🚨 New training alert! 🚨

#UNMappers is supporting the FAO to produce an open-source map of waterways along the Senegal river in Mauritania 🇲🇷

This Friday, 20 June, we invite you to our training and mapathon to map waterways 🌊 and farm lands 🌱 in #OpenStreetMap!

✅ Register via: www.eventbrite.com/e/training-waterways-mapping-in-openstreetmap-tickets-1414506520079

All mappers are welcome! 🌎🌍🌏

Become a UN Mapper! 💙

#UNMaps #waterwaysmapping #foodsecurity #agriculture #MapWorldChallenge #GIS

We won't have our #ValidationFriday Mappy Hour for June. But we have #ValidationSaturdays with myOSM (OSM Myanmar community)! 💙

Join us as we spend #AFewMinutesForMyanmar!

📌 Details:
🗓 Every Saturday this June
🕡 10:30 UTC
🎥 Online via Google Meet – You will receive a calendar invite once you register!
🌐 Open to intermediate and advanced mappers

Registration: https://forms.gle/EwRYHaCAZcn5SfZo7

#helpmmearthquake #H2HNetwork #MapForMyanmar #Myanmar #myOSM #OMGuru #UNMaps #UNMappers #OpenStreetMap

Direct links:
EN: https://maps.un.org/news/co-creating-un-mappers-ambassadors-and-chapters-initiative
FR: https://maps.un.org/fr/news/co-creating-un-mappers-ambassadors-and-chapters-initiative

Here are 2 ways to share your feedback:

1️⃣ Join the un-mappers-chapters-discussion channel in our Discord server: bit.ly/UNMappersDiscord

2️⃣Participate in the upcoming Mappy Hour: tinyurl.com/UNMappyHour

#UNMaps #UNMappers #mappingforpeace #OpenStreetMap #communitybuilding #opencommunity #MappyHour #UNMappersMappyHour #communitydiscussion

✨ New blog and community discussion updates 📢

Since our April #MappyHour, we have been conducting co-creation sessions with the community to brainstorm how we can grow the UN Mappers community and exchange ideas about the UN Mappers Ambassadors and Chapter initiative. 🤔💭✨💙

Read our latest blog for key takeaways and updates about the initiative 👇
EN: https://tinyurl.com/UNMCocreation0625
FR: https://tinyurl.com/UNMCocreation0625-FR

#UNMaps #UNMappers #OpenStreetMap #communitybuilding #opencommunity

🎉 Our Mapper of the Month for June is Paolo Frizzera (OSM username: GeoFrizz) from Italy.

🗺️ Paolo is one of the first consultants who spearheaded the #UNMaps project and had previously worked with UNGSC.

He is celebrating his 10th year as an #OpenStreetMap contributor this year. We asked about his journey and to share any advice to new mappers. ✨

Read his interview 👉 https://tinyurl.com/MOTM0625

Direct link: https://maps.un.org/news/un-mapper-month-june-2025

#UNMappers #mappingforpeace #UNMapperoftheMonth

Thank you for joining our May #MappyHour: Community Discussion!⚡

During the session, we discussed about successful community building programs as well as factors that may encourage or challenge community participation for the #UNMappers Ambassadors/Chapter initiatives. We will keep you posted on updates regarding the initiative! 💙

See you again our Mappy Hour this month happening on June 27!
RSVP 📍 https://tinyurl.com/UNMappyHour

#UNMaps #UNMappers #OpenStreetMap #communitybuilding #MappyHour

今月の国連 UN Mappers 定例 Mappy Hour はじまりました！
アイスブレイクは、よく使うフィールドマッピングツール自慢。

#UNOpenGIS #UNVTportable #FuruhashiLab #古橋研究室 #AoyamaGSC #青学 #GEOlab #PoliMI

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tinyurl.com/UNMappyHour

#UNMaps #UNMappers #mappingforpeace #OpenStreetMap #communitybuilding #opencommunity #MappyHour #UNMappersMappyHour #communitydiscussion

Our May #MappyHour is approaching!⚡

Join us this Friday, 30 May, at 10:00 UTC to brainstorm 🧠 on how we can grow the #UNMappers community in your area, and discuss about the UN Mappers Ambassadors and Chapter initiative 💥🤔 🌏🌎🌍

Register now!
📍 https://tinyurl.com/UNMappyHour

Direct link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/un-mappers-mappy-hour-tickets-1280527083979?aff=oddtdtcreator

See you there! 💙

#UNMaps #UNMappers #mappingforpeace #OpenStreetMap #communitybuilding #opencommunity #MappyHour #UNMappersMappyHour #communitydiscussion

A mappy weekend is calling 🗺📞 which only means... it's #ValidationFriday! 🧐💙

We are validating villages 🏘, barriers 🚧 and roads 🛣 in Jebel, Somalia to help with peacekeeping and logistics operations! 🕊 🌍

Validate now 👉 https://tinyurl.com/UNMValidationFriday

Direct project links:
- https://tasks.hotosm.org/projects/18882
- https://tasks.hotosm.org/projects/18883

Become a #UNMapper! 💙

#UNMappers #UNMaps #mappingforpeace #Openstreetmap #opendata #openmapping #volunteering #UNvolunteering

Shoutout to our top validators from last week’s UN Mappers #ValidationFriday! 🏆 🙌

A MASSIVE THANK YOU to everyone who is contributing to the mapping and validation for #UNPeacekeeping missions! 💙🕊

We are still validating our open projects here: https://tinyurl.com/UNMValidationFriday

Direct link: https://tasks.hotosm.org/explore?omitMapResults=0&organisation=UN+Mappers

Watch out for new projects in the coming days! 💙

Become a #UNMapper! 🗺

#UNMaps #UNMappers #mappingforpeace #Openstreetmap #opendata #openmapping #volunteering #UNvolunteering

#ValidationSaturdays for Myanmar! 🇲🇲 🗺️

Join us, the OSM Myanmar community and the Open Mapping Hub - Asia Pacific this Saturday, 17 May at 12:00 UTC | 14:00 CET | 18:30 Myanmar time to verify mapped features for #MyanmarEarthquake2025 campaign.

📍Register: https://forms.gle/EwRYHaCAZcn5SfZo7

#UNMaps #UNMappers #volunteering #helpmmearthquake #AFewMinutesForMyanmar #MapForMyanmar #myOSM #OpenStreetmap #humanitarianmapping #Humanitarianvolunteering

💡 Do you have ideas on how we can grow the #UNMappers community in your locality? 🤔

For our #MappyHour this month, we will discuss and exchange ideas on #communitybuilding, and co-create the Ambassadors and Chapter initiative! 🔓💥

Join us on 30th May 🗓
📍 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/un-mappers-mappy-hour-tickets-1280527083979?aff=oddtdtcreator

🤝🌐 Connect with us in Discord to learn more💭 👇
https://discord.com/invite/bZRUdUpNxw

#UNMaps #UNMappers #mappingforpeace #OpenStreetMap #opencommunity #MappyHour #UNMappersMappyHour #communitydiscussion

This #ValidationFriday, help us complete the mapping projects and verify buildings 🏘, barriers 🚧 and roads 🛣!

🗺🤔https://tinyurl.com/UNMValidationFriday

The produced data will be uploaded in our #UNMaps applications that aid peacekeeping personnel in #UNPeacekeeping missions. 🕊 🌍🌏

Become a #UNMapper! 💙

#UNMappers #mappingforpeace #Openstreetmap #opendata #openmapping #volunteering #UNvolunteering

A few minutes for Myanmar.
A few minutes to make a difference.

Join us in supporting the #OpenStreetMap community in Myanmar (myOSM) and Open Mapping Hub - Asia Pacific to map affected areas from the #MyanmarEarthquake2025.

Map now 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/mapmmearthquake

#AFewMinutesforMyanmar #UNMaps #UNMappers #humanitarianmapping #opendata #collaborativemapping #gis #crowdsourcing #volunteering

🎉 UN Mappers' Mapper of the Month is back! 🎉

This May, our Mapper of the Month is Nicolas Bounet, a GIS enthusiast and educator from France. Since 2023, Nicolas has collaborated with #UNMappers to provide training sessions about geospatial data and collaborative mapping with students from Theophile Gautier Highschool.

Read about his motivation and experience in#openmapping 👉 https://tinyurl.com/MOTM0525

#UNMaps #mappingforpeace #OpenStreetMap #VoicesoftheCommunity #UNMapperoftheMonth

Hello #osmtown! 🐘 👋

We are the #UNMappers community, a collective of open mapping enthusiasts dedicated to build accurate and crowd-worked geospatial data to support #UNpeacekeeping missions 🗺️🕊️

Know more about us by following us here and through our website: https://maps.un.org

#openstreetmap #UNMaps #opendata #opencommunity #mappingforpeace #openmapping

Tomorrow for the UN Mappers #ValidationFriday Mappy Hour, we will be supporting the validation for #MyanmarEarthquake2025 projects. We will also have a space to discuss any challenges or tips when verifying the building features mapped. We hope to see you there! 🗺️ 🇲🇲💙

📅 4 April 2025
⏲️ 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
📌 OSMCal with room link* is here https://osmcal.org/event/3585/
*click the Event Website button on the scheduled date and time.

#openstreetmap #UNMappers #UNMaps #MappyHour #myOSM #MapforMyanmar

we're making UN Mappers Mappy Hour a monthly a gathering! 🤩🥳

Join us every last Friday of the month for the #UNMappersMappyHour! 🗺

RSVP ✅ https://tinyurl.com/UNMappyHour
✅ https://tinyurl.com/UNMappyHour
✅ https://tinyurl.com/UNMappyHour

See you on March 28th! 🙌🎉

#UNMaps #UNMappers #Openstreetmap #mappingforpeace

Personal note: It's refreshing to listen to passionate #openmapping validators discussing how we can build better map data and ensure alignment on how we map as a community. Totally learned a lot! See you on the next one 🗺️ 💫

#UNmaps #UNMappers #openstreetmap #mappingforpeace #mappyhour

Last week, 7 March, we hosted a #UNMappers #ValidationFriday Mappy Hour with expert mappers and aspiring ones, and shared best practices, tips and tricks, and challenges when mapping and validating roads in OSM. 🛣🧐🗺

You can read more 📖👇
https://tinyurl.com/UNMVFMappyHour-Mar2025

#UNmaps #openstreetmap #mappingforpeace #mappyhour