Blog - Kathmandu Living Labs
– By Melanie Eckle, HeiGIT Since 2009 the GIScience Research Group at Heidelberg has been conducting cutting edge research and application and service development around the use and creation of OpenStreetMap data and open data in general. In this vein, they are collaborating with different stakeholders and organizations to create relevant, up-to-date and innovative researchRead more about KLL HeiGIT partnership[…]
On April 25, 2015, Nepal was hit by a massive earthquake of 7.8 on the Richter scale. It sent shockwaves through the country’s 31 out of 75 districts, killing 9,000 people and injuring many more. In the wake of the quake, most of rural Nepal lay in ruins – requiring a nationally coordinated reconstruction effort.Read more about How did 2015 earthquake help Nepal develop its confidence in digital technology?[…]
– Gaurav, Arogya and Kshitiz On the first two days of April, 2017, Kathmandu Living Labs organized a retreat for its staff (based in both Kathmandu and Pokhara). The annual retreat for 2017 was organized to take a break from regular work by travelling to River Fun Beach Resort at Buttar, Kuringhat by theRead more about KLL Retreat 2017 – Raft, Fun, Camaraderie![…]
– Pradip Khatiwada Every day we are contributing towards the process of data generation through the digital technologies we use in our daily life. Every day, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are generated through the Internet, so much so that 90 per cent of all data has been generated in the past two years alone.Read more about Digital technology: Data-driven urban development[…]
Open Data Day is a worldwide celebration of the value of open data, and a chance for open data users and enthusiasts to teach others about open data and how to use open data. In 2016, it is celebrated on Saturday, March 5 with hackathons, mapathons, workshops, and lectures around the world. For this year’sRead more about Open Data Day 2016: Celebrating Open Data in Pokhara[…]
Every Friday, KLL celebrates 60 minutes of brown-bag ‘Innovation Hour’ in which the team members bring in new, fun ideas to the table. However this week’s innovation hour was different. This week’s KLL Friday Innovation Hour was dedicated to the recent Chile Earthquake. Following the massive 8.3 quake in Chile on Wednesday, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap TeamRead more about Chile Earthquake and KLL’s Remote Efforts[…]
Google at Nepal Tourism Board and Kathmandu Living Labs: Collaborating for an Open Data Paradigm in Nepal Just Google it! Now a pop culture reference point heard throughout the world, this phrase also defines the hyper-connected, continuously-innovating world of peer-to-peer technology. Google was here! Kathmandu is currently in the throes of recovering from theRead more about Google at NTB and KLL: Collaborating for an Open Data Paradigm in Nepal[…]
To draw meaning from data is the ultimate goal of any data collection effort. Once meaning is drawn from data, it prompts action. Here’s where visualization of data becomes vital as visualisations readily convey the meaning hidden in data. One such action-prompting visualization we’ve made for the earthquake response is this map at quakerelief.info. ThisRead more about Nepal Earthquake: Update from KLL Situation Room, June 1[…]
Thanks to all our supporters, who have donated and helped spread the word about our fundraising campaign. Today, we are launching a new challenge, #NamasteNepal. The challenge is: 1) Donate to help KLL sustain our efforts for Nepal 2) Take a picture of yourself doing Namaste 3) Challenge 3 friends of yours to do theRead more about #NamasteNepal[…]
Since the Great Earthquake of April 25th, KLL has been working nonstop to support relief, rescue as well as rebuilding efforts. One of those ways is to help make data collection more systematic. Today, we will share a few examples of how we have been helping collect data to facilitate reconstruction. Cultural Sites Damage AssessmentRead more about Nepal Earthquake: Update from KLL Situation Room, May 28[…]