User:Sawan Shariar
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SAWAN SHARIAR | MS IN ICT, MSS IN ECONOMICS
Sawan has extensive GIS & Data Acquisition experience of over 7 years. He has worked & supported Field Supervision for GIS & Data Acquisition projects from the American Red Cross, World Bank, WaterAid, UNICEF, Deltares NL, One Concern US, and Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). Sawan had also supported Geospatial data-centric research initiatives from Warwick University-UK, and Independent University-Bangladesh. He supported NIHR's global research project on Health Service Accessibility for Slum Dwellers, conducted by the Warwick University CIM team, where he supported the HH-level Mapping in Korail Slum, creating the first-ever detailed & complete map of the slum area. Most recently, he supported a study project under Mapgive (a U.S. Department of State initiative) and the American Association of Geographers on exploring the secondary impact of COVID-19 in Bangladesh, which intensely collaborated with Colorado State University, Michigan State University, and Harvard University. Besides these, He was the Senior Operation Manager at the Mapping Dept. for Pathao, the leading ride-sharing platform in Bangladesh & Nepal, where he supervised Field Data Acquisition in multiple major cities. He has been an active member of the coordination team of the OpenStreetMap community in Bangladesh, remotely supporting regional & global initiatives like HOTOSM, MissingMaps, and UNMappers through mapping and data validation. He is currently working as a Youth Engagement & Operations Manager for Bangladesh Open Innovation Lab (BOIL). He is currently also a Voting Member, Data Validator for the HOT Validation Pool and a Community WG member for the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). He is also a Regional Ambassador of Global Tech Support for YouthMappers, a global initiative from Texas Tech, West Virginia, Washington University and the University of Arizona, supported by USAID. He is a former Youth Chief of the Red Crescent Youth, Dhaka College Unit for BDRCS.
His complete mapper profile can be found at: Sawan Shariar
His OSM Profile can be found at: Sawan Shariar
Contacts
- E-mail: sshariar1991@gmail.com
- Facebook:
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@sshariar1991
- Instagram:
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Awards/Recognitions
| 2024 | Community Organizer of the Year Asia Pacific 2024, Recognized by HOTOSM at SotM 2024 Nairobi Kenya | 2021 | Regional Ambassador, YouthMappers 2021-22 |
| 2024 | Mentor, YouthMappers Leadership Fellowship 2024, Bangkok, Thailand | 2020 | Voting Member, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team |
| 2024 | Best YouthMappers Blog 2024 | 2020 | Regional Ambassador, YouthMappers 2020-21 |
| 2023 | Speaker, State of the Map Asia 2023, Bangkok, Thailand | 2020 | Best YouthMappers Blog 2020 |
| 2023 | State of the Map Asia Community Champion Award 2023 | 2020 | Intern, HOT Data Quality Internship 2020 |
| 2023 | Regional Ambassador, YouthMappers 2023-24 | 2019 | Fellow Speaker, State of the Map 2019, Heidelburg, Germany |
| 2022 | Best YouthMappers Blog 2022 | 2019 | Fellow Speaker, HOT Summit 2019, Heidelberg, Germany |
| 2022 | Speaker, State of the Map Asia 2022 | 2019 | Winner, Global YouthMappers Challenge 2019 |
| 2022 | Participant, FOSS4G 2022, Firenze, Italy | 2018 | Speaker, State of the Map Asia 2018, Bengaluru, India |
| 2022 | Visiting Fellow, State of the Map 2022, Firenze, Italy | 2016 | Founder & President, YouthMappers DhakaCollege |
Blog/Dairy/Publication
YouthMappers
Dairy at OpenStreetMap
Conference Organizer
| Year | Role | Conference Title | Participants | Participate Country | Logo | Group Photo |
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| 2024 | Lead Organizer | YouthMappers Bangladesh Summit 2024 | - | - |  |
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| 2024 | Co-ordinator | State of the Map Asia 2024 | - | - |  |
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| 2024 | Co-ordinator | State of the Map Bangladesh 2024 | - | - |  |
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| 2023 | Lead Organizer | YouthMappers Bangladesh Summit 2023 | 175 | 06 | - |  |
| 2019 | Co-lead Organizer | State of The Map Asia 2019 | 465 | 19 |  |
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Contribution on Community Development
Contributions are structured according to the years. Please visit the link of years to read the entire contributions.
>>> YouthMappers Activities by Sawan Shariar
>>> Sawan Shariar Activity/2024
>>> Sawan Shariar Activity/2023
>>> Sawan Shariar Activity/2022
Nurturing Local Team: Create YouthMappers Chapters
Sawan Shariar has selected YouthMappers as a Regional Ambassador for the cohort of 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2023-2024. During this time, he created YouthMappers chapters in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India.
| Total New Established | Total Revived | Total Outreached (Outreach+Est+Revive) |
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| 13 | 05 | 30 |
| Year | Category | Country | University | Chapter | University Logo |
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| 2024 | New Established | Bangladesh | Rangamati Science and Technology University | RMSTU YouthMappers |
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| 2024 | Revived | Bangladesh | Dhaka College, Dhaka | YouthMappers at DhakaCollege |
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| 2023 | New Established | Bangladesh | Government Shahid Suhrawardy College, Dhaka | YouthMappers at GSSC |
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| 2022 | New Established | Sri Lanka | South Eastern University of Sri Lanka | YouthMappers at South Eastern University of Sri Lanka |
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| 2022 | New Established | Sri Lanka | University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka | YouthMappers at USJ-Geo |
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| 2022 | New Established | Bangladesh | University of Rajshahi | YouthMappers at RU |
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| 2022 | New Established | Bangladesh | Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University | JKKNIU YouthMappers |
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| 2022 | New Established | Bangladesh | Patuakhali Science and Technology (PSTU) | PSTU YouthMappers |
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| 2022 | New Established | India | Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi | YouthMappers at IITBhu |
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| 2022 | Revived | Bangladesh | Eastern University | YouthMappers at EUB |
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| 2022 | New Established | Bangladesh | University at Barishal | YouthMappers at BU |
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| 2021 | New Established | Sri Lanka | Eastern University, Sri Lanka | YouthMappers at EUSL |
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| 2021 | New Established | Bangladesh | Jashore University of Science and Technology | JUST YouthMappers |
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| 2020 | Revived | Bangladesh | Khulna University | OpenStreetMap KU |
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| 2020 | Revived | Bangladesh | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | YouthMappers at SUST |
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| 2020 | New Established | Bangladesh | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University | YouthMappers at BSMRMU |
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| 2020 | New Established | Bangladesh | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University | YouthMappers at BSMRSTU |
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| Year | Category | Country | University | University Logo |
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| 2024 | Outreached | Bangladesh | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology |
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| 2024 | Outreached | Pakistan | Lahore College for Women University |
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| 2024 | Outreached | Bangladesh | Pabna University of Science and Technology |
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| 2024 | Outreached | Bangladesh | Islamic University of Technology | |
| 2024 | Outreached | Bangladesh | University of Asia Pacific | . |
| 2024 | Outreached | Bangladesh | Cox's Bazar Govt. College | . |
| 2024 | Outreached | Bangladesh | Brac University | . |
| 2024 | Outreached | Bangladesh | Islamic University Bangladesh | . |
| 2024 | Outreached | Bangladesh | Cox's Bazar City College | . |
| 2024 | Outreached | Bangladesh | University of Global Village | . |
| 2024 | Outreached | Bangladesh | Bangladesh Agricultural University | . |
| 0000 | Outreached | Bangladesh | University of Asia Pacific | . |
