Stories

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Geographer and Global Issues, and as a demonstration of a commitment to open data, its MapGive initiative is partnering with YouthMappers to support the next generation of geographers!

Celebrating student geographers: 2022 Fieldwork Program awardees

Location: Worldwide

Creating An Open-Source Database to Improve Access to Health Services Amid COVID-19 Pandemic In Mongolia

Improving Access to Health Services Amid COVID-19 Pandemic In Mongolia

Location: Mongolia

Guest Post from Cities COVID Mitigation Mapping Partner, Public Lab Mongolia

The Cities' COVID Mitigation Mapping (C2M2) program is an initiative of the Office of the Geographer and Global Issues at the U.S. Department of State that builds partnerships to enhance geospatial capacity, generate data, and share maps to support planning for mitigating COVID-19 second order impacts.

Contributing to the pandemic-stricken tourism of Nepal

Location: Nepal

Guest Post from Cities COVID Mitigation Mapping Partner, Kathmandu Living Labs

The Cities' COVID Mitigation Mapping (C2M2) program is an initiative of the Office of the Geographer and Global Issues at the U.S. Department of State that builds partnerships to enhance geospatial capacity, generate data, and share maps to support planning for mitigating COVID-19 second order impacts.

Using Geospatial Data to Tackle COVID-19's Second-Order Impacts

Location: Worldwide

The Cities' COVID Mitigation Mapping (C2M2) program is an initiative of the Office of the Geographer and Global Issues at the U.S. Department of State that builds partnerships to enhance geospatial capacity, generate data, and share maps to support planning for mitigating COVID-19 second order impacts.

Analyzing 2nd order impact of COVID-19 in settlements in Nairobi

Location: Kenya

Guest Post from Cities COVID Mitigation Mapping Partner, GroundTruth Initiative

MapGive held the second annual Mapping for Diplomacy event in partnership with the National Museum for American Diplomacy to host a virtual mapathon focused on Mapping for Global Health

Mapping for Diplomacy: A Virtual 'Mapping for Global Health' Mapathon

Location: Worldwide

MapGive imagery services enhance humanitarian mapping to assist the world’s most vulnerable populations

Filling the Gaps: MapGive Imagery Services Enhance Humanitarian Mapping

Location: Bangladesh, Uganda, and Worldwide

Measuring Impact with the MapGive Dashboard

Measuring Impact with the MapGive Dashboard

Location: Worldwide

Engaging New Audiences to Support PEPFAR’s Open Mapping Efforts

Engaging New Audiences to Support PEPFAR’s Open Mapping Efforts

Location: Africa

Mapping Ashgabat: Before an E­arthquake, and in Time for the Games

Mapping Ashgabat: Before an Earthquake, and in Time for the Games

Location: Turkmenistan

This is the 2nd year that Mapathons and Mapathon related activities were hosted at the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting.

2nd Mapathon @ AAG

Location: United States

The Piura MapGive Workshop introduced field data collection techniques in OpenStreetMap (OSM), using OpenMapKit and FieldPapers

Piura MapGive Workshop

Location: Peru

Mapping participants gathered in one of three Beginner Mappers’ rooms at George Mason University to communicate with George Washington University participants via webcam.

MapOff

Location: United States

International agencies coordinated ground relief efforts after Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda, Republic of the Philippines, November 2013; remote online mapping events supported the work. Photo by U.S. Army, SPC Andrew Robertson.

Responding to Disasters, Saving Lives

Location: Philippines

Alyssa Wright and another volunteer at a New York City editathon to map Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, April 21, 2013. Photo by The OpenStreetMap (OSM) Community of Nepal.

Reducing Risks Before a Crisis

Location: Nepal

Kepha Ngito, Executive Director, Map Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya. Photo by cafod.org.uk.

Empowering People, Developing Communities

Location: Kenya