We're thrilled to announce that the #sotmafrica2025 website is now live! 🔗 Check it out here: 2025.stateofthemap.africa 📅 Conference Date Update! The dates have changed; the new ones are November 28th–30th, 2025. 📍 See you in Dar es Salaam! #sotmafrica2025 #sotmafrica

🏚️🛣️🌳 Field Data collection around our campus ✅ 🖥️ Kicked off #QGIS training, unlocking tools for mapping , data analysis and visualization. Today we welcomed 4 advanced and 18 intermediate mappers leveling up their mapping skills💫 YouthMappers #FPT2025

Last year, OMDTZ mapped 40+ wards in Dar es Salaam, collecting 500,000+ images across 1300 km using a modified tricycle for Mapillary. The team faced challenges but overcame most of them. We have published a blog about it. To know more, click this link: bit.ly/4kJp1gx

🌏 Solidarity Mapathon: Mapping for Myanmar Earthquake Response 🇲🇲💙 Join us in mapping buildings and roads for Myanmar’s recovery after the devastating earthquakes. 📍💻 Google Meet - register here: lnkd.in/dddtXUeD 📆 April 6, 2025 (Sunday) 🕑 2:00 PM Myanmar

How can University industrial training unlock youth potential in the digital age? Click the link below to learn how geotetanzania, #OMDTZ, and other partners are providing students with hands-on experience in tech, GIS, and community mapping. 🔗 bit.ly/3Esnqvh

🔊 Call for Sponsorship! Join us in making State of the Map Africa 2025 a success! 🌍✨ Be part of the biggest OpenStreetMap event in Africa — happening Nov 28–30 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Click here to see the sponsorship packages: 2025.stateofthemap.africa/sponsor #SotMAfrica2025

📣 Call for Proposals is NOW OPEN for #SotMAfrica2025! 🌍 Share your #OpenStreetMap expertise on topics like humanitarian mapping, community change, tech, and more! Talks, workshops, panels & posters welcome. Deadline: June 24! pretalx.com/state-of-the-m…

Disaster recovery is costly. But preparedness, when driven by communities, is powerful and priceless. In Mnyamani, Tanzania, we saw how putting people at the center of disaster prep made response faster, smarter, & trusted. 📖Read more here: bit.ly/4jVmmyV #OMDTZ #Data

We’ve signed an MoU with OpenMap Development Tanzania as a contributing partner to the Tanzania Resilience Academy! Together, we’ll keep empowering youth with skills in: ✅ Geospatial mapping ✅ Community data collection ✅ Open tech for climate resilience Let’s build sustainable cities! #ClimateAction #Youth

The #OMDTZ team is in Geita Town Council, training local mappers to collect key drainage data, including culverts, ditches, and drain networks. By engaging communities in the #datacollection process, this initiative builds local capacity and improves sanitation infrastructure.

I had pleasure of attending a #MapathonOrganized by OpenMap Development Tanzania & #ResilienceAcademy, where we focused on mapping buildings in flood-prone areas of Mwanza. Aim to enhance disaster preparedness and Urban resilience. Together we're mapping the world together🥂🌎 #Mapathon