In the bustling metropolis of Jakarta, the rapid expansion of highways and buildings is a testament to the city’s growth. Within six months, the highways expanded by an impressive 0.97%, …
In 2004, Steve Coast introduced OpenStreetMap (OSM), a platform designed to provide unrestricted geospatial data to a worldwide audience. OSM is a testament to global collaboration, where volunteers, whether armchair …
The Scout Movement is one of the communities that play a significant role in impacting various humanitarian activities in Indonesia. Besides having an organized network and system, it also has a very large number of members with different levels, some of which are based on the education system levels in Indonesia. Therefore, the involvement of the Scout Movement in various humanitarian activities is systematic and reaches various levels of society. Furthermore, their collaboration with various other humanitarian organizations makes humanitarian activities more comprehensive and targeted.
Across various slums in Indonesia, inhabitants’ resilience consistently stands out. Dwellers of these slums face multiple hardships in their everyday lives, encompassing modest incomes, confined living conditions in hazardous zones …
Over a year, the Safe and Sound Cities (S2Cities) program has been implemented in Bandung City. This program aims to increase youth participation in building a safe and comfortable Bandung City for their future. With this concept, youth are actively involved, even influencing the decision-making processes for urban development policies. There are many ways in which youth can contribute to this process, ranging from small-scale initiatives to larger ones. Individual youth, as well as youth communities in Bandung, also can participate in this program.
Water is the essence of life, sustaining all living organisms on our planet. However, uncontrolled water flow can pose serious threats, leading to flooding and potential damage to homes and buildings. To address this challenge, watersheds play a crucial role. Also known as drainage basins, watersheds are regions of land where water collects and streams into larger bodies of water, ensuring a controlled flow.
Floods are a relatively common occurrence in Indonesia due to the country’s geographical location, climate patterns, and natural topography. Indonesia experiences riverine and coastal flooding, varying frequencies depending on the region. Over the years, the densely populated capital and its surrounding cities (Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi, Puncak, and Cianjur or Jabodetabek-Punjur) have experienced catastrophic flooding, most recently in 2020.
There are many things to implement free and open spatial data, such as disaster response mapping to evacuate the victims, road network mapping for transportation systems, and so forth. However, those can only be implemented when spatial data is available. Participatory mapping, as a collaborative map-making process utilizing OpenStreetMap as a freely accessible platform, involves the active involvement of government, scholars, and communities as key stakeholders. This approach is essential for collectively identifying and mapping geographic features, especially in disaster-prone regions, where sharing spatial data has historically posed significant challenges in Indonesia. The goal of participatory mapping is to generate and share openly available spatial data that can be accessed by the public, addressing the need for collective and accessible information in these areas. From the beginning of 2022 until the end of March 2022, Indonesia witnessed over 1000 natural disasters, resulting in approximately 1.5 million individuals affected, as reported by the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) of Indonesia.
Banyak hal untuk mengimplementasikan data spasial bebas dan terbuka, seperti pemetaan tanggap bencana untuk memudahkan evakuasi korban, hingga pemetaan jaringan jalan untuk mendukung akses transportasi. Namun, hal tersebut tidak dapat diimplementasikan jika data spasial tidak tersedia. Pemerintah, akademisi, komunitas, dan masyarakat menjadi bagian keseluruhan dari pemetaan partisipatif dengan menggunakan OpenStreetMap sebagai platform pemetaan yang bebas dan terbuka. Pemetaan partisipatif ini sangat penting dilakukan dalam upaya pengumpulan data spasial yang dapat diakses oleh seluruh lapisan masyarakat, terutama di area yang rentan akan bencana alam. Dikutip dari data Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) Indonesia, sejak awal tahun 2022 hingga akhir Maret 2022, telah terjadi lebih dari 1000 bencana alam di Indonesia dengan total 1,5 juta korban. Demi memenuhi kebutuhan data spasial yang lengkap, terbaru dan akurat, terutama di area rentan bencana; organisasi non-profit Perkumpulan OpenStreetMap Indonesia (POI) dan Open Mapping Hub Asia-Pacific (OMHAP), berkolaborasi melalui program Booster Grant. Program ini bertujuan untuk mendukung secara finansial komunitas-komunitas lokal di Indonesia yang sudah dan sedang melakukan aktivitas pemetaan dengan menggunakan data OpenStreetMap. Harapannya, dengan ada dukungan finansial ini dapat membantu meningkatkan jumlah masyarakat yang memahami penggunaan teknologi bebas dan terbuka melalui visibilitas proyek pemetaan, sehingga mendorong lebih banyak orang untuk berpartispasi dalam kegiatan pemetaan untuk dapat menghasilkan data spasial yang akurat.
The United Nations Agency for Culture, Science, and Education (UNESCO) has recognized Indonesia for owning various heritages and cultures. Thus, thousands of museums, monuments, and historical places are located in …
