State of the Map India 2026
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State of the Map India 2026
The pilot edition of State of Map India 2026 is happening along with FOSS4G Asia 2026.
- Date - 24th Jan, 2026
- Venue - Nashik Engineering Cluster, MIDC Ambad, Nashik, India
- Website - https://stateofthemap.in
Group photo
Talks and attendees
We had 55+ attendees for the inaugural edition of State of the Map India 2026. 14 talks and 1 workshop were presented. Talk recordings would be made available soon.
| Serial | Event Name | Speaker | Presentation URL | Recording URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | State of the Map in India | Ark Arjun | - | |
| 2 | [Keynote] Bridging AI and OpenStreetMap: A Comprehensive MCP Server for Geospatial Intelligence and Community-Driven Mapping | Saikat Maiti | https://github.com/osm-in/sotm-in-2026-presentations/blob/main/bridging_ai.pdf | |
| 3. | TomTom & OSM Community Program | Kiran Ahire | - | |
| 4. | Why Building Community in India needs a Local First Approach, lessons from OSM Kerala | Ark Arjun | https://github.com/osm-in/sotm-in-2026-presentations/blob/main/community_local_approach.pdf | |
| 5. | What are the challenges of running a Data Ops Team | Sarang Kulkarni | https://github.com/osm-in/sotm-in-2026-presentations/blob/main/Maps_Data_Ops_Challenge.pdf | |
| 6. | Mapping Cyclone Amphan Impacts Using OpenStreetMap: A Disaster Management Case Study of West Bengal | Riyanka Banerjee, Debanjali Roy, Aditi Bera, Aditi Majhi | https://github.com/osm-in/sotm-in-2026-presentations/blob/main/amphan.pdf | |
| 7. | Spatial Distribution of Critical Disaster Management Facilities: A GIS-Based Approach of Maha Kumbh, Prayagraj | Bhavya Mangla, Devansh Negi, Shruti | https://github.com/osm-in/sotm-in-2026-presentations/blob/main/spatial_distribution.pdf | |
| 8. | Need of Open Map Data for Creative Project | Bal Krishna Jha | https://github.com/osm-in/sotm-in-2026-presentations/blob/main/need_open_data.pdf | |
| 9. | How I use PMGSY data along with supporting datasets for adding roads for Unmapped Villages | Devdatta Tengshe | https://github.com/osm-in/sotm-in-2026-presentations/blob/main/pmgsy.pdf | |
| 10. | [Demo] Interactive map publishing demo using OSM and open data with Amche Atlas | Arun Ganesh | - | |
| 11. | [Recording] Message from OSM Foundation Board | OSMF | - | |
| 12. | [Recording] The Role of Crowdsourced Damage Assessment in Disaster Response and Recovery | Mikko Tamura, Bernard Heng | - | |
| 13. | Bridging Municipal Road Data and OSM: The OSM-Validate Tool | Nishon Tandukar | - | |
| 14. | Introducing QuantaRoute - A Geocoding API Designed for India | Saikat Maiti | - | |
| 15. | [Workshop] Cartography Workshop With QGIS and OpenStreetMap | Arun Ganesh | - |
Sponsors
Gold Sponsor - Grab Maps
Supporters - Eukarya, OSGeo - TH, GatewayGeo, OSGeo, TomTom, StadiaMaps, OSGeo JP, OSGeo Korean Chapter