OSM in Pakistan hasn’t been very active in the past. However the future is looking bright. This year during the state of the map in Amsterdam you will run into a university professor – but don’t let the absent minded-professor-look fool you. This is a man on a mission – as a professor at the largest university in Multan (Bahauddin Zakariya University) he has managed to generate a ground swell of students and faculty to start systematic mapping of Multan. He has just received a small (as in tiny) grant from his University to help kick-start the mapping of Multan.
There is a lot of work ahead and being in Amsterdam (thanks to the generous scholarship from Open Society Institute) he will be keeping his ears open to learn as much as possible from the seasoned OSMer – especially those from countries at a similar stage of mapping as Pakistan.
So get to know this face and if you see it introduce yourself and share ideas. He will be giving his lightening talk along with the other scholarship holders – add it to your calender here.
You can checkout the planned mapping parties in Multan, Pakistan. Also feel free to get in touch with Asif via email: mianasifrasul at gmail.com
Pakistan at the State of the Map, Amsterdam
There is a lot of work ahead and being in Amsterdam (thanks to the generous scholarship from Open Society Institute) he will be keeping his ears open to learn as much as possible from the seasoned OSMer – especially those from countries at a similar stage of mapping as Pakistan.
So get to know this face and if you see it introduce yourself and share ideas. He will be giving his lightening talk along with the other scholarship holders – add it to your calender here.
You can checkout the planned mapping parties in Multan, Pakistan. Also feel free to get in touch with Asif via email: mianasifrasul at gmail.com