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How to define Recreational Vehicles where they serve a different purpose?
The Phoenix metro area suffers from high summer heat, leading to a rash of indoor heat deaths, particularly among vulnerable populations,...
Katsiaryna Varfalameyeva, Arizona State University
Oct 29, 2019


AGRF 2019: An Experience of a Lifetime.
Where will you gain a lot of experience, leadership skills, and technical skills from different sectors if not from YouthMappers? My name...
Gladys Adjei, University of Cape Coast
Oct 18, 2019


Bridging the Map: A tale of Diversity
State of the Map (SotM) is an annual meeting of mappers from around the world with discussions and workshops all around the free and open...
Confidence Kdopo, Michael Kaluba, UCC & BU
Oct 15, 2019


Whoever You Are, Your Data Fits in OSM
I’m a student at Arizona State University attending classes online. I’m also a typical non-traditional student at almost 35 years old, a...
Jimmy Libby, Arizona State University
Oct 8, 2019


Tourist town in crisis
There are many hidden gems in the Midwest but my favorite is the quaint little town of Grafton, Illinois. Grafton, located in Jersey...
Christine McClelland, Arizona State University
Oct 1, 2019


Vassar College’s Hudson Valley Mappers Celebrates One Year as a YouthMappers Chapter
This September, Vassar College’s Hudson Valley Mappers celebrates the one year anniversary of its founding and establishment as a...
Adele Birkenes and Lydia Hatfield, Vassar College
Sep 24, 2019


The world is a handkerchief...
...and through YouthMappers you can help to make it a beautiful one. Since I was little, I've heard the expression: “The world is a...
Maria Fernanda Peña Valencia, UdeA
Sep 10, 2019


UZMappers team: I map, I save, Cyclone Idai Mapathon
As the chapter was recently introduced to the rest of the College at the University of Zimbabwe, it is sad that the eastern part of the...
Tafadzwa Bere, University of Zimbabwe
Sep 3, 2019


Earthquakes and the Energy it Could Disrupt
From June 2018 to June 2019 the state of Oklahoma has experienced 373 earthquakes. To someone from a place like California or Indonesia...
Ari Snow, Arizona State University
Aug 27, 2019


Community Flood Mapping Activity in Bwaise and Kalerwe, Uganda
On the 26th of July, 2019, a team of YouthMappers from the Makerere University chapter, GeoYouthMappers, took part in a community flood...
Ingrid Martha Kintu, Makerere University
Aug 20, 2019


My Experience Joining the YouthMapper’s Validation Hub
My name is Grace Donovan and I am about to start my junior year at the George Washington University where I study Environmental Studies,...
Grace Donovan, The George Washington Univeristy
Aug 14, 2019


Rapport d’activité from YouthMappers UAO
On Tuesday, August 06, 2019, the inaugural ceremony of YouthMappers UAO activities were held at the second campus of Alassane Ouattara...
YouthMappers UAO, Alassane Ouattara University
Aug 12, 2019


Resilience of Vulnerable Groups in Tarkwa Mining Community
My name is Rubainatu Chalpang Adam, a YouthMappers Research Fellow from Ghana and my project is on the Effects of Artisanal and...
Rubaina Chalpang Adam, UMaT
Aug 6, 2019


YouthMappers ASU x UCR Visit: Exploring VGI Use in Official GI
Progress in crucial evidence-based decision making by government agencies is often limited by lack of geospatial data. Youth, academic,...
Vivian Arriaga, Arizona State University
Jul 30, 2019


My Experience from Soko Aerial Professional Drone Piloting and Data Processing Program
My name is Chris Eshun, a third-year Geomatic Engineering student at the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana. I am the...
Chris Eshun, University of Mines and Technology
Jul 23, 2019


The process of making Rwanda YouthMappers more gender inclusive
Rwanda was second in the world according to the 2009 Social Watch Gender Equity Index, with only Sweden having a higher score. Gender...
Erneste Ntakobangize, University of Rwanda
Jul 16, 2019


Ghanaian YouthMappers and the BRECcIA Experience
On this faithful day 16th April, 2019, Michael Batame and Sabina Abuga woke up to see an interesting opportunity email sent by Dr....
Michael Batame, Sabina Abuga and Noela Yakubu
Jul 9, 2019


YouthMappers Regional Ambassadors
We are very excited to announce the YouthMappers Regional Ambassadors. During their one year appointment, the 14 selected ambassadors...
YouthMappers Staff
Jul 2, 2019


The Importance of Mapping in Earthquake Regions
Living in California has its benefits when it comes to weather and protection from natural disasters. Many types of natural disasters do...
Stephanie Moore, Arizona State University
Jun 18, 2019


Cross-continental YouthMapping for fighting schistosomiasis in the Senegal River Valley
In some regions of the world, the relationship with the environment is troublesome, as it can give both access to natural resources and...
Michael Montani, Politecnico di Milano
Jun 11, 2019