I started mapping the Basaveshwarnagar neighborhood, in Bengaluru, the area where I stay and thought I knew the place pretty well.

Before starting mapping, I was a little apprehensive about how much of Bengaluru has already been mapped. A few areas that are not mapped, might probably be the ones which I don’t know very well. So, I was wondering what was left for me to map.

But to my surprise and a bit of a shock, I discovered so many errors in the data in my area and to say I was overwhelmed would be an understatement.

One grouse would be why hadn’t I done this before.

The area I concentrated on

Things that I edited

• Misaligned roads

  • Untagged streets
  • Streets that didn’t have a name
  • some untagged buildings and polygons
  • roads that were wrongly intersecting
  • Footways and walkways of the local parks

Things that I added

• New shops that had cropped up in my surroundings recently
• A few buildings that I could make out
• A few streets that were missing
• A couple of amenities

So far, mapping hometown has been great fun. I will continue mapping my neighbourhood. I am sure I am in for some great surprises :)

Mapping Bengaluru is a little tricky mostly because of not knowing what to map but when searched, it comes up with tons of data that can be corrected, added, edited and generally have fun. There is so much more to be improved. Looks like I am in for a crazy ride :) :)