Bangladesh Development Reports
The Asia Foundation, Bangladesh will host a map-up event for the upcoming city corporation elections (CCEs) in the capital, in partnership with the OpenStreetMap (OSM) in Bangladesh. 
Approximately 2000 schools and other institutions will be used as polling stations in the upcoming city corporation elections in Dhaka, but unfortunately, there are currently no visual applications that maps these polling stations so that the citizenry can easily visualize the locations of their polling stations. The Asia Foundation is trying to fill this gap by hosting a ‘Map-Up’ event to collect the geo locations of the polling stations in both Dhaka North and Dhaka South City Corporations.
40 volunteers from OpenStreetMap (OSM) will be deployed on April 4, 2015, early morning with checklists and will visit each of the polling stations to collect the longitude and latitude of the individual locations, along with a photo. The information will then be collated and made available to inform mapping projects such as the <www.citycorpelections.org> website. The mapping application will provide useful information for voters to find where their polling station is, and can also be used to provide information relating electoral results at a later date.
Prior to the deployment of the OpenStreetMap (OSM) volunteers on the 4th April, they will receive an orientation on the mapping exercise on the April 3, 2015, regarding how to collect the geospatial data through an app, how to record the data for later aggregation.
This event is a great example of ways that young people can become involved in the electoral process and to strengthen democracy in Bangladesh using the latest technology. It will provide many opportunities for dynamic photo shots and video of the volunteers in action throughout Dhaka.
About The Asia Foundation
The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit international development organization committed to improving lives across a dynamic and developing Asia. Informed by six decades of experience and deep local expertise, our programs address critical issues affecting Asia in the 21st century—governance and law, economic development, women’s empowerment, environment, and regional cooperation. With 18 offices throughout Asia, an office in Washington, DC, and its headquarters in San Francisco, the Foundation addresses these issues on both country and regional level.
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