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SUMMARY:25th OSM Delhi MapWalk (Meerut)
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DESCRIPTION:Inviting all people in Delhi and Meerut to come and discover t
 he wonderful world of OpenStreetMap!\n\nJoin us and meet new people\, expl
 ore new places\, and learn how to use and improve this amazing community r
 esource!\n\nThe more the people\, the greater our impact. Each mapper matt
 ers!\n\n🗓️ Date - Sunday\, 19th of October  \n🕙 Time - 12:00 to 15
 :00 hours\, followed by dinner (sponsored by [TomTom](https://www.tomtom.c
 om/))  \n📌 Location - Meerut (exact venue to be finalized)\n\n## How do
  I join?\n\n1. Click the "Attend" button. You will need to create an OpenS
 treetMap account\, if you don't have one already.\n\n2. Register with OSM 
 Delhi by filling out [our Cryptpad form](https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form
 /view/qSVaR56cWENEK7n6LQmL8JcVwvnEheYlf6geJdKic7c/)\, or give us a call at
  +91-98992-37909\n\n## What will we be doing?\n\n- [16:00 - 16:15] Meet th
 e people  \n- [16:15 - 16:25] New participants learn what OSM is and a sim
 ple way of using it.  \n  * Returning participants learn new ways of using
  OSM.  \n- [16:25 - 16:40] New participants learn to edit OSM  \n  * Retur
 ning participants learn new ways of editing OSM.  \n- [16:40 - 16:45] We s
 plit into teams\, and each team is assigned an area to map.  \n- [16:45 - 
 18:45] The teams map the areas they are assigned to.  \n- [18:45 - 19:00] 
 We regroup\, and conclude the MapWalk.   \n- [19:00 onwards] We grab some 
 food and drinks together.\n\n## What do I need to bring?\n\nThe main thing
  you need is **an Android or iOS smartphone.**  \n\nWe also suggest bringi
 ng...  \n * a power bank  \n * a charging cable  \n * drinking water  \n *
  friends and colleagues - the more the merrier 🙂\n\n## How do I learn a
 bout future OpenStreetMap events?\n\nGlad you asked! We have a few differe
 nt options.\n\n### Jabber/XMPP\n\nPeople in the [OpenStreetMap India Jabbe
 r/XMPP channel](https://invite.joinjabber.org/#osm-in@conference.a3.pm?joi
 n) are the first to know about future events. It's also a great place to m
 eet other OpenStreetMap contributors\, ask questions\, and exchange knowle
 dge.\n\nInstall [Quicksy](https://quicksy.im/) ([Play Store](https://play.
 google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.quicksy.client)/[App Store](https://ap
 ps.apple.com/us/app/quicksy/id6538727270)/[F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en
 /packages/im.quicksy.client)) or [Prāv](https://prav.app/) ([Play Store](
 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.prav.client)/[F-Droid](h
 ttps://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.prav.client))\, then click this link - 
 [osm-in@conference.a3.pm](https://invite.joinjabber.org/#osm-in@conference
 .a3.pm?join)\n\n[Jabber/XMPP](https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quic
 k-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html) is the IETF standard for chat. Think of it 
 like WhatsApp or Telegram\,\nbut it's trustworthy [libre software](https:/
 /en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libre_software)\, ad-free\, and AI-free. It's also\
 n[federated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_(information_technol
 ogy))\, which means it doesn't lock you in to one app or service.\n\n### M
 astodon (Fediverse)\n\nYou can check out photos of past OSM India events\,
  and get notified of\nfuture events on the [OSM India Mastodon page](https
 ://en.osm.town/@OSMIndia/).\n\nMastodon is a microblogging platform - it's
  like Twitter\, but\ncommunity-owned\, ad-free\, algorithm-free\, trustwor
 thy [libre\nsoftware](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libre_software)\, and 
 has much nicer users. It's [federated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feder
 ation_(information_technology)) and part\nof [the Fediverse](https://fediv
 erse.info/) \, which means it doesn't lock you in to one app\nor service.\
 n\n### Calendar or RSS feed\n\nSubscribe to [our calendar or RSS feed](htt
 ps://osmcal.org/subscribe/?in=India)
GEO:28.994027;77.707329
LOCATION:Meerut (exact venue to be decided)\, gali 12\, Meerut\, Uttar Pra
 desh\, India
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