State of the Map Africa 2021

Version 0.5 Nov. 11, 2021

We released a new schedule version!

We have a new session: “DIGITAL TRANSPORT FOR AFRICA (DT4A) PROJECT” by Agraw Ali.

We sadly had to cancel a session: “Open Data for resilience initiative in Comoros” by Ismael zainaba

We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:

• “Your First Steps With MapRoulette” by Martijn van Exel (Nov. 21, 2021, 2:35 p.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 2:45 p.m.)
• “Growing OSM in Eastern and Southern Africa - Challenges and Opportunities” by David Luswata (Nov. 21, 2021, 9:50 a.m., Room 2 → Nov. 19, 2021, 1:35 p.m., Room 1)
• “Poster Presentation” by OSM Africa Working Group (Nov. 21, 2021, 4:30 p.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 4:40 p.m.)
• “GeOsm : The first mapping data-based social network” by SOB Willy Franck (Nov. 19, 2021, 1:35 p.m., Room 1 → Nov. 21, 2021, 9:50 a.m., Room 2)
• “OSM in Comoros - Challenges and Opportunities” by Abdoul Oubeidillah (Nov. 21, 2021, 4:05 p.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 4:15 p.m.)
• “OpenStreetMap Libya, a Community Building Roadmap” by Abdurahman AL Furjani (Nov. 21, 2021, 2:10 p.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 2:20 p.m.)
• “Creating community, empowering underrepresented geospatial professionals at Women in Geospatial+” by Sharon Omoja (Nov. 21, 2021, 3:40 p.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 3:50 p.m.)

Version 0.4 Nov. 2, 2021

We released a new schedule version!

We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:

• “Keynote Speech” by Bitange Ndemo (Nov. 19, 2021, 9:10 a.m. → Nov. 20, 2021, 12:45 p.m.)
• “Keynote Speech : Closing (Obliterating) the Gaps” by Isla Haddow-Flood (Nov. 20, 2021, 12:40 p.m. → Nov. 19, 2021, 9:10 a.m.)

Version 0.3 Nov. 1, 2021

We released a new schedule version!

We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:

• “Keynote Speech” by Bitange Ndemo (Nov. 20, 2021, 12:45 p.m. → Nov. 19, 2021, 9:10 a.m.)
• “Keynote Speech : Closing (Obliterating) the Gaps” by Isla Haddow-Flood (Nov. 19, 2021, 9:10 a.m. → Nov. 20, 2021, 12:40 p.m.)

Version 0.2 Nov. 1, 2021

We released a new schedule version!

We have new sessions!

• “Lightning Talks II” by OSM Africa Working Group
• “Lightning Talks I” by OSM Africa Working Group
• “Photomapping Uganda's New Cities” by Samson Ngumenawe
• “Poster Presentation” by OSM Africa Working Group
• “Lightning Talks III” by OSM Africa Working Group

Sadly, we had to cancel sessions:

• “YouthMappers field work program to address flash flood vulnerabilities” by Frank, Marthad Khojama
• “Apport des femmes à la cartographie mondiale.” by Mumbere Kombi Jackson
• “Plateforme de génération de preset pour JOSM” by KASSALOUWA Hermann, GOUNTENI DAMBE TCHIMBIANDJA
• “My dreams for OpenStreetMap in eSwatini” by Nombuso
• “My Mapping Experience During A Pandemic” by Micheal Kaluba
• “Création d'un Média de tourisme” by Michael Ifidé
• “How mapping can help protect girls from Female Genital Mutilation” by Janet Chapman
• “Projet de création d'un rendu OpenStreetMap” by KASSALOUWA Hermann
• “5 Tips for Building Local OSMCommunities in Low Income Economies” by Thando Mathe
• “The MapLesotho project and its legacy” by Mzwandile Thokoane
• “Podcasting: Promoting Awareness of Open Geo in Africa” by Africa GeoConvo
• “Meet the OSM DRC community” by Claire Halleux
• “La catographie des Structures de santé et pharmacies à Kinshasa” by Amos
• “Cartographier tout seul chez soi ?” by Claire Halleux
• “Don't Forget To Re-Survey” by Ilya Zverev
• “Importance des données Ouvertes en milieux ruraux” by Muluba

We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:

• “Utilising Street Level Imagery To Detect Municipal Solid Waste” by Abdurahman AL Furjani (Nov. 20, 2021, 4:10 p.m. → Nov. 20, 2021, 3:55 p.m.)
• “Growing OSM in Eastern and Southern Africa - Challenges and Opportunities” by David Luswata (Nov. 21, 2021, 9:45 a.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 9:50 a.m.)
• “Using python and OpenStreetMaps to create a shortest path API.” by Douglas Bett (Nov. 21, 2021, 11:40 a.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 11:45 a.m.)
• “Community Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Program for Covid-19 Support” by Ashley Schmeltzer, Steve Kenei (Nov. 19, 2021, 4:45 p.m., Room 1 → Nov. 19, 2021, 3:55 p.m., Room 2)
• “Learning to map! Why and What do you map?” by Enock Seth Nyamador (Nov. 21, 2021, 2:10 p.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 2:20 p.m.)
• “This is how OSM changed my life !” by SOB Willy Franck (Nov. 21, 2021, 11:40 a.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 11:45 a.m.)
• “Mapping impacts of Covid-19 in Nairobi” by Zacharia Muindi, Erica Hagen (Nov. 19, 2021, 4:20 p.m., Room 1 → Nov. 19, 2021, 3:30 p.m., Room 2)
• “OpenStreetMap & Construction de Communautés Résilientes Au Mali” by Nathalie SIDIBE (Nov. 20, 2021, 1:20 p.m., Room 2 → Nov. 20, 2021, 4:10 p.m., Room 1)
• “Using Kobo Toolbox for OSM mapping” by Zacharia Muindi, Erica Hagen (Nov. 20, 2021, 4:10 p.m. → Nov. 20, 2021, 3:05 p.m.)
• “Using Open Map GIS to inform Advocacy for Malnutrition Reduction” by Hon. Neema Lugangira (MP.), Bahati Samson (Nov. 21, 2021, 3:40 p.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 3:50 p.m.)
• “Keynote Speech & Closing Remarks” by Patricia Solis (Nov. 21, 2021, 4:55 p.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 5:05 p.m.)
• “From local communities to local chapters.” by Geoffrey Kateregga (Nov. 20, 2021, 2:10 p.m. → Nov. 20, 2021, 2 p.m.)
• “Sensor.Community - Open Environmental Data” by Lukas Mocek (Nov. 20, 2021, 4:35 p.m. → Nov. 20, 2021, 4:20 p.m.)
• “Keynote Speech : Closing (Obliterating) the Gaps” by Isla Haddow-Flood (Nov. 20, 2021, 12:45 p.m. → Nov. 19, 2021, 9:10 a.m.)
• “Your First Steps With MapRoulette” by Martijn van Exel (Nov. 21, 2021, 1:05 p.m., Room 1 → Nov. 21, 2021, 2:35 p.m., Room 2)
• “The rising water levels in Lake Turkana, Kenya” by JAMES MAGIGE (Nov. 19, 2021, 4:45 p.m. → Nov. 19, 2021, 10:35 a.m.)
• “The Emerging Flood Vulnerable Building footprint in OpenStreetMap Nigeria: Metrics” by Victor N.Sunday (Nov. 19, 2021, 4:20 p.m. → Nov. 19, 2021, 10:10 a.m.)
• “The New Cities Project Uganda” by Julius Ivan (Nov. 20, 2021, 3:15 p.m. → Nov. 20, 2021, 3:05 p.m.)
• “Using OSM Tools to Fight GBV in Western Uganda” by Dativah Nuwashaba (Nov. 21, 2021, 9:10 a.m., Room 2 → Nov. 21, 2021, 1:05 p.m., Room 1)
• “Creating community, empowering underrepresented geospatial professionals at Women in Geospatial+” by Sharon Omoja (Nov. 21, 2021, 3:10 p.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 3:40 p.m.)
• “Mills mapping across the country” by Johanes Petro Machela (Nov. 21, 2021, 4:30 p.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 4:40 p.m.)
• “Leveraging the Use of OSM Data and Tools in Tanzania” by Amour Nyalusi (Nov. 21, 2021, 2:35 p.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 9:50 a.m.)
• “Understanding existing transit data and tools available across Africa” by Malou Charenton (Nov. 21, 2021, 11:15 a.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 11:20 a.m.)
• “OpenStreetMap for UN Peacekeeping missions: Unite Maps & UN Mappers” by Michael Montani (Nov. 21, 2021, 11:15 a.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 11:20 a.m.)
• “Zanzibar Schools ICT Data Collection” by Raya (Nov. 21, 2021, 10:50 a.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 10:55 a.m.)
• “Open Data for resilience initiative in Comoros” by Ismael zainaba (Nov. 21, 2021, 4:05 p.m., Room 2 → Nov. 21, 2021, 1:55 p.m., Room 1)
• “Keynote Speech” by Bitange Ndemo (Nov. 19, 2021, 9:10 a.m. → Nov. 20, 2021, 12:45 p.m.)
• “Translating and writing on the OSM wiki [EN/FR]” by Claire Halleux (Nov. 20, 2021, 2:10 p.m. → Nov. 20, 2021, 2 p.m.)
• “Community mapping insecure region during COVID_19” by Kazeem Owolabi (Nov. 21, 2021, 4:30 p.m., Room 2 → Nov. 21, 2021, 1:30 p.m., Room 1)
• “OpenStreetMap for Business in Ethiopia - the case of AddisMap” by Alazar Tekle (Nov. 20, 2021, 1:45 p.m., Room 2 → Nov. 20, 2021, 4:35 p.m., Room 1)
• “Learning Across Borders: OpenStreetMap in Schools” by Kiggudde Deogratius, Jess Beutler, Steven Johnson (Nov. 21, 2021, 9:45 a.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 2:45 p.m.)
• “la Cartographie des transports publics en période de pandémie” by Vetah MOHAMED EL MOCTAR (Nov. 21, 2021, 10:50 a.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 10:55 a.m.)
• “Mnadani Community Mapping Project - IRDP YouthMapper Chapter (Dodoma)” by Shabani Magawila (Nov. 21, 2021, 4:05 p.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 4:15 p.m.)
• “OSM in Comoros - Challenges and Opportunities” by Abdoul Oubeidillah (Nov. 21, 2021, 3:40 p.m. → Nov. 21, 2021, 4:05 p.m.)

Version 0.1 Oct. 26, 2021

The State of the Map Africa 2021 conference schedule has been released! From the 19th to 21st November 2021, the OSM Africa community will be coming together for yet another exciting conference: State of the Map Africa, 2021. The conference aims to bring together OpenStreetMap enthusiasts from Africa and beyond and provide an opportunity for mappers to share and exchange ideas, knowledge, and experience; expand their network, and generate ideas to grow OSM within the continent.