🌍✨ *Happy International Women's Day* ✨🌍👩

In celebration of this important day and as part of the* Wikidata & OpenStreetMap Datathon & Mapathon *during *International Open Data Days 2025*, we are launching a special mapping initiative today to identify and document Women Police Stations in OpenStreetMap & Wikidata. 🚔👩‍✈️

*Women Police Stations* play a vital role in ensuring women’s safety, justice, and empowerment. Mapping them helps make crucial information more accessible to communities, supports gender-based safety initiatives with reliable open data, and strengthens OpenStreetMap and Wikidata by adding important public infrastructure data.

How can you participate?

- Contribute to OpenStreetMap: Create / Improve the Women Police Stations and link to Wikidata.[1] - Contribute to Wikidata: Create / Improve the Women Police Stations and link to OSM.[2]

*Did you know? 🤔 * *When and where was the world's first Women Police Station established?*

Map your nearest Women Police Stations to make them more accessible and visible on OpenStreetMap and Wikidata. 🌍

Best regards, *Jinoy*

[1] https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Open_Data_Da... [2] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/India/Events/Open_Data_Days_2025/Mapatho...

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On Sat, 1 Mar 2025 at 22:59, Jinoy Tom Jacob jinoytommanjaly@gmail.com wrote:

Hello everyone,

As part of *International Open Data Day 2025*, we are happy to invite you to participate in the *Datathon *& *Mapathon*, organized by the Wikidata and OpenStreetMap (OSM) communities in India. This event aims to improve India-related data on Wikidata and OpenStreetMap while also welcoming contributors from around the world to collaborate and enhance open knowledge together.

The theme for Open Data Days 2025 is *"Open Data to address the Polycrisis"*.This online event will focus on improving and enriching data in Wikidata and OpenStreetMap through collaborative editing, data enhancement, and linking efforts. Join us in leveraging open data to create meaningful impact.

*📅 Event Date: 1-15 March, 2025🌍 Where: Online🎯 What’s all activities? Datathon & Mapathon *

*🗺️ What’s Happening?*

• *Datathon on Wikidata

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Open_Data_Days_2025/Datathon [1]* – Contribute by adding and improving data about places around you, focusing on topics related to the event's theme. Help enhance the global accessibility of open knowledge by enriching Wikidata entries and linking them to OpenStreetMap.

• *Mapathon on*

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/India/Events/Open_Data_Days_2025/Mapathon*OpenStreetMap https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/India/Events/Open_Data_Days_2025/Mapathon [2] *–Improve map data on OpenStreetMap by adding missing details, essential geographic information, and enhancing overall accuracy. Strengthen the connection between OpenStreetMap and Wikidata by linking relevant entries, making maps more informative and useful.

*💡 Why Should You Join?*

• Be Part of an International Open Data Initiative – Celebrate Open

Data Day by making valuable contributions that benefit everyone.

• Collaborate with Global & Indian Open Data Enthusiasts – Connect

with mappers, Wikimedians, and open data advocates from India and beyond.

• Learn & Improve Your Skills – Whether you’re new or experienced, get

hands-on experience with Wikidata and OSM.

This event is open to everyone. We invite you to join us in strengthening open knowledge through Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Your contributions, big or small, will help make open data more comprehensive and accessible for all. :)

Best regards, *Jinoy*

[1] https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Open_Data_Da... [2] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/India/Events/Open_Data_Days_2025/Mapatho...

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