State of the Map Asia (SotM-Asia) is the annual regional conference of OpenStreetMap (OSM) organized by OSM communities in Asia. First SotM-Asia was organized in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2015, and the second was organized in Manila, Philippines in 2016. This year’s conference, third in the series, was organized in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 23 – 24, 2017 at Park Village Resort, Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, Nepal. We brought nearly 200 Open Mapping enthusiasts from Asia and beyond to this year’s SotM-Asia. The event provided an opportunity to share knowledge and experience among mappers; expand their network; and generate ideas to expand map coverage and effective use of OSM data in Asian continent. We chose ‘from creation to use of OSM data’ as the theme of this year’s conference, emphasizing on the effective use of OSM data. We also brought together a government panel from four different countries in this year’s SotM-Asia. We believe this event will deepen the bond and enhance collaboration among OSM communities across Asia. More information about the conference can be found on: http://stateofthemap.asia.

1. STATE OF OSM
IN VIET NAM
Trang Tran T.
Open Inclusive DRR

2. BASIC INFORMATION
• Socialist Republic of
Viet Nam
• Politics: One-party
system led by the
Communist Party of
Vietnam
• Location: SEA
• Population: 95.5 M
• OSM Vietnam was
established in 2009

3. KEY EVENTS
▪ 2009 Mapping Parties in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City
▪ 2013 Mapping Party at Vietnam Maritime University,
in Hai Phong City
▪ 2016 Hanoi Mapathon
▪ 2017 Mapathon in Can Tho University

5. DAILY ACTIVE OSM USERS
2016 Hanoi
MAPATHON
2017 OPEN
CITY BY
OPENDRI

6. NUMBER OF NODES
CREATED/MODIFIE
D/DELETED

7. BEFORE VS. PRESENT – MAIN CITIES
Ha Noi City
2009 vs.
Now
Roads

8. BEFORE VS. PRESENT – MAIN CITIES
Ha Noi City
2009 vs. Now
Buildings

9. BEFORE VS. PRESENT – MAIN CITIES
Ho Chi Minh City
2009 vs. Now
Roads

10. BEFORE VS. PRESENT – MAIN CITIES
Ho Chi Minh City
2009 vs. Now
Buildings

11. BEFORE VS. PRESENT – WHERE IT IS NEEDED
Vietnam- Flood 2016 in the Centre of Viet Nam
Damages and loss:
• 34 deaths, 1 missing
• 131,878 houses flooded; 39 houses
collapsed
• Crops and aquaculture flooded:
• 2,899ha rice, 2,126ha perennial crops,
• 11,774ha vegetables and 5,472ha of
aquaculture fields
• Livestock killed: 7,661 cattle and 312,345
poultry
• Multiple roads, bridges and irrigation
infrastructure eroded
Photo: Vietnam Red Cross
Society
Ha Tinh Province
is the most heavily affected province

12. BEFORE VS. PRESENT – WHERE IT IS NEEDED
HOT Project for Ha Tinh Province

13. BEFORE VS. PRESENT – WHERE IT IS NEEDED
What has been mapped in Ha Tinh Province?

14. CHALLENGES VERSUS POTENTIALS
CHALLENGES
▪ Inactive community
▪ Limited HOT project
▪ Issues are unrecognized
by the OSM Vietnam
and international OSM
community
POTENTIALS
▪ OSM dataset is currently used by some
governmental agencies such as: Traffic police
of Ha Noi, Hai Phong Department of
Transport; Vietnam Administration of Forestry
▪ WB project on open city
▪ Local governmental authorities are welcomed
to the use of OSM such as Can Tho City for the
open city project
▪ Private sector and academia: OSM is often
used in research and policy advocacy by the
academia and private sector
▪ Green Field Consulting & Development
Co., Ltd.;
▪ ICEM

15. Q&A