27/06/2026 –, Auditorium Langue: English
Theme: How Mapping Communities Create Employment and Professional Opportunities
Mapping communities i.e OpenStreetMap and other geospatial networks have become powerful platforms for learning, collaboration, and career development. They provide pathways for individuals to gain practical experience, build professional networks, access local and international opportunities, and develop skills that are highly valued across humanitarian, government, private sector, and research organizations.
Discussion Points:
Career journeys
Freelancing
International opportunities
Building a geospatial portfolio
Skills employers want
The State of the Map Africa (SotM Africa) is a bi-annual regional conference that celebrates the culture of open mapping, open data, GIS and its impact across Africa. The first SotM Africa conference was hosted by the OSM community in Uganda in 2017.
This year’s conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania will continue to build on the strategy envisioned for OpenStreetMap in Africa as a renewed, strong, and growing network, and as part of the global OpenStreetMap and Open GIS movement