On behalf of the YouthMappers steering committee, I’m pleased to announce this list of 2017 YouthMappers Chapter Awards. From information...

AN INTRODUCTION TO A NEW WORLD Unfamiliar… Yet so familiar. YouthMappers from the University of Malawi, Chancellor College, who named...

Mapping the greater Cape Coast metropolitan area was initiated as a learning exercise for University of Cape Coast students. Data will be...

In August 2015, Ecuador declared a state of emergency after Cotopaxi shot ash 7 miles into the air on August 2015. The volcano has since...

This mapping project with Khulna University supported Feed the Future agricultural programs in the Khulna region of Bangladesh. Data on...

Angola's low level of human development is at odds with its potential for economic prosperity, considering the country's wealth of...

Bangladesh is vulnerable and at risk to extreme shocks such as climate change. The country has widespread unmapped areas which create...

The intersection of access to adequate food, economic growth, and public health is a nexus that shapes the lives of West Africans such as...

In light of the historic peace process underway in Colombia, civil society, governments, and foreign assistance agencies are working...

Nevado del Ruiz is an active stratovolcano that is located between the Caldas and Tolima departments. Since becoming active, Nevado del...

The Lower Mekong Region is a diverse region that shares high vulnerability to flooding. Watersheds cross national boundaries and make...

Sinabung is an active stratovolcano that has had consistent activity since 2010. The volcano poses a significant risk to those living in...

The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the U.S. Government initiative to help save the lives of those suffering...

Malaria prevention and control is a major U.S. foreign assistance objective and critical for ending preventable child and maternal deaths...

With support from the Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction of the World Bank, the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, George...

Our friends at Map the Philippines (MapPH) have asked for our assistance in completing some very important tasks by mid-February, and...

Dr. Carlos Portillo-Quintero, Texas Tech University, has been using te donated Digital Globe Imagery as ancillary data for mapping...

Saving Mothers, Giving Life is a five-year public-private partnership to dramatically reduce maternal and newborn mortality in...

It is becoming clear that open source data, specifically OpenStreetMap, is an important tool in our progressively linked world. In the...

YouthMappers introduced me to a new form of mapping which was hassle free. Nothing is more exciting than to be able to overcome a complex...