The Kerala State IT Mission is set to launch the ambitious Mapathon Keralam project, a crowd-sourcing mapping initiative, which aims at creating micro-level maps of the entire State for identifying all natural and physical assets that will help effectively address the problem of recurrent natural calamity situations. Through Mapathon Keralam, the government seeks to create extensive local maps of the State covering every nook and cranny. Free online mapThe free online map, titled Open Street Map, is used for this mapping project as part of the government’s policy of strengthening activities focussed on free knowledge and Free and Open Source Software. Map My OfficeAs a pilot programme, a crowd-sourced mapping of government offices, called Map My Office, was earlier launched with the participation of employees. With this kind of mapping, locals can identify and mark all the features of their locality, since such information will be highly accurate.

Source: The Hindu October 21, 2019 13:41 UTC