DocumentCode :
3496799
Title :
The challenges and prospect of OpenStreetMap in Bangladesh
Author :
Ridwan, Sohaila Binte ; Ferdous, Hasan Shahid ; Ahmed, Syed Ishtiaque
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
fYear :
2011
fDate :
22-24 Dec. 2011
Firstpage :
589
Lastpage :
594
Abstract :
OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a world-wide campaign for developing open source maps. With the ever increase in the rate of cell phone usage, the necessity of location based services is increasing day by day and the prospect of such open source maps is very bright in commercial, educational and political points of views. Starting from the 3G mobile applications to cheap SMS-based services, we need maps everywhere. Various applications of digital maps are also seen in different national and international issues. Hence, OSM has been growing at a rapid pace in different parts of the world. However, it is a bit challenging task to develop this sort of voluntary efforts in the developing third world countries like Bangladesh. In this paper, we discuss the present conditions and initiatives taken for making OpenStreetMap a success in Bangladesh. Then we discuss about the various sectors that can be directly benefitted by the use of OSM in the context of developing countries like us and finally, we present the shortcomings and challenges that we face while developing OSM for this region.
Keywords :
cartography; public domain software; 3G mobile applications; Bangladesh; OSM; OpenStreetMap; SMS-based services; cell phone; developing countries; digital maps; location based services; open source map development; Cities and towns; Communities; Diseases; Educational institutions; Global Positioning System; Government; Bangladesh; Developing Countries; Disaster Response System; Location Based Services; OpenStreetMap; Public Health; Volunteerism;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), 2011 14th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dhaka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-907-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICCITechn.2011.6164857
Filename :
6164857
Link To Document :
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