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C A N D E L A S A N C H E Z C A N D E L A . S R E @ G M A I L . C O M
PARTICIPATORY MAPPING IN PUNE’S SLUMS - INDIA
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• Ambitions of Research
• Overview of the Area
• Partners and Participants
• Mapping Shankar Maharaj
• Challenges
• Observations
1. AMBITIONS OF RESEARCH
Aims
• To further understanding of the
feasibility and limitations of
using VGI and Web 2.0
technologies to map slums in
India.
• To further understanding of the
political, social and technical
impediments of participatory
mapping and the ability this
has to empower slum
communities.
1. AMBITIONS OF RESEARCH
Objectives
1. Participatory Mapping
2. Mapping: what for?
GeoreferencedSMS Reports
3. Project based on (1) and (2):
Crowdmap
4. Empowerment,
really?
2. OVERVIEW OF THE AREA
1: 54500
Source: Source: Mapbox (TileMill) on the left and OpenStreetMap on the right.
2. SHANKAR MAHARAJ
Source: OpenStreetMap (left) and google maps (right).
3. PARTNERS AND PARTICIPANTS
Partners: Mashal NGO
• MASHAL (Maharashtra Social Housing and Action League) – founded in 1985.
• NGO based in Pune which works in partnership with Pune Municipal Corporation to implement Slum Rehabilitation Projects.
• Pune Slum Atlas
3. PARTNERS AND PARTICIPANTS
Participants: Shankar Maharaj
• Around 15-20 people came to the general meetings we had at Shankar Maharaj.
• 2 people volunteered to map Shankar Maharaj
• 13 women volunteered to send SMS reports
4. MAPPING SHANKAR MAHARAJ
1. Initial Phase: Meetings (Mashal and Shankar Maharaj)
2. Mapping:
a. Recording Tracks and POIs
b. OSM
3. Crowdmap and FrontlineSMS
4. Final Phase: SMS Reports
4. MAPPING SHANKAR MAHARAJ
1. Initial Phase: Meetings
2. Mapping:
a. Recording Tracks and POIs
b. OSM
3. Crowdmap and FrontlineSMS
4. Final Phase: SMS Reports
4. MAPPING SHANKAR MAHARAJ
1. Initial Phase: Meetings
2. Mapping:
a. Recording Tracks and POIs
b. OSM
3. Crowdmap and FrontlineSMS
4. Final Phase: SMS Reports
4. MAPPING SHANKAR MAHARAJ
1. Initial Phase: Meetings
2. Mapping:
a. Recording Tracks and POIs
b. OSM
3. Crowdmap and FrontlineSMS
4. Final Phase: SMS Reports
4. MAPPING SHANKAR MAHARAJ
1. Initial Phase: Meetings
2. Mapping:
a. Recording Tracks and POIs
b. OSM
3. Crowdmap and FrontlineSMS
4. Final Phase: SMS Reports
5. CHALLENGES
Challenges
Technical
PoliticalSocial
5. CHALLENGES
Technical
• (very) Narrow streets and weak GPS signal
• Tags given with QGIS/JOSM were not recognised after uploading
data to OSM (Potlatch tagging)
• Lack in the range of tags recognised by OSM
• Not enough “resolution” in OSM
• SMS: Language
4. CHALLENGES
Technical
• (very) Narrow streets and weak GPS signal
• Tags given with QGIS/JOSM were not recognised after uploading
data to OSM (Potlatch tagging)
• Lack in the range of tags recognised by OSM
• Not enough “resolution” in OSM
• SMS: Language
• 38 POIs were recorded
• 21 show on the OSM map
4. CHALLENGES
Technical
• (very) Narrow streets and weak GPS signal
• Tags given with QGIS/JOSM were not recognised after uploading
data to OSM (Potlatch tagging)
• Lack in the range of tags recognised by OSM
• Not enough “resolution” in OSM
• SMS: Language
4. CHALLENGES
Social
• Language
• Difficult and very time consuming to organise meetings in Shankar
Maharaj
• Difficult to gain the trust of the community
• Maps – what for?
• Who actually benefits from participatory mapping?
4. CHALLENGES
Political
• Opposition from Local Government (PMC)
• Opposition from Area Corporators
• SMS were banned by the National Government due to protests and
riots in Pune and Mumbai
5. OBSERVATIONS
• Digital Divide: Wide access to mobile phones and few people
have computers at their houses.
• Community Participation: Time
• Empowerment does not exist as a concept?
• “Participation is still dependency”
• Data boom – no room for “qualitative” information?
• Participatory Mapping unsustainable?
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to especially thank Robin McLaren for sponsoring this
project and for his academic support. I would also like to thank
William Mackaness for his enthusiasm and great support.
Finally, I am extremely grateful to MASHAL and the people of Shankar
Maharaj for welcoming me and allowing me to work with them.