OpenStreetMap was the rightful platform chosen for the project. The first exercise involved community members from Ndungumbi ward which is the second ward to be mapped after Tandale which was done 3 years ago as a pilot study. The project has a combination of both students from the University (Who have some level of technical skills) and Community members (who know the geography of the area). With such a combination, a fully detailed map of the ward is the expected outcome for the first bit of the project. Ndungumbi ward CREDIT: Ramani Huria
Mradi huu unatumia vyanzo wazi vya jukwaa la ramani kama msingi wa kukusanya taarifa,kudigitize,kuchambua taarifa, na uboreshaji wa ramani.Ramani huria ni jukwaa sahihi lililochaguliwa katika mradi.Zoezi la kwanza lilihusisha wana jamii kutoka kata ya Ndugumbi ambayo ilikuwa ni kata ya pili kutengenezewa ramani baadae Tandale ambayo ilifanywa miaka mitatu iliyopita kama somo la majaribio.Mradi una mchanganyiko wa watu wote wanafunzi kutoka chuo kikuu Ardhi (ambao wana ngazi ya kiufundi na ujuzi) na wana jamii (ambao wanajua jiografia ya maeneo yao).Kwa mchanganyiko huu,ramani yenye taarifa za kina za kata in tegemewa kupatikana kwa mara ya kwanza ya mradi.