UNMAPPEDPH

UNMAPPEDPH is a project initiated by MapBeks in 2020 which aims to map out buildings and roads in the most unmapped communities and towns in the Philippines.

In a study conducted by Thinking Machines PH in 2020, it was identified that 24 towns in the Philippines do not have a single building footprint on OpenStreetMap. This represents more than 100,000 families or approximately 500,000 individuals missing on the map.

So-called remote communities across the Philippines have been surviving and thriving over time, but they are not properly represented on OpenStreetMap. This project aims to initiate a mapping campaign that builds on and amplifies local capacities and interests in mapping for disaster preparedness.

A part of this project focuses to train LGBT organizations and individuals to learn how to contribute to OpenStreetMap.

MapBeks launches its Project #UNMAPPEDPH in September 2020 which aims to capacitate LGBT organizations and individuals how to map on OpenStreetMap and to put the 24 most unmapped towns in the country on the map.

The 25 Most Unmapped Towns on OpenStreetMap in the Philippines

Municipality	Province	Projected Population (PSA 2020)	Projected Families (PSA 2020)	Status	Funding/ Support	Tasking	Number of Buildings	Active Contributors
Akbar	Basilan	21,153	4,231	DONE		Buildings	7,110	No. of Contributors:23 Top Contributors: Grace Vicente, c4rlo, GrabPHEmil
Tuburan	Basilan	24,382	4,876	DONE
Aleosan	Cotabato	44,989	8,998	Validation L1		Buildings	19,870	No. of Contributors:29 Top Contributors: GrabPHEmil, Mapbeks_unknown, kinleah
President Roxas	Cotabato	54,317	10,863	Validation L2		Buildings	22,223	No. of Contributors:39 Top Contributors: Grace Vicente, edwardwastaken, jyeabella
Baroy	Lanao del Norte	25,027	5,005	Validation L1		Buildings	8,454	No. of Contributors: 14 Top Contributors: PamG10, Honey Fombuena, GrabPHEmil
Poona Piagapo	Lanao del Norte	29,919	5,984	DONE		Buildings	2,846	No. of Contributors:33 Top Contributors: jyeabella, GrabPHEmil, Mapbeks_unknown
Tagoloan	Lanao del Norte	14,676	2,935	Validation L2		Buildings	7,339	No. of Contributors: 18 Top Contributors: edwardwastaken, yalubill, jyeabella
Tangcal	Lanao del Norte	16,811	3,362
Bacolod- Kalawi	Lanao del Sur	23,681	4,736	Validation	HOT + Facebook 2020 Community Impact Microgrant	Buildings	1,186	No. of Contributors: 31 Top Contributors: Mapbeks_unknown, starenix, GrabPHEjelyn
Lumbaca-Unayan	Lanao del Sur	8,249	1,650	DONE		Buildings	1,101	No. of Contributors: 28 Top Contributors: LovelyFlowers, jdbNJITRCL, Mapbeks_unknown
Tubaran	Lanao del Sur	16,759	3,352	DONE		Buildings	2,621	No. of Contributors: 69 Top Contributors: Gyeongmin, GenDavid, Margiel Altheia Guittap
Barira	Maguindanao	38,316	7,663	DONE	Jesse Robredo Be Like Jesse Microgrant	Buildings	7,711	No. of Contributors: 87 Top Contributors: Sehasha, GrabPHEjelyn, ADMarin12
Mangudadatu	Maguindanao	31,985	6,397	Mapping		Buildings A	11,633	No. of Contributors: 86 Top Contributors: Mapbeks_unknown, GrabPHEmil, Kim Allexis
Paglat	Maguindanao	20,331	4,066	DONE	Jesse Robredo Be Like Jesse Microgrant	Buildings A Buildings B Roads A Roads B	3,437	No. of Contributors: 47 Top Contributors: Charlotteelizabeth, TryingToHelp, MariMac3
Sultan Sa Barongis	Maguindanao	28,638	5,728	DONE	HOT + Facebook 2020 Community Impact Microgrant	Buildings A Buildings B Roads A Roads B	9,143	No. of Contributors: 64 Top Contributors: yalubill, paduhh, Nicolas Go
Pio V. Corpuz	Masbate	25,053	5,011	Mapping		Buildings	5,818	No. of Contributors: 81 Top Contributors: Mariska@154, Vera Kreuwels, Kira Boe
Baliangao	Misamis Occidental	18,265	3,653	Mapping		Buildings	7,141	No. of Contributors: 21 Top Contributors: edwardwastaken, jyeabella, GenDavid
Don Victoriano Chiongbian	Misamis Occidental	10,882	2,176	Mapping		Buildings	3,177	No. of Contributors: 10 Top Contributors: PamG10, depachie, GrabPHEmil
Panaon	Misamis Occidental	10,910	2,182	DONE		Buildings	3,448	No. of Contributors: 30 Top Contributors: GenDavid, agreenish, FabienVolunteerFrance
Ferrol	Romblon	7,209	1,442	DONE	HOT + Facebook 2020 Community Impact Microgrant	Buildings Roads	2,106	No. of Contributors: 17 Top Contributors: ShilaMariia, Keith Helbley, Koloa102
San Andres	Romblon	16,137	3,227	DONE	HOT + Facebook 2020 Community Impact Microgrant	Buildings Roads	3,782	No. of Contributors: 82 Top Contributors: ShilaMariia, yalubill, Mapbeks_unknown
Santa Maria	Romblon	8,807	1,761	Mapping		Buildings	1,722	No. of Contributors: 38 Top Contributors: koos krijnders, greenyope, PeterBarto
Kalingalan Caluang	Sulu	36,880	7,376	Validation L1		Buildings	6,929	No. of Contributors: 20 Top Contributors: GrabPHEmil, Grace Vicente, SkyC
Dumingag	Zamboanga del Sur	47,485	9,497	Mapping		Buildings	21,735	No. of Contributors: 82 Top Contributors: GenDavid, Grace Vicente, GrabPHEmil
Imelda	Zamboanga Sibugay	30,645	6,129	Validation L1		Buildings	8,349	No. of Contributors: 27 Top Contributors: jyeabella, Honey Fombuena, yalubill
TOTAL		611,506 individuals	122,300 families				168,881 building footprints as of December 27, 2020

Validation Process

The validation process will be three-fold, namely:

1. Eyeball Validation - With the use of HOT Tasking Manager 4 and iD Editor, intermediate and expert OSM mappers will be able to validate using Maxar Premium Imagery and assess the completeness and quality of mapping. After completing a town project, the project manager will then reactivate all tasks to undergo a second level of validation by the MapBeks core volunteer team.
2. MapBeks Team Validation - Once the first level validation has been complete, the town project will then be closed only for MapBeks' team validation. The team will undergo a series of validation trainings with OSM expert trainers and to curate the data based on OSM standards. This will also include fixing validation errors using iD Editor via the HOT Tasking Manager 4.
3. JOSM Validation - The data for each town project would be downloaded and would run through JOSM's validation process to check for errors before archiving the project.

The #BikesForBeks Campaign under the #UNMAPPEDPH Project aims to encourage more people to map by providing donations to an identified charity based on the number of building footprints created using a specific changeset comment. Poster created by Raymund Añonuevo

Bikes for Beks Campaign

As part of the #UNMAPPEDPH project, MapBeks initiated the Bikes for Beks Campaign which aims to encourage more LGBT and AIDS service organizations and individuals to participate in the mapping process. Each mapped building under a specific changeset comment would be equivalent to a specific amount donated for an identified charity.

Ongoing Campaign:

• #bikesforbekshash - building footprints created under this changeset comment would benefit the HIV and AIDS Support House. MapBeks' goal is to generate P30,000.00 to purchase four (4) bikes for four (4) LGBT support front liners to be used in delivering anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs for PLHIV, provide psychosocial support, and conduct HIV screening.

Supporting Organizations:

1. TELUS PH
2. National University YouthMappers
3. Grab Philippines Map Operations
4. Accenture PH
5. Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team