Kerala/Grants/HOTBoosterGrant2023/Proposal/Public Transport Data Generation in Trivandrum
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Your project
A project to generate comprehensive and up-to-date public transportation data in OpenStreetMap (OSM) to improve the accuracy and availability of transit information for Trivandrum. This project aims to enhance accessibility, support urban planning, and empower individuals with reliable public transportation data.
Describe the local challenge your project is addressing
In this section please describe in detail the challenge that your project addresses. We recommend your response be a minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 400 words.
Access to reliable and comprehensive public transportation data is essential for efficient urban mobility. However, many cities and regions lack accurate and up-to-date transit information in OSM. This results non - effective route planning, hampers public transportation usage, and limits the ability of individuals to navigate cities with confidence. Our project seeks to address this gap by systematically collecting, verifying, and updating public transportation data in OSM.
Describe your project
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Collect and digitize public transportation data of bus routes in Trivandrum. Validate and verify the accuracy of the collected data to ensure reliability and consistency. With the help of local osm communities, transit authorities, and volunteers to gather public transportation data. Utilizing GPS devices, mobile applications, and existing data sources, we will collect information on routes, stops, schedules, and other relevant attributes. Quality assurance processes will be implemented to verify the accuracy and completeness of the collected data.
Describe your sustainability plan
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What are your community-defined project goals, and how do you define project success?
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List the tools you intend to use during your project and why
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Smartphones/ Gps devices
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Partnerships
Successful applications will demonstrate one or more partnerships with a local data user. Priority will be given to applications for which the data has been requested by a partnering organisation, or where the partner organisation has expressed interest in collecting the data for a specific use or intervention. Example partners include local non-government organisations (NGOs), community based organisations (CBOs), local governments, companies, universities, schools, and other academic institutions.
Describe who will use your data
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Describe any other partnerships and collaborations you plan to mobilise or establish for the purpose of the project
In this section, please describe any additional partners you might be working with. If there are no additional partners (beyond the data user) this must be stated here. We recommend your response be a minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 400 words.
We are planning to join hands with OpenDataKerala, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, Osm Kerala to make it happen the project.
Expansion
Successful applications will show how communities intend to grow community engagement. This includes a practical approach to how many new mappers you aim to recruit and how they will be involved in community activities. Priority will be given to communities that also include a plan for ongoing engagement beyond the grant period. If this is not relevant to your project, please explain why.
Project plan and budget
Priority will be given to applications that collaborate with other OSM communities in the region. This can be country-specific or regional and can include collaboration with Youth Mappers Chapters, or members of the HOT community to help with training, validation (as examples). For support in sourcing collaborators, email microgrants@hotosm.org.
Budget breakdown
| Sl. No | Programs | Total cost for budget Program (In INR) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Initial Training | 10000 |
| 2 | Data Collection | 15000 |
| 3 | Field Mapping (4 months) | 40000 |
| 4 | Transportation | 10000 |
| 5 | Arm Chair Mapping | 15000 |
| 6 | Other Expansion | 10000 |
| Total | 100000 |
Project plan/ Project Breakdown
Give your project plan here. If you would like to present your project plan in a tabular format, you can use this tool to convert your spreadsheet into a wikitable and paste the code below here
| Sl.No./ Phase | Project plan | Breakdown | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic Ground work |
|
Until 2023-7-14 |
| 2 | Initial Training |
Quality Check. |
4 days |
| 3 | Data Collection & Field Mapping |
|
2023-7-19 -10 - 2023 -10-19
( Expected ) |
| 4 | Arm chair Mapping |
|
2023-10-20 - 2023-11-30 |
| 5 | Quality check & Other Expansions( Depends upon the available time and
resources) |
2023-12-1 - 2023-12-31 |
Declaration
By submitting this form to OpenStreetMap Kerala Team, you certify the information contained in this application is correct, and that if you are awarded a grant, you will use it only for the purposes described above. You will provide written documentation and receipts for all of your expenses to Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team to demonstrate this. You understand that the decisions made by the Booster Grant facilitation committee are final.
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