ABCD
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1.1. Planning and Preparation
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Intro
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As the first step to understand what objects/features to map, you can try to ask to yourself/colleagues about these following questions
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A. Purpose and Audience
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What problem is this project seeking to address?
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What SDG indicator(s) we are seeking to address?
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Are we hoping this data will answer once it has been collected?
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Who is the main audience that we will collaborate with?
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Will they get benefit to our program directly?
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B. Geographic Extent
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Does this mapping project involve gathering information about a city, a neighborhood, a whole country?
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Do the questions that the project needs answering logically connect to a particular administrative scale? Or another sort of boundary?
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C. Features to map
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What, within the geographic extent, needs to be mapped? Roads? Buildings? Particular kinds of buildings such as schools or health facilities?
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Is there other information such as land-use or natural features like rivers and forests that will also require mapping?
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D. Attributes to collect
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What information about each feature will the team collect? For example, is knowing the width or surface of roads important to the questions the project seeks to answer?
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Does the attributes that we are trying to collect are already available in OpenStreetMap?
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Are there any private information that we need to collect?
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E. Political Climate
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Will government fully support/cooperating with our mapping project?
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Do we able to identify which government agency that we will collaborate with?
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Is the area experiencing violence or hostile events?
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Is this activity involve groups similar to your own?
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Is this a secure environment to conduct your work? A hostile climate can make it extremely difficult to carry out operations.
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F. Technology
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 Is there a foundation of technology that supports an organization? This can be related to actual hardware, software, networks, data centers, or the presence of electricity.
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 Is there good quality, high-resolution imagery available, from satellites or other sources? Using aerial imagery as a background layer is considered to be the easiest way to map, particularly when many buildings need to be digitized.
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Is there an Internet connection (limited or full)?
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What is the amount of bandwidth or level of connectivity? Many tools rely on Internet access. If you don’t have an Internet connection, you need to think about additional infrastructure or tools to support your project.
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Does the community have smartphones? Though not essential by any means, mobile data collection is a recommended method of field mapping and is done using smartphones
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Does the community have personal computer/laptop?
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G. Literacy
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Does the community have the ability to read and write?
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Are communities aware the basic convention of maps?
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Can they read the map? or do they use to read maps regulary?
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H. Accessibility
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Are areas you want to map physically accessible?
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How will you reach the site? Is there public transportation or do you need to hire vehicles?
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I. Language & Culture
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How can you approach the local community with cultural sensitivity?
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What is their daily language? Do you need hire a local translator to support the project?
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J. Partner
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Who is there to work with?
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Are there other organizations on the ground and open to collaboration?
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Do you need to collborate with local OSM community to support your project?
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K. Gender
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What is the best way to promote gender equality in your operations?
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How can we ensure that we apply gender equality in every our activities (i.e., trainings, hiring, and workshops)
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L. Data Quality
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What is current OSM data quality in your project area?
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How can we ensure all the data uploaded to OSM have highest quality and according to the community standards?
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Do we need to hire data quality staffs or can we just rely on the local comunity to support our project?
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M. Community
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Who needs to be informed about your intent to enter a community?
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What documents do you need before entering a community? Permission may include permits or a letter of permission from local authorities acknowledging your presence and activities in the community.
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How can specific groups or individuals in the community be involved in the project?
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What is the most appropriate way of communicating about roles and responsibilities for a project to these groups?
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Where can you seek information about the dynamics between groups in a given community?
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How do you ensure you understand tensions or conflicts between groups you intend to work with?
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What measures are in place to mitigate or manage - if any - conflicts arise?
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N. Logistic - Workspace/Meeting Space
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Do your operations require a workspace or meeting place?
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Does your operations require a central base with full-day access and wi-fi?
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If your project can operate remotely, do you need a co-working space for project coordination?
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How many people that your meeting space could support for daily works or coordination meeting?
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O. Logistic - Equipment
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What type of mobile devices will you use to collect data? (Mobile phones, tablets, GPS devices, etc.)
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Does everyone on the team have access to data collection devices? Will you need to procure hardware?
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Does everyone on the team have access to computers/laptops? Or will the team plan to work in shifts?
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Does everyone on the team have sufficient storage space to install new software or collect information from the field?
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Do you need to provide your field team with daily/weekly/monthly internet package to support the field data collection? If yes, how much GB that you need every week/month?
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If you provide them with phone for field activity, do they need to bring back the phone to you daily/weekly?
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P. Logistic - Transportation
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How will mappers move around in the field?
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Is the scope of work/area of interest large enough that mappers will need transportation beyond walking?
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What types of transportation are available?
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What types of transportation are safe for the context and circumstances?
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Will this type of transportation have associated costs? (i.e. driver fees, rental, fuel)