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Aman,Carolina,Confidence,Erneste,Michael,Sawan
- Nov 12, 2019
Mappers Under One Roof: An Experience Story from YouthMappers
Wow! We are still in awe that we got to be a part of the HOT Summit 2019. Through this blog, we, a group of YouthMappers, present to you ...
R.M. Salomon, Arizona State University
- Nov 5, 2019
Why OSM? Or, why not?
For the common folk, questions may arise as to why people who depend on maps use varying platforms to explore geographic locations. Why u...
Katsiaryna Varfalameyeva, Arizona State University
- Oct 29, 2019
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,...
Gladys Adjei, University of Cape Coast
- Oct 18, 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...
Confidence Kdopo, Michael Kaluba, UCC & BU
- Oct 15, 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...
Jimmy Libby, Arizona State University
- Oct 8, 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 ...
Christine McClelland, Arizona State University
- Oct 1, 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 Coun...
Adele Birkenes and Lydia Hatfield, Vassar College
- Sep 24, 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 YouthMa...
Maria Fernanda Peña Valencia, UdeA
- Sep 10, 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 handk...
Tafadzwa Bere, University of Zimbabwe
- Sep 3, 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 c...
Ari Snow, Arizona State University
- Aug 27, 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 t...
Ingrid Martha Kintu, Makerere University
- Aug 20, 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 v...
Grace Donovan, The George Washington Univeristy
- Aug 14, 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, ...
YouthMappers UAO, Alassane Ouattara University
- Aug 12, 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 Un...
Vivian Arriaga, Arizona State University
- Jul 30, 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, a...
Chris Eshun, University of Mines and Technology
- Jul 23, 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 Trai...
Erneste Ntakobangize, University of Rwanda
- Jul 16, 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 equ...
Michael Batame, Sabina Abuga and Noela Yakubu
- Jul 9, 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. Patric...
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