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Students from Fifteen Universities serve as Leadership Fellows to Fill Data Gaps in the World's
KATHMANDU, NEPAL; WASHINGTON, DC — More than ten million changes have been made recently to the world’s free, editable public map,...
Patricia SolÃs, Director/CoFounder of YouthMappers
May 15, 2017


Why OpenStreetMap?
The cost of mapping is increasing. This includes the fact that private companies like Google Maps and Bing Maps are capitalizing on this...
Dennis Irorere, Federal University Tech Akure
Dec 6, 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


Opening up to Open Source Mapping
As a part of the YouthMappers GeoCenter Virtual Internship this summer I was exposed to a variety of new technologies that have opened...
Forrest Melvin, George Washington University
Aug 3, 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...
Jin Lee, George Mason University
Jul 20, 2016