Bukidnon Bloggers and Photography Society, under the able leadership Bonzenti Panganiban (Contour Blog) initiated a Google Map-up in Malaybalay City aimed at putting the City and Bukidnon’s spots in Google Maps. Heading the call of this group , Avel Manansala (Gensantos Online) together with Sox Bloggers’ Alexis Chua (Alexis Chua), Nannardz Zee (Southcotabato.org), Xyrilloid Landicho and Remo Aguilar (Hiker’s Itch) trooped to Malaybalay City and had fun helping the Bukidnon Mappers map the city within the forest and the playground of gods (province of Bukidnon).
Mappers converge to map out their place using Google Map Maker
Mapping Party or Google MapUP is a gathering of Google Map Maker users, with their laptops, fast internet connection and aided by a mapping advocate, map out places, roads, streets, establishments and more with the aim of putting these features on Google Maps.
Avel Manansala introduced Google Map Maker to the group and rallied the mappers to map their city. Alexis Chua reviewed and “walked” the participants through obtaining basic google accounts needed for map maker. Remo Aguilar gave a hands on lecture on doing edits on Google Map maker- adding a place, drawing a line, shape and reviewing edits. Alexis taught the participants further on how to moderate an edit. And since half of Malaybalay City doesn’t have a high resolution satellite image, the participants were taught how to submit a feedback to Google map maker and request for high res image of their place. Using a GPS enabled, android phone, Remo Aguilar also showed the group how to map areas without satellite imagery using GPS overlays.
Bukidnon Mappers doing hands on mapping while listening to lectures of Avel Manansala (Gensantos.com)
The Bukidnon Google Mappers is an interesting and fun bunch of Google mappers. Highly motivated and eager , they worked overtime that afternoon adding places and edits! No wonder, this small group of mapper was not held back by limited internet connectivity and produced some hundred plus edits just that afternoon! And they are already talking about correcting the many poor details of places in their google map!
Some of the male mappers from Bukidnon pose with geo advocates for a picture.
It was a fun google mapping day, our long travel was worth every minute helping this fun mapping group. Once again, we helped another Mindanao place, put its wonderful city on the map! On a more personal level, I was happy too helping the city and the province where I built my hiking and mountaineering hobby. Bukidnon is home to several of the nations highest peaks and to potential ecotourism sites that wil awe any traveller and hiker!
The Google GeoAdvocates of SoccSarSKGen-Nanardz, Xyrill, Remo, Avel and Alexis, helping out their friends from Bukidnon headed by Bonzenti, mapping out the city within the forest.
Our heartwarming thanks to Bonzenti Panganiban and the Bukidnon Bloggers and Photographers Society, for hosting us warmly in Bukidnon. Bonz and Shuga gladly toured us around Bukidnon. Salamat sa inyong lahat and Maayad-ayad Bukidnon!
Hi doc….really have a wonderful time with all of you here in Bukidnon. Overwhelmed po kami sa support niyo at ng SOCCKSARGEN BLOGGERS. On behalf of the Bukidnon Photographers and Bloggers Society, which WE organized, our heartfelt thanks to you, kuya Avel, Nanardxz, Alexis and Xyril….Kudos to that. AMPING KANUNAY! Liko Liko Kaw Ra..
mas kuyaw taga bukidnon! Congrats Bonz and to your group. You hurdled the first step, the rest will follow for as long as your passionate about it…
It was one of the most succesful mapUps we’ve had! Kudos Bonzenti Panganiban and the Bukidnon Photographers and Bloggers for spearheading this. Travelling from GenSan to there was well worth it, thanks to your enthusiasm guys! In a few months now, nobody will get lost in Bukidnon anymore.
Big hug and thanks to you guys from your GDG PH family!
Never thought that I will met people like you doc together with your team, that beguiled us to do our part so we can be located in the map.My friends abroad make fun with a pouted lips on how we used to point direction. I often remember abroad they make fun of it. To Sir Bonzenti Panganiban, expect I and Benjamin Torregosa Maputi Jr. all out support to what you have started.
It’s quite fullfilling for us too Gayle that your group are very interested and is quite focused on your Google Mapping. Go on with mapping and Bukidnon will be proud because of you guys
Thank also Gayle for that all out support, though we’ve just met on that day with Ben. I am also grateful with the meeting. And I believe that there is a purpose of that meeting…..
Playground of gods huh, doc? hehehe.
we have this legend among mountaineers here, that the mountains of Bukidnon are considered the playground of gods, because of its towering peaks and numerous legends…