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Renewables for Open Source Data
At first thought it doesn’t seem as though the renewable industry and open source data don’t have much in common. However open source...
Kendall Merkel, Texas Tech University
Nov 14, 2016


OpenStreetMap, a name of gardening
YouthMappers Dhaka College chapter is a very active chapter. Every month it arranges a mapathon and monthly meeting to share each others'...
Ataur Rahman Shaheen, Dhaka College
Nov 13, 2016


This is the way we began our participation in YouthMappers
It was a beginning full of expectations. On August 26th, Universidad de Antioquia of Colombia became part of YouthMappers through the...
Natalia da Silveira Arruda with Andres Pérez Brand
Nov 2, 2016


Mapping the informal settlement of Alaska, South Africa
When we ponder upon Alaska, most people’s minds immediately go to the United States of America’s largest state. That Alaska state...
Samantha Chamberlain and Zizo Vunguvungu
Nov 2, 2016


Cal U goes global!
Members from Maptime Morgantown and California University of Pennsylvania’s YouthMappers got together for a mapathon at WVU’s Campus on...
Kyle Snyder, California University of Pennsylvania
Oct 28, 2016


YouthMappers of Dhaka College, Red Crescent Youth train for disaster mapping with OSM
OpenStreetMap (OSM) is the greatest invention of a modern mapping system in this digitalized world. It is a great source of open data. It...
Sawan Shariar, RCY, DCU
Oct 26, 2016


How do you measure your chapter's progress and impact?
Hi folks! Brandyn here, President of the SUNY Geneseo GIS Association-- AKA YouthMappers Geneseo Chapter! I am a senior Geography major,...
Brandyn Balch, President SUNY Geneseo GIS Assoc
Oct 24, 2016


Mapping made open, mapping made easier on campus
Mapping is an important aspect of the physical world, showing human activities and occurrences of natural phenomenon. The act of map...
Pearl Vormawor and Mary Nsiah
Oct 21, 2016


UCC Ghana YouthMappers student leaders train their colleagues in OpenStreetMapping
Leaders of the YouthMappers chapter at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in Ghana--the first inaugurated chapter of the YouthMappers...
James Eshun, University of Cape Coast
Oct 18, 2016


Adding knowledge to the map
Mathare is an informal area of Nairobi, Kenya. Over the past several months, the YouthMappers chapter at the University of Nairobi have...
Patricia SolÃs with Erica Hagen and Zach Muindi
Oct 14, 2016


Mapping Remotely for International Humanitarian Work
My name is Alex Bogedain. My major is Geography with minors in GIS, Landscape Studies, and Math. I graduate this December and anticipate...
Alex Bogedain, Texas Tech University
Oct 13, 2016


Not taking data for granted
On July 25th Uganda’s Humanitarian OpenStreetMap team and YouthMappers in Uganda completed a week-long pre-assessment trip in Karamoja....
Taylor Zevanove, Douglas Ssebaggala
Sep 16, 2016


TeachOSM supports student trainers in Ghana
The University of Cape Coast in Ghana was the very first inaugural chapter of the YouthMappers network. Their enthusiasm to take their...
James Eshun, University of Cape Coast
Sep 15, 2016


Mapping is Like a Box of Chocolates
Nowadays I definitely do not think of myself only as a citizen of Bangladesh but also as a citizen of across the world. I am a valuable...
Maliha Binte Mohiuddin, Dhaka University
Sep 9, 2016


In Colombia, students win and the country wins
Three dozen students across five universities in Colombia joined forces to map tertiary roads in their country. It was a friendly...
Patricia Solis and Humberto Yances
Sep 2, 2016


Far beyond the textbooks
The world is not as big as I once thought it was. What is officially known as the distance decay effect, has made Africa right around the...
Halle Miller, Plano High School
Sep 1, 2016


5 Tips for Creating a Successful YouthMappers Team
Six months ago, I helped to create one of the founding chapters of the YouthMappers network, with the mission of identifying and...
Randy Peck, West Virginia University
Aug 25, 2016


User Friendly Mapping and Friendly Mapping Chapters
Hi! My name is Elizabeata Lienhard. I am an upcoming senior at West Virginia University. I am a double major in Geography with an...
Elizabeata Lienhard, West Virginia University
Aug 20, 2016


A Map is Worth More than a Thousand Words
Watch this special video message from student mappers in Colombia! Transcript: Hello to all the world YouthMappers! It is an honor for us...
YouthMappers Chapter: Grupo MESH
Aug 14, 2016


What would a world without open source collaboration look like?
What would a world without open source collaboration look like? For starters, the Internet and Web would instantly evaporate. The world...
Julia Kleine, Texas Tech University
Aug 5, 2016