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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...
Garrett Pullis, West Virginia University
Jul 16, 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...
Thomas Larsen, Kansas State University
Jun 30, 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...
Patricia SolÃs, Director/CoFounder of YouthMappers
Jun 22, 2016
Inaugural Chapters Welcomed
The YouthMappers network of chapters organizes a global community of learners and scholars to work locally and exchange collaboratively...
YouthMappers Staff
Jun 18, 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...
YouthMappers
Jun 9, 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,...
YouthMappers Staff
May 16, 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...
Patricia SolÃs, Director/CoFounder of YouthMappers
Apr 22, 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...
YouthMappers Staff
Apr 15, 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...
Carla Wheeler, ArcWatch Editor
Apr 8, 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
Apr 1, 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...
YouthMappers Staff
Mar 30, 2016
