To gain first- hand experience of OSM, mapping was done in Mhow subdivision of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh, India. There are 10 subdivisions in the district. Total area of the district is nearly 3900 sq. km with total and rural population of nearly 3.28 and 0.8 million respectively. Nearly 679 sq. km area is under forest cover. Indore city is commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh and has a population of nearly 2 million and has been ranked the cleanest city in India for five consecutive cleanliness surveys from 2017 to 2021. Dr Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow), the headquarter of the subdivision is an important cantonment town. The town is located 23 km south-west of Indore city and has a population of nearly 85 thousand. Four training institutes of Indian Army and Border Security Force and two premier educational institutes namely Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) are also located in the subdivision. National Highways NH52, NH347BG and State Highways SH38, SH38A and SH40, IIM Road and Main District Road pass through the subdivision. Important tourist locations are Choral dam, Patal Pani waterfall, Mhow Fort and Bhim Janmbhumi (birthplace of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar). Other nearby attractions are Ralamandal Wildlife Sanctuary, Jam Dwar (Jam Gate) etc.

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