Version 0.5 Nov. 9, 2025

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:

• “Mapping Smart Cities: Python-Powered Urban Insights with OSMnx” by Shabani Magawila (Nov. 29, 2025, 11 a.m. → Nov. 29, 2025, 9 a.m.)
• “3D City Models for Geography and Sustainable Development Education with geo3D” by Adrian Kriger (Nov. 29, 2025, 9 a.m. → Nov. 29, 2025, 11 a.m.)

Version 0.4 Nov. 9, 2025

We released a new schedule version!

We have moved a session around: “Using mobile mapping tools to document and improve community visibility in the Damongo district, Ghana” by Abdul-Nayar Rabiatu Sungumu (Audition Room (1st Floor) → Audition Room - 2nd Floor)

Version 0.3 Nov. 9, 2025

We released a new schedule version!

We have new sessions!

• “Mapping Health & Education: Adolescent-Friendly Health Facilities and High Schools in the Province of Abra” by Jerico Hizon Bajador
• “Drone-based tree identification and counting method in a carbon offsetting project” by Patrick Ken Kalonde
• “Leveraging Drone-Based LiDAR Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction in Comoros: DAYIMA’s Experience” by Abdoul A. Oubeidillah
• “The Power of Open and Free knowledge in Tanzania through contributing to Wikipedia” by Antoni Mtavangu
• “Cartographie et outils ouverts pour la résilience climatique” by KPOGNON Yaovi Ricardo
• “Mapping Food Prices & Measuring Impact: Using Mobile Tools and Spatial Sampling Across Nigeria” by Oreoluwa Adebayo
• “Building Smart Mobility Solutions with Open Mapping Tools in African Cities” by Kiyimba

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

• “Anticipatory Action in Practice: Mapping Vulnerability and Triggering Early Cash Disbursement in Malawi” by Wonderful Kunje (Audition Room - 1st Floor → Audition Room - 2nd Floor)
• “SPATIAL GIRLS NETWORK A PRODUCT OF OPEN MAPPING COMMUNITY” by Edith H Kalagho (Nov. 30, 2025, 2:45 p.m. → Nov. 30, 2025, 2:55 p.m.)
• “Beyond Flat Maps:Using QGIS and Blender for 3-D Geovisualization” by Hemed Lungo (Audition Room - 1st Floor → Audition Room - 2nd Floor)
• “Using mobile mapping tools to document and improve community visibility in the Damongo district, Ghana” by Abdul-Nayar Rabiatu Sungumu (Audition Room - 2nd Floor → Audition Room (1st Floor))
• “geo3D. Harnessing OpenStreetMap for Community-Led 3D City Modelling and Sustainable Development Education in Africa” by Adrian Kriger (Nov. 30, 2025, 12:30 p.m. → Nov. 30, 2025, 12:40 p.m.)
• “Understanding barriers to accessibility for persons with disabilities in Freetown's informal settlements, Sierra Leone” by Osunga Michael Otieno (Nov. 30, 2025, 9:20 a.m. → Nov. 30, 2025, 9:30 a.m.)
• “Visualizing Air Pollution and Health Risks in Lagos with R Shiny” by Osunga Michael Otieno (Nov. 29, 2025, 2:20 p.m. → Nov. 29, 2025, 2:40 p.m.)
• “Improving accessibility mapping in Upper East, Ghana using Mapillary and OpenStreetMap” by Calvin Amevienku (Nov. 30, 2025, 2:40 p.m. → Nov. 30, 2025, 2:45 p.m.)
• “Growing the Open Mapping Gurus: Expanding Local Leadership Across Regions” by Mikko Tamura, State of the Map Africa (Nov. 29, 2025, 11:40 a.m. → Nov. 29, 2025, 11:20 a.m.)
• “Exploring the use of Earth Observation Data in Mapping Plastic Pollution in Urban Environments” by Umar Katongole (Nov. 30, 2025, 2:35 p.m. → Nov. 30, 2025, 3:05 p.m.)
• “Enhancing Community Resilience and Disaster Preparedness through AI-Assisted Open Mapping in Underserved African Regions” by Nwosu Obinnaya Chikezie Victor (Nov. 29, 2025, 11:20 a.m. → Nov. 29, 2025, 11:40 a.m.)
• “weeklyOSM-stats: Analysis of the weeklyOSM profile over the last ten years with PostgreSQL” by RAQUEL DEZIDÉRIO SOUTO (Nov. 30, 2025, 2:30 p.m. → Nov. 30, 2025, 2:50 p.m.)
• “From Mapper to Mentor: Building Resilient Communities through Youth-Led Open Mapping” by Er. Ashok Thakulla (Nov. 30, 2025, 2:25 p.m. → Nov. 30, 2025, 2:40 p.m.)

Version 0.2 Oct. 15, 2025

We released a new schedule version!

We sadly had to cancel a session: “Python For Data Analysis in OpenStreetMap Projects” by paulo kiwalile

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

• “Community-Driven Data: How Local Knowledge is Reshaping Urban Waste Systems” by Emanuel Kombe (Nov. 29, 2025, 11 a.m. → Nov. 30, 2025, 11 a.m.)
• “How TomTom is Partnering with OSM Communities to Build Better Maps in Africa” by Hajar ElOuafi (Nov. 30, 2025, 9:40 a.m. → Nov. 29, 2025, 11 a.m.)
• “Understanding barriers to accessibility for persons with disabilities in Freetown's informal settlements, Sierra Leone” by Osunga Michael Otieno (Nov. 30, 2025, 11 a.m. → Nov. 30, 2025, 9:20 a.m.)

Version 0.1 Oct. 13, 2025

We released our first schedule!