In mapping our neighbourhood, I used OpenStreetCam, since Mapillary was unable to function in my phone, to take some pictures and it was automatically uploaded. Since some of the images that I captured was not detailed, I also did mapping by walking and roaming around in our neighbourhood then putting the data in my field paper. I observed that there’s a lot of shops especially sari-sari store, schools, unnamed streets, unnumbered house and etc. To put the data from my field paper to OpenStreetMap, I used JOSM editor. By pressing ‘B’ in keyboard, it will draw and tag buildings automatically. I also downloaded house number tagging tool to tag house number and the shortcut for this is pressing ‘K’. Then using node and pressing ‘F3’, the presets will have different tags to use like for example, “sari-sari store” tags as https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop=convenience, “schools” tags as https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity=school and etc.
I realize that this program is something that I will treasure in my college life. Sounds dramatic but I am lucky and glad that I join to this program because I have learn so much about mapping. I also realize that helping the community is not all about joining cleanup drive, blood donation, recycling program, and etc but sitting, using laptops to map the neighbourhood or even some parts of the world is an also incredible thing to do to help community (I hope you can get my point here :D). Besides, I learn how to cooperate and associate to my groupmates or even my classmates. We are making a “bayanihan” in a simple classroom and together helping the community by mapping. Lastly, I also want to thank our instructor in guiding and teaching us about this program. I sincerely appreciate his commitment in our class.

Our instructor told us to map our neighbourhood using Field Paper. As I roaming and mapping around our neighbourhood, there’s a lot of name of streets and also establishments that I’ve discovered just like new pharmacies, sari-sari stores and a water refilling stations. But there’s one thing I’ve discovered that caught my attention because it’s represent the culture in our barangay and that is an itik store. Our barangay is known for selling and raising ducks or itik alongside with municipality of Pateros. Actually, most of the products that sell in Pateros are come from our barangay because it is beside of Ilog Pasig. As time goes by, our duck raising industry is decreasing due to the polluted Ilog Pasig. However these days, there’s one store near our Barangay that selling and raising ducks. But because of mapping, I am glad that I’ve found a newly itik store that shows how our barangay can be able to continue our culture.