Blog - Kathmandu Living Labs
Kathmandu Living Labs started as a tech collective by taking over the maintenance of the HOT Tasking Manager in February this year. From being warmly welcomed as a first member of the tech collective to the present day, the journey has been filled with a variety of experiences. There have been challenges and great learnings,Read more about Tasking Manager: Updates so far as a Tech Collective[…]
The OpenStreetMap (OSM) community is constantly expanding. Over 1.5million individuals have contributed data to it as per the stats page on the OSM Wiki. This network expands every day to include people with a wide range of interests and professions. There are numerous tools, technologies, and approaches being created to facilitate the contribution and use ofRead more about Introducing a New Member to the OpenStreetMap Community[…]
Thamel is the heart of Nepali tourism. The narrow, winding, crisscrossing gallis feel like a maze with colorful shops, displays of handloom carpets, jute and hemp bags, mountaineering gears, trekking agencies, money exchange, metal artifacts, eateries, dance bars, clubs, cramped buildings with businesses on every floor, ancient temples, hotels, and guest houses. It is said that over 80% of tourists whoRead more about GeoNight 2021: Contributing to the pandemic-stricken tourism of Nepal[…]
Updates from KLL’s ongoing efforts to map Province 2 in Nepal Birgunj metropolitan city has special economic importance to Nepal. As an entry point to the country from the Indian cities of Kolkata and Patna, most of the trade between these two countries happens via Birgunj and the neighbouring Indian city of Raxaul. Given itsRead more about Birgunj from above[…]
On 25th April, 2019 Pokhara Metropolitan launched The Map Book: Pokhara Metropolitan City in Maps. This was a significant milestone as this atlas was created utilizing new and existing data uploaded to 2C Geonode web portal and OpenStreetMap (OSM). Both platforms provide publicly accessible map data. The local geospatial data stored within these twoRead more about The Map Book: Pokhara Metropolitan City in Maps launched[…]
We need more girl mappers and their contribution in open geographic data. As, we believe that when a girl maps or uses the open geographic data the insight might be different from that of a man. With the aim to increase the number of girls in mapping, Women Leaders in Technology (WLiT) and Kathmandu LivingRead more about Girls mapping their community[…]
Pic: Group Picture of ODI ToT Team Two weeks ago I attended the Open Data Training of Trainers Course from Nov 26-30, organized by Data for Development (D4D) in Nepal Program. The program was implemented by Asia Foundation and Development Initiatives and facilitated by Dr. David Tarrant and Mel Normal from the Open Data InstituteRead more about ODI Training of Trainers: lessons learned and way forward[…]
Project Kathmandu Living Labs (KLL) is working together with the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) on the Modelling Exposure through Earth Observation Routines (METEOR) project. Our work is part of a larger collaboration between HOT, the British Geological Survey, ImageCat, and the UK Space Agency International Partnership Programme. This overall project is focused on developing innovativeRead more about Kathmandu from above[…]
I recently represented Kathmandu Living Labs at the second UN World Data Forum hosted by Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority of United Arab Emirates from October 22 to 24 in Dubai. It was supported by Statistics Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, under the guidance of the UN Statistical Commission andRead more about UN Data Forum: My experience with data and daydreaming[…]
The following lines may deserve a place in Aesop’s fables. Imagine there is a goldmine – big and priceless. But many do not know about its whereabout and those who know about it, do not know how to extract it. Over time the goldmine is lost to antiquity and the only value that remains isRead more about Nepal Earthquake Data: The Good, The Bad and How You Can Help[…]