Mapathon UZH DSI 2025

Mapathon @ UZH DSI 2025 - Mapping for a more inclusive city and humanitarian action

This event is about putting vulnerable people on the map, specifically mapping for the disabled and for humanitarian action, using OpenStreetMap, a free map of the world, created by people like you!

• Date/Time: Fr. 28 March 2025, 14:00-21:00
• Location: Rämistrasse 69, CH-8001 Zürich (Event Room/DSI SOC-E-010). The location is easily accessible by tram (ETH/University Hospital stops for trams 9, 10, and 6 or Kantonsschule for trams 5 and 9). Please use the side entrance here (OSM.ch).

 Register by a simple e-mail to Stefan Keller stefan.keller@ost.ch with subject #MapathonUZHDSI2025

About

We map two main areas and topics: Mapping sidewalks for wheelchair routing in Zurich city (Group W) and mapping for humanitarian actions (Group H).

• Why participate? Because, it is not only fun to be part of this crowdsourced, participatory project, but you'll also contribute to creating a more inclusive city!
• What is a Mapathon and a Mapping Party? Learn more by looking at this Mapathon page here and by watching this video from Missing Maps (minimum age is 13 to create their own OSM account).
• What is OpenStreetMap? See e.g. here (mamapa.org) or here (OpenSchoolMaps.org, english see ZIP).
• What is the Swiss OpenStreetMap Association (SOSM) and DIZH-funded project ZuReach See SOSM.ch and ZuReach
• Follow us on e.g. Mastodon

Useful information

This mapathon is held in english (german is also OK) and it's compliant with the Richtlinien ('Directed Editing Policy') of OSM.

This Mapathon is free of charge. It is mainly sponsored by the Digital Society Initiative (DSI) of the University of Zürich (UZH) as part of the DIZH-funded project ZuReach, with additional support from FH OST. It's also supported by the Missing Maps Zürich and the International Office, OST Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, Rapperswil (Switzerland). It will be organised by Prof. Stefan Keller (FH OST and SOSM board member), who has organised many mapping parties and was inspired by the Missing Maps students in Zurich and University of Heidelberg as well as Dr. Hoda Allahbakhshi, Academic Associate at the DSI and Department of Geography, UZH, and ZuReach Project Manager.

 What to prepare? Catering is provided, but feel free to bring sweets. 
 Don’t forget to bring good vibes, your laptop with a charger, and make sure to read the sections below carefully.

Program

 14:00 Welcome and introduction to crowdsourcing and ZuriACT/ZurReach - Hoda 
 14:15 Introduction general stuff about OSM and "your first edit" - Stefan 
 14:45 Instructions about humanitarian mapping - Daniel (group H)
 14:55 Instructions how to map sidewalks- Stefan (group W)
 15:05 Break and before: Assigningment to the groups W and H (about 4 groups) - Stefan (all)
 15:20 Group W Mapping sidewalks - Stefan + Mappers
 15:20 Group H Mapping for humanitarian actions - Daniel + Interns
 18:15 Wrapping up - Stefan (all)
 18:30 Food & Drinks (Pizza)
 ~21:00: End

How to map?

 Changeset-comment: Hashtag #MapathonUZHDSI2025

Mapping sidewalks:

• See https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Sidewalks
• tbc.

Mapping for humanitarian action:

• See https://www.missingmaps.org/
• tbc.

 We use Etherpad! Etherpad MapathonUZHDSI2025 

See also past Mapathons and Mapping Parties: https://giswiki.hsr.ch/Kategorie:Mapping_Party + https://giswiki.hsr.ch/Kategorie:Mapathon.

Recommended mobile apps:

• Navigation: Organic Maps, (tbc. ...)
• Editing: EveryDoor, (tbc. ...)

Selected show cases enabled by OpenStreetMap data:

• Routing OSM.org with 'Foot' profile https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions#map=14/47.36990/8.55329
• Routing OSM.ch with 'Foot (Vampire)' profile: https://routing.osm.ch/?z=15&center=47.367544%2C8.550453&hl=en&alt=0&srv=5
• (tbc. ...)