#UNMapsConference In concluding remarks, Mrs. Giovanna Ceglie outlined the crucial role of #UNMaps in improving UN operations and humanitarian efforts. She expressed gratitude to all participants and organizers and wished a successful day for tomorrow's closing events.

Mr. Salem Avan underscored the crucial role of #geospatial work at the UN and the UN Maps alignment with UN 2.0 principles and the Quintet of Change. Thanking the participants, he bid farewell with hopes of seeing everyone at the next #UNMapsConference.

#UNMapsConference - closing sessions During the Datathon UN staff was encouraged to bring their own data and explore the #UNMaps Geoportal, fostering hands-on learning and collaboration in geospatial solutions.

#UNMapsConference - closing sessions Birds of a Feather sessions covered Automated Crop Monitoring, leveraging #StoryMaps, Esri Resources, and transforming UN Land and Drought reporting with #geoinformation, offering valuable insights to all attendees.

#UNMapsConference - closing sessions The #OSM course and Mapathon session to support UNMOGIP in Jammu and Kashmir saw the remote participation from UN Mappers and OSM communities, mapping together with the audience in the room, reinforcing the value of collaborative mapping🗺️💙

Closing the #UNMapsConference, the audience discussed the way forward and key action points. Mr. Kais Zouabi, #UNGSC, called for champions and partners to support #UNMaps. Join us! 🇺🇳

🇨🇴Angie Lorena Trujillo, an Environmental Engineer from Colombia, is our Mapper of the Month!🎉 She joined our OSM validation course and loves being part of the #OSM world. Discover more about her journey👉tinyurl.com/MOTM2406

🕊️Interested in supporting peace efforts? Help us map roads in Jammu and Kashmir to support #UNMOGIP efforts. 💻Your skills are needed. Act now! 🗺️Check our projects: tinyurl.com/Map0624

At our Global Service Centre in Brindisi, I thanked Italy for being a good friend, ally and host to the United Nations. Supporting our peacekeeping, political and humanitarian work around the world, the centre is a beacon of service in a troubled world.

OSMf board member Sarah Hoffmann recently joined the 3rd annual UNMaps conference in Valencia, Spain to present about OSM and participate in a discussion about #crowdsourced #geodata. @un_mappers GIScienceHD + HeiGIT Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team blog.openstreetmap.org/2024/06/18/ope…

👏Congratulations to Sami Skhab, our Mapper of the Month for July! 🇹🇳 Sami is a cartographer from Tunisia with extensive experience in #GIS, who joined the community to support #humanitarian projects🗺️ Discover more about his journey in this blog post 👇 tinyurl.com/MOTM0724

🎉We are excited to announce the completion of our #MapRoulette challenge to map disconnected roads in #Somalia. This success showcases the dedication of the UN Mappers community👏 Thank you to everyone who played a part in this challenge 🙌 Read more👉 tinyurl.com/RoadsSO

📢 Are you a mapper or a validator? Your help is still needed! 🛣️Join us in mapping the #OpenStreetMap road network in Jammu and Kashmir to support #UNMOGIP. 💻 Explore more and get involved: tinyurl.com/Map0624

📍Sri Lanka We are thrilled to have held a workshop on ''Validating #OpenStreetMap data'' at the YouthMappers Summit Sri Lanka 2024! 👩‍💻Participants explored the validation process to ensure accurate and reliable map data. Big thanks to everyone who joined us! 🙌

📢 On the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, we are offering our volunteers a truly exceptional competition: the UN Mappers #MappingChampionship! 🗺️ Test your mapping skills, map with us, and climb to the podium! 🏅 Ready, set, map!👉tinyurl.com/MapChamp

🌟 Congrats to our Mapper of the Month: Taichi Furuhashi - Taichi Furuhashi 🇺🇦, professor at Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan 🇯🇵 🎓Driven by a passion for empowering communities, Taichi enrolled his students in our #OSM validation course. Read the interview➡️tinyurl.com/MOTM0824

🚨 Mapping Championship update! As of August 9, the project is 45% complete. Here are the top 5 mappers so far!🤩 Great work, everyone! There’s still time to join and make your mark: tinyurl.com/MapChamp Keep up the momentum - next update at 75%! 🏆

🏅Latest Mapping Championship news! We're at 78% completion! 🎉Check out the top 5 mappers! 🌟 Amazing progress! Just a little more to go: tinyurl.com/MapChamp 🏆 Final results coming after project completion and quality check. Let’s push through! 💪

🏆 The final results of the UN Mappers #MappingChampionship are in! 🗺️Congratulations to our champion Cristoffs! 🥇 👏 Shoutout to Pavy _555 for second place🥈and to Thishara for securing third place🥉 🌟 Thanks to all participants for their dedication and fantastic work!

🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya 🗺️See you at State of the Map 2024! Don't miss tomorrow Diego Gonzalez's keynote speech ‘UN Maps - Supporting Peace with Open Data’ and our workshop ‘Hands-on data validation on OSM: best practices and tools’. Check the programme 👉2024.stateofthemap.org/programme/