on OSM Kerala platform will not only help researchers to derive data but also its methodology can be used for OSM mapping and database formation of other water resources in the study area.
The proposed project being a micro level study (cadastral level survey) requires financial support and man power. Hence the following are the aims which can be achieved by availing fund (Rs 75000/-) and man power (1 field assistants).
Micro level surveying and inventory formation which includes the details of existing ponds and their hydrological as well as environmental aspects.
Assessment of water quality in urban ponds and its water potentiality-based data generation which can help in water treatment and optimal utilization of available water.
Once the geospatial mapping of urban ponds is done, spatial data can be made available free for common user at OSM Kerala platform.
Describe your sustainability plan
In this section please describe how your activities will continue post-funding. If you are applying for funding to purchase equipment, explain who will store/use the equipment you purchase, and if you have long term sustainability plans for your community's development. We recommend your response be a minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 400 words.
The proposed project will be utilizing Open Source QGIS 3.28.1 software for the research work. The derived results in the form of urban ponds inventory will be uploaded in OSM Kerala platform. Financial request is mainly for Field Assistant’s renumeration and Water Quality Testing charges.
The post-funding activities of the proposed project is management and updating of Geospatial Database which can be easily carried out in QGIS platform. There is no requirement of equipment but finance for purchasing stationary items is to be considered.
This project is suggested as a mapathons based proposal by which a new wave of water resource data management and updating can be initiated at OSM platform so as to overcome the issues of inaccurate assessment and improper evaluation of water resources. It avoids issues of data mismatching and helps in easy and free derivation of water resource data and motivated voluntary contribution of researchers in the Open Source Vector Spatial Data Pool in OSM Kerala platform. The project focus on Large Volume of such Micro Level Water Resource Data of Ground Water and Surface Water Sources in Kerala. It is an understood fact that the water resource details available in public and private domains are generalized, outdated and gathered for a special research purpose. Hence following the motto of Open Street Mapping the present project aims to contribute the real time data of water resource (urban ponds as a pioneer study) and invite researchers to update their latest findings as well as to help administrators in making apt spatial planning for water resource conservation and management.
What are your community-defined project goals, and how do you define project success?
Please explain you project goals. This can include: setting goals such as "we will train X number of new mappers", "we will register as a legal entity", or "the data will be used by X", and why these goals are important to your community such as "we intent to be legally registered so that we can receive more grant funding in the future", "we intend to engage X number of women in mapping activities so that we can empower local women" or "we want to build a partnership with X so that our data will be used and trusted". We recommend your response be a minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 400 words.
Focusing on above said aim and objectives of the proposed project the following are the community defined project goals:
1. Generating micro level geospatial data bank and thematic mapping by involving new people from the study area in the field of mapping community.
2. Involve new mappers at muncipality administrative, local dwellers and students from various institutions.
3. To utilize and share the derived spatial data bank and thematic maps for planning and research purpose at OSM platform.
List the tools you intend to use during your project and why
Please describe which tools you plan to use to collect, update, clean, or store you data and why. For example: "we plan to use HOT's Tasking Manager to coordinate volunteers" or "we will upload our data to X platform because..." We recommend your response be a minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 400 words.
For the proposed project following tools are intended to be used
QGIS 3.28.1 Software will be used for spatial data bank generation and mapping. Vector municipality boundary, pond locations and other information.
ID Editor – The web based Open Street Map editors for the beginners.
Please give examples of how you will use share your stories with others. This can include: how you will publicise your news, where you will collect media content, how you will use social media channels, and if you will reach out beyond your immediate network to share your stories. We recommend your response be a minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 400 words.
It is planned to share the stories via media and social platforms.
Publishing news articles in the news papers.
Forming whatsapp group and messaging in twitter.
Describing the work and usefulness of OSM mapping and its possibilities in the ‘you tube channel'.
Conducting seminars and workshop in municipality level to spread awareness of pond conservation and potentiality of OSM mapping.
Generating inventory of urban pond details at micro level and providing its hard copies available in the Payyannur Municipality Office.
Partnerships
Successful applications will demonstrate one or more partnerships with a local data user. Priority will be given to applications for which the data has been requested by a partnering organisation, or where the partner organisation has expressed interest in collecting the data for a specific use or intervention. Example partners include local non-government organisations (NGOs), community based organisations (CBOs), local governments, companies, universities, schools, and other academic institutions.
Partnerships are planned with Government and Non Government Organization like
Payyannur Municipality
Department of Geography, Kannur University
OSM Kerala Community
Open Data Kerala Community
Describe who will use your data
It is important that the data you generate during the project is useful, and that it will be used to advance humanitarian and/or development challenges locally. In this section, please include: if the data you will be collecting has been requested by a partnering organisation, if there is an established formal relationship with the partnering organisation, if there is an existing MoU between you and the partnering organisation, and how long have you been working with the partnering organisation. If your organisation or community is going to be the data user, please describe how you will use the data, and how it ties in with your organisation's work. We recommend your response be a minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 400 words.
The proposed project is pioneer in the field of open source data collection for urban pond details at micro level. At present there is no partnering organization demanding this data and no MoU signed in this regard. The data will be collected as a part of the proposed project and in the post funding period which will be stored and managed by the Department of Geography, Kannur University as a part of Social Extension activity. The true beneficiaries of this OSM platform based data collection and mapping are the municipality level administrators, local people and researchers who are interested to utilize micro level pond data for various purpose. Hence the project aims to provide the data for advance humanitarian and development challenges locally. After the project period the data will be shared with the required persons/institution free of cost. This initiative is taken as a sample work focusing on generating micro level pond data at OSM platform. The derived data can be used further for various case studies at municipality level such as water quality analysis, surface water availability, spatial planning for water resource conservation and management.
Describe any other partnerships and collaborations you plan to mobilise or establish for the purpose of the project
In this section, please describe any additional partners you might be working with. If there are no additional partners (beyond the data user) this must be stated here. We recommend your response be a minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 400 words.
The proposed project is planned with no additional partners beyond the data user. The Spatial Data Bank generation and Mapping will be done as a part of project. In future it is planned to work on partnership with the above mentioned government and non government organizations. It is planned to reach out various Media such as Malayalam Manorama for spreading awareness and usage of OSM data.
Expansion
Successful applications will show how communities intend to grow community engagement. This includes a practical approach to how many new mappers you aim to recruit and how they will be involved in community activities. Priority will be given to communities that also include a plan for ongoing engagement beyond the grant period. If this is not relevant to your project, please explain why.
Even though the proposed project is a sample study of urban ponds in Payyannur Municipality, there are various enquiries noticed about pond data in and outside Kannur district. Hence based on the success of the data collection and mapping as a part of the project workshop and training will be given to the students and common people to derive pond location data and map in OSM platform. Later on based on fund availability the other related parameters can be updated. This proposed project ensures the involvement of new mappers on OSM platform. Infact if this initiative starts well then the pond location data can be collected and made available for the Kannur district in future.
Project plan and budget
Priority will be given to applications that collaborate with other OSM communities in the region. This can be country-specific or regional and can include collaboration with Youth Mappers Chapters, or members of the HOT community to help with training, validation (as examples). For support in sourcing collaborators, email microgrants@hotosm.org.
The following are the details of Project plan and budget which are supposed to be worked out with the support of the below mentioned mapper and validator:
Mapper : Manoj Karingamadathil (dartermanoj@gmail.com)
Validator : Arjun Gangadharan (arjun@geominds.in)
Budget breakdown
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| Item | Unit | Unit cost (INR) | Total (INR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapping | |||
| Mapping and Data editing | 1 | 4000 | 4000 |
| Water Quality Test | 20 | 750 | 15000 |
| Staff Renumeration | |||
| Field Assistant (Rs 10000 *5 months) | 1 | 50000 | 50000 |
| Other Expense | |||
| Transportation | 1 | 4000 | 4000 |
| miscellaneous | 1 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Total (INR) | 75000 |
Declaration
By submitting this form to OpenStreetMap Kerala Team, you certify the information contained in this application is correct, and that if you are awarded a grant, you will use it only for the purposes described above. You will provide written documentation and receipts for all of your expenses to Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team to demonstrate this. You understand that the decisions made by the Booster Grant facilitation committee are final.
I Dr. Bindu K B herby certify that the information contained in this application is correct, and that if I am awarded a grant of Rs 750000/- I will use it only for the purposes described above. I will provide written documentation and receipts for all of the expenses to Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team to demonstrate this. I understand that the decisions made by the Booster Grant facilitation committee are final.
The Propsed Project plan and budget are supposed to be worked out with the support of the below mentioned mapper and validator:
Mapper : Manoj Karingamadathil (dartermanoj@gmail.com)
Validator : Arjun Gangadharan (arjun@geominds.in)
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