While Google Maps and WikiMapia stay mostly restricted to urban centres, the Open Street Map project has decided to give voice and direction to rural areas. You can join the movement too. All you need is a GPS navigator and some spare time

Think Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), the autonomous body under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India, and what springs up is the image of a bunch of fuddy duddies poring over thick, yellowing books. You couldn't be further from the truth.

The Gnowledge Lab at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBSCE) in collaboration with Digital Bridge Foundation, is spearheading one of Mumbai's coolest collective projectsu00a0-- using self-made GPS navigators and free and open source software to map nine villages in Raigarh district of Maharashtra by December, hoping to inspire others to replicate the movement across the country.

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