Schedule changes
Version 0.8 June 11, 2026
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:
- “Centering Communities in Early Action Local Knowledge: Open Data, and OSM in Practice” by Asha Mustapher (Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30 → Auditorium)
- “Building Bridges, Not Silos: Unifying Community Engagement with HOT's 'Connect & Learn' Program” by Geoffrey Kateregga (June 26, 2026, 11 a.m. → June 26, 2026, 4:10 p.m.)
Version 0.7 June 11, 2026
We released a new schedule version!
We have a new session: “Building Tomorrow’s Cadastre from the Ground Up: Soa’s Participatory Open-Source Approach” by Jacques Landry ATANGANA.
Sadly, we had to cancel sessions:
- “Collaborative Mapping for Urban Management in Moçâmedes, Angola: The Case of Praia Amélia Urbanisation.” by Joaquim Lourenço Txifunga
- “MapYourGrid, an initiative to map the world's electrical grids” by Andreas Hernandez Denyer
- “From Mapper to Mentor: Building Resilient Communities through Youth-Led Open Mapping” by Er. Ashok Thakulla
- “Mapping for Maternal Health Using Open StreetMap to improve Access to care in Rural Uganda” by MAKUMBI BENJAMIN
- “EduMap Bénin” by Abibis
- “The Power of Open and Free knowledge in Tanzania through contributing to Wikipedia” by Antoni Mtavangu
- “geo3D. Harnessing OpenStreetMap for Community-Led 3D City Modelling and Sustainable Development Education in Africa” by Adrian Kriger
- “Beyond Mapathons: Building a Mapping Community for Sustainable Impact” by Boneya Hassan
- “Smarter Map Making: How GrabMaps uses OSM to make better maps!” by Steve Coast
- “Low-Cost Participatory Mapping Using KoBo Toolbox, YouthMappers and Community Health Workers for Emergency Response” by Chifuniro Baluwa
- “3D City Models for Geography and Sustainable Development Education with geo3D” by Adrian Kriger
- “Inondations Zéro Risque en Afrique” by TROH ALEX VITAL GUILLET
- “Building Smart Mobility Solutions with Open Mapping Tools in African Cities” by Kiyimba
- “Open Mapping and Open Tools for Climate Resilience” by Elaine Fredy Kijoti
- “The role of Communication in Project Design” by Aisha Hamisi
- “Power to the People: How Africa Can Drive Its Own Clean Energy Transition” by Mwiche Simpemba
We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:
- “Growing the Open Mapping Gurus: Expanding Local Leadership Across Regions” by Mikko Tamura, State of the Map Africa (June 27, 2026, 11:20 a.m. → June 27, 2026, 9:40 a.m.)
- “A Comparative Analysis of Land Surface Temperature Estimation Between the Dry and Wet Season” by Kelvin Boateng (June 28, 2026, 2:30 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 12:40 p.m.)
- “Anticipatory Action in Practice: Mapping Vulnerability and Triggering Early Cash Disbursement in Malawi” by Wonderful Kunje (June 26, 2026, 11:20 a.m., Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80 → June 26, 2026, 11:40 a.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30)
- “Bridging Gaps: Collaborative Mapping of Sub-Catchment Furrows for Improved Irrigation Planning” by Elia Dominic (June 26, 2026, 2 p.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30 → June 26, 2026, 11:20 a.m., Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80)
- “Mapping Day-care Facilities to Support Working Parents: A Community Mapping Initiative in Makongeni, Kenya” by Maurine Oyugi (June 26, 2026, 12:20 p.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30 → June 26, 2026, noon, Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80)
- “Closing the Feedback Loop: Do Communities Ever See the Maps?” by Amour Nyalusi (June 27, 2026, 2 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 12:40 p.m.)
- “Can You Build OSM Communities Without Burning Out?” by Laura Mugeha (June 27, 2026, 9 a.m. → June 26, 2026, 2 p.m.)
- “Introduction to Drone Tasking Manager - A use case in Freetown, Sierra Leone.” by Tommy Charles, Ivan Buendia Gayton (June 27, 2026, 11 a.m. → June 27, 2026, 9 a.m.)
- “Drone-based tree identification and counting method in a carbon offsetting project” by Patrick Ken Kalonde (June 26, 2026, 3 p.m., Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80 → June 28, 2026, 9:20 a.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30)
- “THE FORTE OF DRONE MAPPING TECHNOLOGY IN THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CASE TANGANYIKA LAKE” by chris cheru (June 26, 2026, 2:40 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 11:20 a.m.)
- “Using mobile mapping tools to document and improve community visibility in the Damongo district, Ghana” by Abdul-Nayar Rabiatu Sungumu (June 27, 2026, 4 p.m., Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80 → June 26, 2026, 12:20 p.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30)
- “Mapping with Communities: Driving Local Solutions through Participation in Tanzania” by Zaina Rashidi Ally (June 26, 2026, 11:40 a.m. → June 26, 2026, noon)
- “Enhancing Community Resilience and Disaster Preparedness through AI-Assisted Open Mapping in Underserved African Regions” by Nwosu Obinnaya Chikezie Victor (June 27, 2026, 11:40 a.m., Auditorium → June 28, 2026, 11:20 a.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30)
- “Collaborative mapping for DRR with OpenStreetMap, uMap and WordPress. Case study: Maricá (Brazil)” by RAQUEL DEZIDÉRIO SOUTO (June 27, 2026, 2:15 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 2:45 p.m.)
- “Mapping Malawi’s Momentum: Reflections on first SoTM Malawi conference and Growing Open Mapping Communities” by Blessings Chiepa (June 26, 2026, noon, Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80 → June 27, 2026, 12:20 p.m., Auditorium)
- “Mapping Food Prices & Measuring Impact: Using Mobile Tools and Spatial Sampling Across Nigeria” by Oreoluwa Adebayo (June 28, 2026, 12:20 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 11:40 a.m.)
- “Unlocking New Frontiers in Earth Observation: Harnessing Agentic AI to Revolutionize Geospatial Mapping in Africa” by Isah Abdul-Azeez (June 28, 2026, 11:20 a.m., Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80 → June 28, 2026, 2 p.m., Auditorium)
- “New insights into global mapping with the updated ohsomeNow Stats” by Levi Szamek (June 27, 2026, 2:05 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 2:50 p.m.)
- “Building Smart Web Maps with OpenStreetMap: Integrating uMap, Overpass Turbo, and Open Data” by Daisy Jelagat (June 26, 2026, 3 p.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30 → June 26, 2026, 11:40 a.m., Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80)
- “Participatory Mapping for Women-Friendly Cities in Algeria: Lessons from the Madinatouha Project” by Sanaa Benhamouche (Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30 → Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80)
- “Empowering Climate Resilience in Rural Nigeria through Open Mapping and Community-Led Geospatial Data Collection” by Kitgak Simon (June 26, 2026, 3:20 p.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30 → June 26, 2026, 2 p.m., Auditorium)
- “Mapping Health & Education: Adolescent-Friendly Health Facilities and High Schools in the Province of Abra” by Jerico Hizon Bajador (June 28, 2026, 3 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 2:35 p.m.)
- “Centering Communities in Early Action Local Knowledge: Open Data, and OSM in Practice” by Asha Mustapher (Auditorium → Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30)
- “Una Hakika: Adopting Open Technology for Peacebuilding in Kenya” by John Green Otunga (June 28, 2026, 11:40 a.m. → June 28, 2026, 11 a.m.)
- “Beyond Flat Maps:Using QGIS and Blender for 3-D Geovisualization” by Hemed Lungo (June 27, 2026, 3 p.m., Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80 → June 27, 2026, 11 a.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30)
- “Cartographie et outils ouverts pour la résilience climatique” by KPOGNON Yaovi Ricardo (June 28, 2026, noon → June 28, 2026, 12:10 p.m.)
- “Mapping Amid Crisis: Connecting Displaced Communities and Humanitarian Responders Through Open Mapping in Northeast Nigeria” by Olumide Stephen Ogungbemi (June 27, 2026, 9 a.m., Auditorium → June 27, 2026, 2 p.m., Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80)
- “Exploring the use of Earth Observation Data in Mapping Plastic Pollution in Urban Environments” by Umar Katongole (June 28, 2026, 3:05 p.m., Auditorium → June 28, 2026, 2:20 p.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30)
- “GeOsm : Le Cœur Battant des Communautés OpenStreetMap Africaines et au-delà !” by WILLY FRANCK SOB (June 26, 2026, 11:40 a.m. → June 26, 2026, 2 p.m.)
- “OpenStreetMap for Conflict Response and Urban Resilience in Sudan” by Nisreen Mahmoud (June 27, 2026, noon, Auditorium → June 28, 2026, 11 a.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30)
- “From street-view-imagery to actionable data: experiences from mapping waste in Dar es Salaam” by Levi Szamek (June 28, 2026, 2 p.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30 → June 28, 2026, 11:30 a.m., Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80)
- “Building Bridges, Not Silos: Unifying Community Engagement with HOT's 'Connect & Learn' Program” by Geoffrey Kateregga (June 26, 2026, 4:10 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 11 a.m.)
- “Leveraging Drone-Based LiDAR Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction in Comoros: DAYIMA’s Experience” by Abdoul A. Oubeidillah (June 27, 2026, 2:20 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 2 p.m.)
- “Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Land Use/Land Cover Changes and its Impact on Water Quality” by Rafiu Omomayowa (June 26, 2026, 2:20 p.m., Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80 → June 28, 2026, 9:40 a.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30)
- “Empowering Humanitarians with GIS: A Collaborative Approach through the IFRC GIS Training Platform” by Melanie Eckle-Elze (June 27, 2026, 2:10 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 2:40 p.m.)
- “Self Organized Sessions” by SotM Africa Organizing Committee (June 28, 2026, noon → June 26, 2026, 2:40 p.m.)
- “weeklyOSM-stats: Analysis of the weeklyOSM profile over the last ten years with PostgreSQL” by RAQUEL DEZIDÉRIO SOUTO (June 28, 2026, 2:50 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 2:25 p.m.)
- “SPATIAL GIRLS NETWORK A PRODUCT OF OPEN MAPPING COMMUNITY” by Edith H Kalagho (June 28, 2026, 2:55 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 2:30 p.m.)
- “Session de formation sur la prise en main du logiciel Qgis” by Moutari Gogé Mahamane Moustapha (June 27, 2026, noon → June 27, 2026, 11 a.m.)
- “Understanding barriers to accessibility for persons with disabilities in Freetown's informal settlements, Sierra Leone” by Osunga Michael Otieno (June 28, 2026, 9:30 a.m. → June 28, 2026, noon)
- “The Role of OSM Data in Enhancing Cycling, an Environmentally Friendly Means of Transport” by Bapaala Alhassan Zuliatu (June 26, 2026, noon, Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30 → June 26, 2026, 12:40 p.m., Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80)
- “Community-Driven Data: How Local Knowledge is Reshaping Urban Waste Systems” by Emanuel Kombe (June 28, 2026, 11 a.m. → June 28, 2026, 9 a.m.)
- “Improving accessibility mapping in Upper East, Ghana using Mapillary and OpenStreetMap” by Calvin Amevienku (June 28, 2026, 2:45 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 2:20 p.m.)
- “An Application of OpenStreetMap to Identify Underserved Populations for a Study in Lagos State, Nigeria” by Michelle Schmitz (June 28, 2026, 11:30 a.m. → June 28, 2026, 11:40 a.m.)
- “OSMF: What it is, What it does, How YOU can get involved” by Laura Mugeha, State of the Map Africa (June 27, 2026, 4 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 11 a.m.)
- “Little Mappers, Big Impact: Introducing OSM to grade school learners” by Joy Unene (June 28, 2026, 2 p.m., Auditorium → June 28, 2026, 9 a.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30)
- “GIS in Climate Education; Using Mapping to Build Next Generation of Climate Change Leaders” by Tarcizio Kalaundi, Christiana (June 28, 2026, 11:20 a.m. → June 28, 2026, 9:20 a.m.)
- “Participatory Mapping on Flood Hazard and Vulnerability at Dutch Komenda, a Coastal Community in Ghana.” by Andy Asamoah Bimpong (June 26, 2026, 12:40 p.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30 → June 26, 2026, 12:20 p.m., Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80)
- “From Ramani Huria to the Climate Risk Database: Keeping Open Community Data Alive” by Msilikale Msilanga (June 28, 2026, 2 p.m., Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80 → June 28, 2026, 2:25 p.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30)
- “Mapping for Pangolin Protection: Using OpenStreetMap for Conservation in Tanzania” by Ezekiel Edgar Kiariro (June 28, 2026, noon → June 28, 2026, 11:20 a.m.)
- “Cartographic analysis of cultural significance of toponyms and positional accuracy of OpenStreetMap in Oyo State” by Joseph (June 26, 2026, 2:40 p.m., Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80 → June 28, 2026, 2 p.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30)
- “How TomTom is Partnering with OSM Communities to Build Better Maps in Africa” by Hajar ElOuafi (June 27, 2026, 11 a.m. → June 27, 2026, 9 a.m.)
- “Visualizing Air Pollution and Health Risks in Lagos with R Shiny” by Osunga Michael Otieno (June 27, 2026, 2:40 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 2:20 p.m.)
- “Cost-Effective Strategies for Expanding Open Mapping in Resource-using street level 360 Image” by Benedcto Adamu (June 26, 2026, 12:20 p.m., Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80 → June 26, 2026, 2:40 p.m., Auditorium)
- “Empowering & emergence of new leaders within global communities through the Community Working Mentorship Program” by Yves Emmanuel NIKOYO EMOUGOU (June 27, 2026, 12:40 p.m. → June 27, 2026, noon)
- “Open Mapping Initiative in Nigeria: Challenges and Personal Experiences in Volunteer Mobilization for OpenStreetMap” by Victor N.Sunday, SALVATION PERE OKOH (June 26, 2026, 3:20 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 2:20 p.m.)
- “Facing the Future: Potentials of OSM Africa in Advancing Geospatial Science” by Tarcizio Kalaundi (June 27, 2026, 4 p.m., Audition Room - 1st Floor - 30 → June 27, 2026, 9:20 a.m., Auditorium)
Version 0.6 April 22, 2026
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:
- “OSMF: What it is, What it does, How YOU can get involved” by Laura Mugeha, State of the Map Africa (Nov. 29, 2025, 4 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 4 p.m.)
- “AmbaLay Maps: Building Africa’s Local Mapping Infrastructure for Resilient Services and Community Empowerment” by Binyam Dele (Nov. 28, 2025, 11:40 a.m. → June 26, 2026, 11:40 a.m.)
- “Beyond Mapathons: Building a Mapping Community for Sustainable Impact” by Boneya Hassan (Nov. 28, 2025, 2 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 2 p.m.)
- “GIS in Climate Education; Using Mapping to Build Next Generation of Climate Change Leaders” by Tarcizio Kalaundi, Christiana (Nov. 30, 2025, 11:20 a.m. → June 28, 2026, 11:20 a.m.)
- “OSM Skeleton: Completing the Backbone of OSM Data” by Séverin Ménard (Nov. 28, 2025, 3:20 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 3:20 p.m.)
- “Una Hakika: Adopting Open Technology for Peacebuilding in Kenya” by John Green Otunga (Nov. 30, 2025, 11:40 a.m. → June 28, 2026, 11:40 a.m.)
- “Maps and Voices: Strengthening Women’s Participation in Open Mapping in the DRC” by Amos (Nov. 28, 2025, noon → June 26, 2026, noon)
- “Sketch Map Tool: Enabling the capture of local knowledge- supported by OSM analytics and AI” by Melanie Eckle-Elze (Nov. 29, 2025, noon → June 27, 2026, noon)
- “Open Mapping and Open Tools for Climate Resilience” by Elaine Fredy Kijoti (Nov. 28, 2025, 2:40 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 2:40 p.m.)
- “Beyond Flat Maps:Using QGIS and Blender for 3-D Geovisualization” by Hemed Lungo (Nov. 29, 2025, 3 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 3 p.m.)
- “The Power of Open and Free knowledge in Tanzania through contributing to Wikipedia” by Antoni Mtavangu (Nov. 30, 2025, 2:20 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 2:20 p.m.)
- “Mapping with Communities: Driving Local Solutions through Participation in Tanzania” by Zaina Rashidi Ally (Nov. 28, 2025, 11:40 a.m. → June 26, 2026, 11:40 a.m.)
- “Cartographic analysis of cultural significance of toponyms and positional accuracy of OpenStreetMap in Oyo State” by Joseph (Nov. 28, 2025, 2:40 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 2:40 p.m.)
- “Power to the People: How Africa Can Drive Its Own Clean Energy Transition” by Mwiche Simpemba (Nov. 29, 2025, 2 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 2 p.m.)
- “Improving accessibility mapping in Upper East, Ghana using Mapillary and OpenStreetMap” by Calvin Amevienku (Nov. 30, 2025, 2:45 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 2:45 p.m.)
- “Integrating OpenStreetMap into Academic Curricula through Collaborative Field Practical Training in Tanzania” by Erick Mnyali, Ezekiel Edgar Kiariro (Nov. 28, 2025, 3 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 3 p.m.)
- “Growing the Open Mapping Gurus: Expanding Local Leadership Across Regions” by Mikko Tamura, State of the Map Africa (Nov. 29, 2025, 11:20 a.m. → June 27, 2026, 11:20 a.m.)
- “A Comparative Analysis of Land Surface Temperature Estimation Between the Dry and Wet Season” by Kelvin Boateng (Nov. 30, 2025, 2:30 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 2:30 p.m.)
- “The Role of OSM Data in Enhancing Cycling, an Environmentally Friendly Means of Transport” by Bapaala Alhassan Zuliatu (Nov. 28, 2025, noon → June 26, 2026, noon)
- “Building Smart Mobility Solutions with Open Mapping Tools in African Cities” by Kiyimba (Nov. 28, 2025, 2:20 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 2:20 p.m.)
- “Collaborative Mapping for Urban Management in Moçâmedes, Angola: The Case of Praia Amélia Urbanisation.” by Joaquim Lourenço Txifunga (Nov. 29, 2025, 3 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 3 p.m.)
- “Exploring the use of Earth Observation Data in Mapping Plastic Pollution in Urban Environments” by Umar Katongole (Nov. 30, 2025, 3:05 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 3:05 p.m.)
- “MapYourGrid, an initiative to map the world's electrical grids” by Andreas Hernandez Denyer (Nov. 29, 2025, 12:20 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 12:20 p.m.)
- “Leveraging Drone-Based LiDAR Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction in Comoros: DAYIMA’s Experience” by Abdoul A. Oubeidillah (Nov. 29, 2025, 2:20 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 2:20 p.m.)
- “Closing the Feedback Loop: Do Communities Ever See the Maps?” by Amour Nyalusi (Nov. 29, 2025, 2 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 2 p.m.)
- “Empowering Humanitarians with GIS: A Collaborative Approach through the IFRC GIS Training Platform” by Melanie Eckle-Elze (Nov. 29, 2025, 2:10 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 2:10 p.m.)
- “Low-Cost Participatory Mapping Using KoBo Toolbox, YouthMappers and Community Health Workers for Emergency Response” by Chifuniro Baluwa (Nov. 30, 2025, 11 a.m. → June 28, 2026, 11 a.m.)
- “3D City Models for Geography and Sustainable Development Education with geo3D” by Adrian Kriger (Nov. 29, 2025, 11 a.m. → June 27, 2026, 11 a.m.)
- “Centering Communities in Early Action Local Knowledge: Open Data, and OSM in Practice” by Asha Mustapher (Nov. 28, 2025, 11 a.m. → June 26, 2026, 11 a.m.)
- “weeklyOSM-stats: Analysis of the weeklyOSM profile over the last ten years with PostgreSQL” by RAQUEL DEZIDÉRIO SOUTO (Nov. 30, 2025, 2:50 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 2:50 p.m.)
- “Bridging Knowledge and Maps: The Intersection of Wikimedia and OpenStreetMap in Africa” by Micheal Kaluba (Nov. 28, 2025, 12:20 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 12:20 p.m.)
- “SPATIAL GIRLS NETWORK A PRODUCT OF OPEN MAPPING COMMUNITY” by Edith H Kalagho (Nov. 30, 2025, 2:55 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 2:55 p.m.)
- “geo3D. Harnessing OpenStreetMap for Community-Led 3D City Modelling and Sustainable Development Education in Africa” by Adrian Kriger (Nov. 30, 2025, 12:40 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 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, 9:30 a.m. → June 28, 2026, 9:30 a.m.)
- “Adaptive Humanitarian Mobility: Dynamic OSM-Based Routing with Critical Mission Data” by Julian Psotta, Levi Szamek (Nov. 28, 2025, 2:20 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 2:20 p.m.)
- “Participatory Mapping for Women-Friendly Cities in Algeria: Lessons from the Madinatouha Project” by Sanaa Benhamouche (Nov. 30, 2025, 11 a.m. → June 28, 2026, 11 a.m.)
- “Using mobile mapping tools to document and improve community visibility in the Damongo district, Ghana” by Abdul-Nayar Rabiatu Sungumu (Nov. 29, 2025, 4 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 4 p.m.)
- “Open Mapping Initiative in Nigeria: Challenges and Personal Experiences in Volunteer Mobilization for OpenStreetMap” by Victor N.Sunday, SALVATION PERE OKOH (Nov. 28, 2025, 3:20 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 3:20 p.m.)
- “Mapping Food Prices & Measuring Impact: Using Mobile Tools and Spatial Sampling Across Nigeria” by Oreoluwa Adebayo (Nov. 30, 2025, 12:20 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 12:20 p.m.)
- “Collaborative mapping for DRR with OpenStreetMap, uMap and WordPress. Case study: Maricá (Brazil)” by RAQUEL DEZIDÉRIO SOUTO (Nov. 29, 2025, 2:15 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 2:15 p.m.)
- “Bridging Gaps: Collaborative Mapping of Sub-Catchment Furrows for Improved Irrigation Planning” by Elia Dominic (Nov. 28, 2025, 2 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 2 p.m.)
- “Mapping Day-care Facilities to Support Working Parents: A Community Mapping Initiative in Makongeni, Kenya” by Maurine Oyugi (Nov. 28, 2025, 12:20 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 12:20 p.m.)
- “Self-Paced Open Mapping Learning Pathway for Youth Leadership and Community-Driven Development in LearnWorld” by Rebecca Chandiru (Nov. 28, 2025, 11:20 a.m. → June 26, 2026, 11:20 a.m.)
- “Mapping Health & Education: Adolescent-Friendly Health Facilities and High Schools in the Province of Abra” by Jerico Hizon Bajador (Nov. 30, 2025, 3 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 3 p.m.)
- “Drone-based tree identification and counting method in a carbon offsetting project” by Patrick Ken Kalonde (Nov. 28, 2025, 3 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 3 p.m.)
- “How TomTom is Partnering with OSM Communities to Build Better Maps in Africa” by Hajar ElOuafi (Nov. 29, 2025, 11 a.m. → June 27, 2026, 11 a.m.)
- “Enhancing Community Resilience and Disaster Preparedness through AI-Assisted Open Mapping in Underserved African Regions” by Nwosu Obinnaya Chikezie Victor (Nov. 29, 2025, 11:40 a.m. → June 27, 2026, 11:40 a.m.)
- “Visualizing Air Pollution and Health Risks in Lagos with R Shiny” by Osunga Michael Otieno (Nov. 29, 2025, 2:40 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 2:40 p.m.)
- “GeOsm : Le Cœur Battant des Communautés OpenStreetMap Africaines et au-delà !” by WILLY FRANCK SOB (Nov. 28, 2025, 11:40 a.m. → June 26, 2026, 11:40 a.m.)
- “EduMap Bénin” by Abibis (Nov. 28, 2025, 12:40 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 12:40 p.m.)
- “Anticipatory Action in Practice: Mapping Vulnerability and Triggering Early Cash Disbursement in Malawi” by Wonderful Kunje (Nov. 28, 2025, 11:20 a.m. → June 26, 2026, 11:20 a.m.)
- “An Application of OpenStreetMap to Identify Underserved Populations for a Study in Lagos State, Nigeria” by Michelle Schmitz (Nov. 30, 2025, 11:30 a.m. → June 28, 2026, 11:30 a.m.)
- “Little Mappers, Big Impact: Introducing OSM to grade school learners” by Joy Unene (Nov. 30, 2025, 2 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 2 p.m.)
- “Building Bridges, Not Silos: Unifying Community Engagement with HOT's 'Connect & Learn' Program” by Geoffrey Kateregga (Nov. 28, 2025, 4:10 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 4:10 p.m.)
- “Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Land Use/Land Cover Changes and its Impact on Water Quality” by Rafiu Omomayowa (Nov. 28, 2025, 2:20 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 2:20 p.m.)
- “Smarter Map Making: How GrabMaps uses OSM to make better maps!” by Steve Coast (Nov. 28, 2025, 2 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 2 p.m.)
- “From Ramani Huria to the Climate Risk Database: Keeping Open Community Data Alive” by Msilikale Msilanga (Nov. 30, 2025, 2 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 2 p.m.)
- “Mapping for Pangolin Protection: Using OpenStreetMap for Conservation in Tanzania” by Ezekiel Edgar Kiariro (Nov. 30, 2025, noon → June 28, 2026, noon)
- “From Mapper to Mentor: Building Resilient Communities through Youth-Led Open Mapping” by Er. Ashok Thakulla (Nov. 30, 2025, 2:40 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 2:40 p.m.)
- “Building Smart Web Maps with OpenStreetMap: Integrating uMap, Overpass Turbo, and Open Data” by Daisy Jelagat (Nov. 28, 2025, 3 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 3 p.m.)
- “Mapping Amid Crisis: Connecting Displaced Communities and Humanitarian Responders Through Open Mapping in Northeast Nigeria” by Olumide Stephen Ogungbemi (Nov. 29, 2025, 9 a.m. → June 27, 2026, 9 a.m.)
- “The role of Communication in Project Design” by Aisha Hamisi (Nov. 30, 2025, 11:40 a.m. → June 28, 2026, 11:40 a.m.)
- “Participatory Mapping on Flood Hazard and Vulnerability at Dutch Komenda, a Coastal Community in Ghana.” by Andy Asamoah Bimpong (Nov. 28, 2025, 12:40 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 12:40 p.m.)
- “Cartographie et outils ouverts pour la résilience climatique” by KPOGNON Yaovi Ricardo (Nov. 30, 2025, noon → June 28, 2026, noon)
- “Facing the Future: Potentials of OSM Africa in Advancing Geospatial Science” by Tarcizio Kalaundi (Nov. 29, 2025, 4 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 4 p.m.)
- “Empowering & emergence of new leaders within global communities through the Community Working Mentorship Program” by Yves Emmanuel NIKOYO EMOUGOU (Nov. 29, 2025, 12:40 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 12:40 p.m.)
- “Can You Build OSM Communities Without Burning Out?” by Laura Mugeha (Nov. 29, 2025, 9 a.m. → June 27, 2026, 9 a.m.)
- “Empowering Climate Resilience in Rural Nigeria through Open Mapping and Community-Led Geospatial Data Collection” by Kitgak Simon (Nov. 28, 2025, 3:20 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 3:20 p.m.)
- “Introduction to Drone Tasking Manager - A use case in Freetown, Sierra Leone.” by Tommy Charles, Ivan Buendia Gayton (Nov. 29, 2025, 11 a.m. → June 27, 2026, 11 a.m.)
- “OpenStreetMap for Conflict Response and Urban Resilience in Sudan” by Nisreen Mahmoud (Nov. 29, 2025, noon → June 27, 2026, noon)
- “From the Field to the Map: Strengthening Local Government Decision-Making Through Advanced OSM Mapping” by Hillary Musundi (Nov. 28, 2025, 12:40 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 12:40 p.m.)
- “From street-view-imagery to actionable data: experiences from mapping waste in Dar es Salaam” by Levi Szamek (Nov. 30, 2025, 2 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 2 p.m.)
- “Mapping for Maternal Health Using Open StreetMap to improve Access to care in Rural Uganda” by MAKUMBI BENJAMIN (Nov. 30, 2025, 12:40 p.m. → June 28, 2026, 12:40 p.m.)
- “Community-Driven Data: How Local Knowledge is Reshaping Urban Waste Systems” by Emanuel Kombe (Nov. 30, 2025, 11 a.m. → June 28, 2026, 11 a.m.)
- “Cost-Effective Strategies for Expanding Open Mapping in Resource-using street level 360 Image” by Benedcto Adamu (Nov. 28, 2025, 12:20 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 12:20 p.m.)
- “New insights into global mapping with the updated ohsomeNow Stats” by Levi Szamek (Nov. 29, 2025, 2:05 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 2:05 p.m.)
- “Inondations Zéro Risque en Afrique” by TROH ALEX VITAL GUILLET (Nov. 29, 2025, 2 p.m. → June 27, 2026, 2 p.m.)
- “Mapping Smart Cities: Python-Powered Urban Insights with OSMnx” by Shabani Magawila (Nov. 29, 2025, 9 a.m. → June 27, 2026, 9 a.m.)
- “Session de formation sur la prise en main du logiciel Qgis” by Moutari Gogé Mahamane Moustapha (Nov. 29, 2025, noon → June 27, 2026, noon)
- “Self Organized Sessions” by SotM Africa Organizing Committee (Nov. 30, 2025, noon → June 28, 2026, noon)
- “Mapping Malawi’s Momentum: Reflections on first SoTM Malawi conference and Growing Open Mapping Communities” by Blessings Chiepa (Nov. 28, 2025, noon → June 26, 2026, noon)
- “THE FORTE OF DRONE MAPPING TECHNOLOGY IN THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CASE TANGANYIKA LAKE” by chris cheru (Nov. 28, 2025, 2:40 p.m. → June 26, 2026, 2:40 p.m.)
- “Unlocking New Frontiers in Earth Observation: Harnessing Agentic AI to Revolutionize Geospatial Mapping in Africa” by Isah Abdul-Azeez (Nov. 30, 2025, 11:20 a.m. → June 28, 2026, 11:20 a.m.)
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) - 30 → Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80)
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 - 30 → Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80)
- “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 - 30 → Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80)
- “Using mobile mapping tools to document and improve community visibility in the Damongo district, Ghana” by Abdul-Nayar Rabiatu Sungumu (Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80 → Audition Room (1st Floor) - 30)
- “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!
Sadly, we 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!