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Jul 28, 2016

Eyes Opened to Humanitarian Mapping

It’s funny how sometimes-unexpected opportunities arise. You never plan on becoming involved in something, and then all of the sudden...

Leigh Seitz, College of William & Mary

Jul 22, 2016

Tech Tips for Better Mapping

Welcome to Tech Tips! Today we will be posting a technical tip to help us all become better and more efficient mappers. Our first Tech...

Jin Lee, George Mason University

Jul 20, 2016

The Importance of Every Little Trace

My name is Jin Lee and I am from Mason Mappers from George Mason University. Jin Lee, a student from George Mason University, and Evan...

Garrett Pullis, West Virginia University

Jul 16, 2016

My First Experience at the White House

On July 7th, myself and dozens of other people from all different backgrounds, came together to bring notice to parts of the world that...

From Lines in the Dirt to Images on a Screen: Maps, YouthMappers, and a Changing World

Thomas Larsen, Kansas State University

Jun 30, 2016

From Lines in the Dirt to Images on a Screen: Maps, YouthMappers, and a Changing World

We are excited to present our first guest blogger! We encourage students to submit their blog ideas here. Thomas Larsen PhD Student of...

Patricia Solís, Director/CoFounder of YouthMappers

Jun 22, 2016

YouthMappers reach out to schools

While YouthMappers is a network of university students, we are also keen on reaching out to secondary schools to reinforce pathways...

YouthMappers Staff

Jun 18, 2016

Inaugural Chapters Welcomed

The YouthMappers network of chapters organizes a global community of learners and scholars to work locally and exchange collaboratively...

YouthMappers

Jun 9, 2016

YouthMappers and HOT collaborate to recognize chapters

The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and YouthMappers share a common vision around engaging young people interested in the use of...

Earthquake response and recovery aided by HOT mapping

YouthMappers Staff

May 16, 2016

Earthquake response and recovery aided by HOT mapping

An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hit Ecuador on April 16, and the open mapping community responded. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team,...

Patricia Solís, Director/CoFounder of YouthMappers

Apr 22, 2016

The backstory on why we do what we do

Happy Earth Day! Yesterday we had the chance to tell the story behind the scenes of how and why we are working on this vision to support...

Now earn your GeoBadge with YouthMappers

YouthMappers Staff

Apr 15, 2016

Now earn your GeoBadge with YouthMappers

The American Geographical Society announces its newest addition to GeoBadges, a platform which recognizes learners of all ages for their...

Carla Wheeler, ArcWatch Editor

Apr 8, 2016

Students featured in ArcWatch

"We don't just build maps. We build mappers." That's the tagline for Youth Mappers, a new global network of university students making...

YouthMappers Staff

Apr 1, 2016

Five-way mapathon a national record

For what may be the greatest number of university sites connected remotely and simultaneously in the US for a mapathon, five...

YouthMappers Staff

Mar 30, 2016

3-day mapathon disrupts San Fransisco

Hundreds of individuals, both in person and remotely, contributed time and effort to the mapathon at the American Association of...

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