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My experience in mapping my neighborhood.

Posted by jjppsia on 26 August 2018 in English. Last updated on 11 October 2018.

When the time I decided to walk around on my neighborhood, I discovered many things that I never seen and been before. I saw new buildings/establishments, apartments, carwash, convinient stores, and etc. I was amazed when I saw these new things on my neighborhood because I realized that the last time I went to that place was a long time ago.

After wondering about the new things that I found, I decided to map it. And then I realized that the map of my neighborhood or field paper that I have is not updated or accurate to what I see on my neighborhood. Like there are new buildings and establishments located at this place but it is not shown in my field paper.

In addition to that is there buildings that are no longer existing, yet it’s still shown in the field paper. So I decided to fix and edit my field paper so that It can be accurate and correct when I decided to upload it in web.

Walking and roaming around on my neighborhood is fun and exciting though it was scary at first because first of all, I don’t usually go out in our condo and our neighborhood is known for being a chaotic area. But I was confident that time that there will be no trouble that could happen because it is morning. furtheremore, I added new buildings and removed and renamed buildings that are no longer existing.

Lastly, I am happy that this assignment in cwts++ served as an opportunity for me to explore my neighborhood that leads to a result of discovering new things that I’ve never been encountered.

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Discussion

Comment from arnalielsewhere on 26 August 2018 at 09:33

Great! Through fieldpaper mapping, we can groundtruth what is actually existing. 😃

Comment from GOwin on 26 August 2018 at 10:27

Whenever you go out - whether mapping or otherwise, always be mindful of your safety.

I’m glad that you found the exercise enjoyable and that you’ve learned new things about your neighborhood.

Thank you for posting your experience, and sharing what you’ve discovered. I’m looking forward to seeing them on OSM soon.

Cheers,

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