Evaluation of participatory transport mapping data: MapatónCDMX
Posted by mapeadora on 19 December 2016 in English. Last updated on 17 April 2021.Why an evaluation?
OpenStreetMap is an international community of citizens, experts in open geographical data from different perspectives and specialties, and in collaborative methods to build information. OpenStreetMap is part of the Voluntary Geographic Information movement.
The Mexican OpenStreetMap chapter in preparation is involved in 3 main lines of action:
- Strengthening the community (training and methodological support in projects, integration with academia and activism)
- Procedures with government institutions for the importation of large public databases
- Management with institutions to promote open and collaborative practices in its information management
As a global community and ecosystem of technologies, OpenStreetMap has participated in the past in several initiatives of informal transport mapping. This lack of good transport systems and lack of data is crucial in developing cities.
Objectives of transport mapping initiatives
These operations usually pretend to:
- Create a complete transport system map to allow citizens to orient themselves in their city and make their mobility more efficient. Having this map allows more people to use collective transport instead of individual transport, with important implications on the mobility system, economy, environmental conditions, and the quality of life of people
- Provide local governments with data to regulate their transport, when they do not exist in useful formats
- Provide city and transportation planners with the necessary information to generate diagnostics, analysis, and design
- Allow research and innovation on the subject of transport and mobility with georeferenced open data and with quality standards
En el pasado taller de mapeo de #Repubikla y #Mapeaton del mes de mayo en Morelia (organizado por Bicivilízate A.C.), Fabiola Rayas Chávez planteó su interés para una colaboración entre Repubikla y su proyecto artístico basado en el recuerdo de los desaparecidos en Michoacán.