I’m new to OpenStreetMap and would like to contribute a dataset I’ve compiled of emergency assembly zones in Istanbul. I needed this data for a piece we were writing for an online news site. You can take a look at the article from this link. I couldn’t find a Turkish OSM community, and I believe this data could be valuable for the community, especially for disaster preparedness and public safety. However, as an inexperienced contributor, I need guidance to do this properly.
Here’s some additional information about the dataset:
- What’s in the dataset: The dataset includes the names of the zones (e.g., Numune Parkı), the district and neighborhood where each zone is located, the ID of the zone (assigned by the Disaster Management Agency of Turkey, AFAD), which can later be used to update the zones, and the polygon bounds of each zone.
- I obtained this data from the official assembly zone search site of Turkey. The site has some limitations, but I overcame them using a simple technique, which I’ve also shared on my GitHub.
I’m eager to contribute but want to make sure I do this correctly. Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated!
Note: Since I’ve already wrote the code for Istanbul I can simply get all the zones in Turkey.
Note2: I’ve also found that there’s a tag for assembly zones emergency=assembly_point