GeOsm is a Free and Open Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure operating on a global scale aiming to bring together, on a single platform , free geographic information of each country and pursue the objective of empowering local communities and unlocking their potential. On the one hand by ensuring a knowledge/visualization of existing data and on the other hand by allowing spatial dialogue between stakeholders around the territory through a located social network.
HOT and GeoSM Family signed a Memorandum of Understanding in November 2022 in which both parties, having understood the need to improve location data for decision-making, intend to work together to support both the WNAH Hub and GeoSM Family's missions, particularly with the aim of ensuring up-to-date, high-quality geospatial data, visualization and digital community building and engagement through online tools and development initiatives. Today, GeoSM Family wishes to work in collaboration with key national and international partners in Africa and beyond to execute activities through formal agreements. These activities will include, but are not limited to, community building, open and participatory mapping, software development, data cleansing and uploading to OSM, training local partners in GeOSM, organizing webinars, user testing, workshops, mapathons and more.

The aim of this session is to present the new version of geosm, train communities in its use, receive feedback and formalize partnership agreements between geOsm Family and local communities attending SOTM Africa.