- 08-20, 09:30–10:30, Online Workshops
- 08-21, 11:30–12:30, Workshops and Loop-Cinema - Room 103
All times in Europe/Rome
RapiD is the OpenStreetMap editor that enables users to access a wide variety of shared open data and a machine learning generated predictions that can bring new detail to the map. In 2022, the team at Meta upgraded RapiD to enable users to validate and verify Mapillary detections from images and add data to OpenStreetMap. Join us in an instructional workshop and mapathon where we will learn how Youthmappers in Sierra Leone are using Mapillaryto map the power grid across the country, and how the same workflow can be applied to map electricity availability and lighting around the world, anywhere users capture Mapillary and utilize RapiD to enrich OpenStreetMap.
Please bring your own personal laptop if possible!
Goals:
- Introduce the project for utility pole/power line mapping in Sierra Leone
- demo how to capture Mapillary imagery
- walkthrough on how to use RapiD for adding utility poles and street lamps
- guided mapathon with focus on Sierra Leone and option to replicate anywhere the participant wants, such as their hometown
Logistics:
- projector screen
- classroom environment good for lecture + laptop work
- bring your own laptop + mobile phone
- access to wifi needed (we can try to hotspot via my phone)
- we will try to provide a few laptops, but if the venue can provide any it will be helpful for using OSM iD/RapiD
Mapping Utility Poles and Street Lights with Mapillary and RapiD
Talk keywords –mapillary, rapid, id, africa, electric
Workshop requirements –Requirements: OSM account
Recommended: Laptop, mobile phone, wifi/mobile service connection, Mapillary account
Affiliation –Meta/Mapillary, Youthmappers, Arizona State University
Patricia Solís, PhD, is designer, director, co-founder of YouthMappers, a consortium of student-led mapping chapters on 300+ university campuses in 65+ countries. She is Executive Director of the Knowledge Exchange for Resilience and Associate Research Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University. Solís serves a diplomatic appointment as the first woman President of the PanAmerican Institute of Geography and History for the Organization of American States. She has been a Fulbright Specialist and received the Distinguished Service Honors from the American Association of Geographers.
Christopher Beddow is a data analyst working on products related to OpenStreetMap and Mapillary. He is part of the basemaps team at Meta, is a longtime contributor to OSM and Mapillary, and has a special interest in mapping pedestrian routes, rural areas, and mountainous regions. He is from Montana, USA and lives in a small town in Switzerland. Chris is a member of the Swiss OSM association and loves to ski, hike, and ride trains. He is open to collaboration on projects, talking maps over espresso/apero, and meeting mappers from around the world. Find him on twitter: @cbed32