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V・T・E Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India   |
| latitude: 13.09, longitude: 80.27 |
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Chennai is a city in Tamil Nadu, India at latitude 13°05′24.00″ North, longitude 80°16′12.00″ East. Chennai is India's fourth largest city and the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu.
State of the map
for editing, browse to the main map. Link on the right
Chennai in the press
Getting Started
- Check out the India#Getting_started project page. Or drop a message to User:Planemad
- Click here for easy step by step instructions for using the online map editor (potlatch)
- Chennai#Adopt a ward or just edit your area of interest
- interested in public transport? check out the
- Chennai/Bus Route mapping project and
- Chennai Metro and
- PTNA - Public Transport Network Analysis - an analysis of the public transport routes found in OSM
- NOTE your edits may take about a day to show up on the osmarender layer or about a week for the main mapnik layer. If you are impatient you can always request a rerender of an osmarender tile by going here and pressing 'r' over the selected tile.
Common map features (See Map Features for full list)
Here are a list of common features to map, use it in conjuntion with the name=something tag to label it.
Key:amenity
- atm, bank, doctors, fuel, police, post_box, post_office, toilets
- bus_station, school, college, hospital, place_of_worship, embassy, public_building, parking
- cinema, theatre (for performance halls), cafe, nightclub, pub, restaurant
Borders
Use this map or ward maps from your local corporation office to draw the boundaries for the wards and zones. tag the boundary with boundary=administrative (See details). Zones are admin_level=9 and wards are admin_level=10. The naming is done through relations composed of different segments and not closed polygons, this way a particular boundary segment can be part of a district, zone or ward.
Tagging
Places
Within Chennai Metropolitan area:
- place=town & is_in=DistrictName for all munipilaties/town panchayats. eg Tambaram, Poonamallee, Ambattur.
- place=suburb & is_in=TownName or is_in=Chennai for all places with a head post office having its own pincode
- place=locality & is_in=SuburbName or is_in=Chennai for places within a suburb.
- place=village & is_in=Chennai for a predominantly rural village within the chennai metropolitan area.
Roads
Roads within chennai metro area are currently tagged based on public transport coverage (Refer to Chennai/Bus Route mapping project/OSM Mapping#Tagging ) since there is no official classification information.
- highway=motorway for high speed highways/expressways with median. These roads are usually serviced by intercity buses
- highway=trunk for arterial roads with median carrying majority of city traffic like Inner Ring Road, Anna Salai. These roads are major bus corridors
- highway=primary for main roads with very high bus frequency <10min
- highway=secondary for other roads served by public transport buse but with lower bus frequency >10min
Roads not served by public transport:
- highway=tertiary for main roads and connecting roads that are not served by buses
- highway=residential roads used only for local residential traffic
- highway=service service roads alongside main roads or inside private properties/restricted entry
- highway=living_street roads in dense resedential localities and slums. no footpaths on the sides. can be accessed by a car but with very slow speed.
- highway=pedestrian narrow roads accessible only by a 3 or 2 wheeler and not by cars.
- highway=footway footpaths or paths that can only be accessed by foot
others
- highway=unclassified everything else/unverified roads traced from satellite imagery
Road names
- Since many streets have small length, the road names have been abbreiviated to improve rendering. Road is Rd, Street is St, Avenue is Ave, Lane is Ln.
- If a particular area has a lot of similiar named short streets like X Nagar 1st St, X Nagar 2nd St. Add a POI in the area with tag name=X Nagar & place=locality. Tag atleast one street woth the full name name=X Nagar 1st St and shorten the subsequent streetnames as name=2nd St, name=3rd St alongwith is_in=X Nagar tag example
Adopt a ward
Start off by mapping your area or adopt an area which you will maintain and keep updated. Add your name to the table below, this way everyone knows whos holding the broom for a locality which could turn out quite handy later. Find out which ward you belong to using this map. You can also collect details of all the wards in a zone from the zone office, look here to find out where the zone office is located
Next, locate your ward office and tag it on the map for the benefit of others. Obtain the ward map from the assistant engineer/junior engineer in the office and mark the ward boundaries. Add missing streets and streetnames from the map given by the corporation. Tag all corporation maintained amenities like parks, schools, halls, burial grounds, public toilets. Take a print out and hand it to the ward office for verification. In addition you can also give a copy to the post office in your area and ask them to mark post boxes and verify the streets.
amenity=public_building+name=Teynampet Corporation Ward Office+ref=coc_w113
North Chennai Zones 1-4
| Zone | Zone Name | Ward | Ward Name | Users | Streetmap | Streetnames | Ward Boundary | Ward Office | Ground verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Tondiarpet | 1 | Kodungaiyur (West) | ||||||
| I | Tondiarpet | 2 | Kodungaiyur (East) | ||||||
| I | Tondiarpet | 3 | Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar (North) | ||||||
| I | Tondiarpet | 4 | Cherian Nagar (North) | ||||||
| I | Tondiarpet | 5 | Jeeva Nagar (North) | User:Parim | |||||
| I | Tondiarpet | 6 | Cherian Nagar (South) | ||||||
| I | Tondiarpet | 7 | Jeeva Nagar (South) | ||||||
| I | Tondiarpet | 8 | Korukupet | ||||||
| I | Tondiarpet | 9 | Mottai Thottam | ||||||
| I | Tondiarpet | 10 | Kumaraswamy Nagar (South) | ||||||
| I | Tondiarpet | 11 | Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar (South) | ||||||
| I | Tondiarpet | 12 | Kumaraswamy Nagar (North) | ||||||
| I | Tondiarpet | 13 | Dr. Vijayaraghavalu Nagar | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 14 | Tondiarpet | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 15 | Sanjeevarayanpet | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 16 | Grace Garden | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 17 | Ma Po Si Nagar | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 18 | Royapuram | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 19 | Singara Garden | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 20 | Narayanappa Garden | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 21 | Old Washermenpet | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 22 | Meenakshiammanpet | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 23 | Kondithope | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 24 | Seven Wells (North) | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 25 | Amman Koil | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 26 | Muthialpet | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 27 | Vallal Seethakadhi Nagar | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 28 | Katchaleeswarar Nagar | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 29 | Seven Wells (South) | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 30 | Sowcarpet | ||||||
| II | Basin Bridge | 31 | Basin Bridge | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 32 | Vysarpadi (South) | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 33 | Vysarpadi (North) | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 34 | Perambur (North) | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 35 | Perambur (East) | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 36 | Elango Nagar | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 37 | Perambur (South) | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 38 | Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 39 | Wadia Nagar | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 40 | Dr.Sathiyavanimuthu Nagar | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 41 | Pulianthope | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 42 | Dr.Besant Nagar | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 43 | Peddunaickenpet | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 44 | Perumal Koil Garden | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 45 | Thattankulam | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 46 | Choolai | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 47 | Park Town | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 48 | Elephant Gate | ||||||
| III | Pulianthope | 49 | Edapalayam | ||||||
| IV | Ayanavaram | 50 | Agaram (North) | ||||||
| IV | Ayanavaram | 51 | Chembium | ||||||
| IV | Ayanavaram | 52 | Siruvallur | ||||||
| IV | Ayanavaram | 53 | Nagamaniammaiyar Nagar (North) | ||||||
| IV | Ayanavaram | 54 | Agaram (South) | ||||||
| IV | Ayanavaram | 55 | Viduthalai Gurusamy Nagar (South) | ||||||
| IV | Ayanavaram | 56 | Ayanavaram | ||||||
| IV | Ayanavaram | 57 | Naganmaniammayar Nagar (South) | ||||||
| IV | Ayanavaram | 58 | Panneerselvam Nagar | ||||||
| IV | Ayanavaram | 59 | Maraimalai Adigal Nagar (North) | ||||||
| IV | Ayanavaram | 60 | Maraimalai Adigal Nagar (South) | ||||||
| IV | Ayanavaram | 61 | Purasawalkam | ||||||
| IV | Ayanavaram | 62 | Kolathur | ||||||
| IV | Ayanavaram | 63 | Villivakkam (North) |
South Chennai Zones 5-10
| Zone | Zone Name | Ward | Ward Name | Users | Streetmap | Streetnames | Ward Boundary | Ward Office | Ground verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | Kilpauk | 64 | Villivakkam (South) | ||||||
| V | Kilpauk | 65 | Virugambakkam (North) | ||||||
| V | Kilpauk | 66 | Anna Nagar (West) | ||||||
| V | Kilpauk | 67 | Anna Nagar (Central) | ||||||
| V | Kilpauk | 68 | Anna Nagar (East) | ||||||
| V | Kilpauk | 69 | Shenoy Nagar | ||||||
| V | Kilpauk | 70 | Kilpauk (North) | ||||||
| V | Kilpauk | 71 | Gangadeeswarar Koil | ||||||
| V | Kilpauk | 72 | Kilpauk (South) | ||||||
| V | Kilpauk | 73 | Aminjikarai (East) | ||||||
| V | Kilpauk | 74 | Aminjikarai (Central) | ||||||
| V | Kilpauk | 75 | Aminjikarai (West) | ||||||
| V | Kilpauk | 76 | Periyar Nagar (North) | ||||||
| V | Kilpauk | 77 | Periyar Nagar (South) | ||||||
| V | Kilpauk | 78 | Nungambakkam | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 79 | Adikesavapuram | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 80 | Nehru Nagar | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 81 | Chintadripet | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 82 | Komaleeswaranpet | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 83 | Balasubramaniam Nagar | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 84 | Thiruvotteeswaranpet | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 85 | Dr.Natesan Nagar | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 86 | Chepauk | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 87 | Zam Bazaar | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 88 | Umarupulavar Nagar | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 89 | Thiruvallikeni | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 90 | Marina | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 91 | Krishnampet | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 92 | Bharathi Nagar | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 93 | Azad Nagar (North) | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 94 | Bharathidasan Nagar | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 95 | Azad Nagar (South) | ||||||
| VI | Ice House | 96 | Vivekanandapuram | ||||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 97 | Anjukam Ammaiyar Nagar | ||||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 98 | Kosapet | ||||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 99 | Pattalam | ||||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 100 | Anbhazhagan Nagar | ||||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 101 | Perumalpet | ||||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 102 | Kannappar Nagar | ||||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 103 | Dr.Ambedkar Nagar | ||||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 104 | Chetpet | ||||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 105 | Egmore | ||||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 106 | Pudupet | ||||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 107 | Ko-Si-Mani Nagar | User:Abattoir | |||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 108 | Nakkeerar Nagar | User:Abattoir | |||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 109 | Thousand Lights | ||||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 110 | Azhagiri Nagar | ||||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 111 | Amir Mahal | ||||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 112 | Royapettah | ||||||
| VII | Nungamabakkam | 113 | Teynampet | User:Planemad | 100% | 100% | yes | yes | |
| VIII | Kodamabakkam | 114 | Sathiyamoorthi Nagar | ||||||
| VIII | Kodamabakkam | 115 | Alwarpet (North) | ||||||
| VIII | Kodamabakkam | 116 | Alwarpet (South) | ||||||
| VIII | Kodamabakkam | 117 | Vadapalani (West) | ||||||
| VIII | Kodamabakkam | 118 | Vadapalani (East) | ||||||
| VIII | Kodamabakkam | 119 | Kalaivanar Nagar | ||||||
| VIII | Kodamabakkam | 120 | Navalar Nedunchezian Nagar (East) | ||||||
| VIII | Kodamabakkam | 121 | Navalar Nedunchezian Nagar (West) | ||||||
| VIII | Kodamabakkam | 122 | Ashok Nagar | ||||||
| VIII | Kodamabakkam | 123 | M.G.R.Nagar | ||||||
| VIII | Kodamabakkam | 124 | Kamaraj Nagar (North) | ||||||
| VIII | Kodamabakkam | 125 | Kamaraj Nagar (South) | ||||||
| VIII | Kodamabakkam | 126 | Thiyagaraya Nagar | ||||||
| VIII | Kodamabakkam | 127 | Rajaji Nagar | ||||||
| VIII | Kodamabakkam | 128 | Virugambakkam (South) | ||||||
| VIII | Kodamabakkam | 129 | Saligramam | ||||||
| IX | Saidapet | 130 | Kodambakkam (North) | ||||||
| IX | Saidapet | 131 | Kodambakkam (South) | ||||||
| IX | Saidapet | 132 | Saidapet (West) | ||||||
| IX | Saidapet | 133 | Kumaran Nagar (North) | ||||||
| IX | Saidapet | 134 | Kumaran Nagar (South) | ||||||
| IX | Saidapet | 135 | Saidapet (East) | ||||||
| IX | Saidapet | 136 | Kalaignar Karunanidhi Nagar | ||||||
| IX | Saidapet | 137 | V.O.C.Nagar | ||||||
| IX | Saidapet | 138 | G.D. Naidu Nagar (East) | ||||||
| IX | Saidapet | 139 | G.D. Naidu Nagar (South) | ||||||
| IX | Saidapet | 140 | Guindy (West) | ||||||
| IX | Saidapet | 141 | Guindy (East) | ||||||
| X | Mylapore | 142 | Bhemmannapet | ||||||
| X | Mylapore | 143 | Thiruvalluvar Nagar | ||||||
| X | Mylapore | 144 | Madhavaperumal Puram | ||||||
| X | Mylapore | 145 | Karaneeswarapuram | ||||||
| X | Mylapore | 146 | Santhome | ||||||
| X | Mylapore | 147 | Mylapore | ||||||
| X | Mylapore | 148 | Avvai Nagar (North) | ||||||
| X | Mylapore | 149 | Raja Annamalaipuram | ||||||
| X | Mylapore | 150 | Avvai Nagar (South) | ||||||
| X | Mylapore | 151 | Adyar (West) | ||||||
| X | Mylapore | 152 | Adyar (East) | ||||||
| X | Mylapore | 153 | Velacherry | ||||||
| X | Mylapore | 154 | Thriuvanmiyur (West) | ||||||
| X | Mylapore | 155 | Thiruvanmiyur (East) |