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UN Mappers is a community of mappers supporting UN field activities with open data. UN Mappers is part of the UN Maps initiative. 🇺🇳 Become a #UNMapper!
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Join us for our last UN Mappers #MappyHour for 2025, in collaboration w/ @hotosm.org Mentorship, happening this Friday! 🎉

📅 19 December
⏱️ 10:00 UTC | 11:00 CET | 18:00 SG
🌐 Open to everyone!
📌 RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/un-mappers...

#UNMaps #UNMappers #OpenStreetMap #mentorship #volunteering
December 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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🎉 Our Mappers of the Month for December are the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) Master's students! 🎉

Since 2022, UJI has been collaborating with #UNMappers to provide #OpenStreetMap, #opendata and open-source tools, and #UNMaps training with Erasmus+ Master's students.

Read more👉 tinyurl.com/MOTM1225
December 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Happening tomorrow! Let’s show our solidarity through mapping 🗺️ ✊🏼

REGISTER NOW 👉 forms.gle/yRZ8z5GybSdN...

Every contribution matters. Become a UN Mapper! 💙

In collaboration w/ #OpenMapping Hub Asia-Pacific 🌏

#SolidarityMapathon #OpenMapping #UNMaps #UNMappers #openstreetmap #gischat #opendata
December 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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Together, remotely, during the UN Maps Clinics 🌐

#UNMapsConference #unitednations #geospatial #UNMaps #UNMappers #openstreetmap #GIS #peacekeeping #UNGSC #cartography #opendata #maps #UNgeospatial #mapping #mapservices
December 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Mr. Kais Zouabi, Chief of Client Solutions Delivery Section, formally closed the conference with deep gratitude to the organizers and participants, and celebrating how far the community has come and looking confidently toward the shared roadmap ahead.

#UNMapsConference #unitednations #UNMaps #GIS
December 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Mr. Anthony O’Mullane, Director of the Policy, Strategy and Governance Division, UN OICT, delivered a keynote address highlighting the potential of #opensource tech, importance of local data ecosystems & the recognition of #GIS as an enterprise enabler.

#UNMapsConference #UNMaps #unitednations
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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🎯 Mr. Diego González Ferreiro, Chief, Solutions & Support Unit, and Ms. Laura Diaz, Chief, Data Management Unit, led the co-creation session aiming to outline the definitive implementation roadmap & proposed path forward after the #UNMaps Clinics.

#UNMapsConference #unitednations #mapservices
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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☁ Mr. Zeeshan Khan, Information Systems Officer, introduced the cloud-based infrastructure for centralized geospatial data management and analysis.

#UNMapsConference #unitednations #geospatial #UNMaps #UNMappers #openstreetmap #GIS #peacekeeping #UNGSC #opendata #maps #mapping #mapservices #cloud
December 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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🥽 Mr. Ignacio Vázquez Vélez, GIS Consultant, and Mr. Ferdinando Cesaria, Computer Science Engineer, demonstrated UN Maps XR and how it transforms traditional 2D geospatial data into dynamic, interactive Extended Reality environments.

#UNMapsConference #unitednations #geospatial #UNMaps #UNGSC #maps
December 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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🌐Mr. Javier Neme-Lozano, Chief, Visualization and Mapping Unit, presented the Digital Twins' functional applications and explained its role in simulation, analysis, and strategic planning for operational cases.

#UNMapsConference #unitednations #geospatial #UNMaps #GIS #opendata #UNGSC #mapservices
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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🗺 DAY 4 and Closing Session of the UN Maps Clinics 🗺

Today's session focused on 3D Tools and Features 💻, and Ways Forward ⏭

#UNMapsConference #unitednations #geospatial #UNMaps #UNMappers #openstreetmap #GIS #peacekeeping #UNGSC #cartography #opendata #maps #UNgeospatial #mapping #mapservices
December 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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💻 Ms. Arnalie Vicario, Community Engagement Specialist, presented the UN Maps Learning Hub and different capacity building activities top develop open geospatial skills.

#UNMapsConference #unitednations #geospatial #UNMaps #UNMappers #openstreetmap #GIS #peacekeeping #UNGSC #opendata #mapservices
December 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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🔎 Mr. Michael Montani, Community Engagement Coordinator, shared about field mapping and data validation using collaborative editing platforms such as #OpenStreetMap.

#UNMapsConference #unitednations #geospatial #UNMaps #UNMappers #openstreetmap #GIS #peacekeeping #UNGSC #opendata #maps #mapservices
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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↕️Mr. Andrés Muñoz Zuluaga, Geospatial Information Systems Consultant, demonstrated UN Maps' routing functionalities to support mobility planning and logistical decision-making.

#UNMapsConference #unitednations #geospatial #UNMaps #openstreetmap #GIS #peacekeeping #UNGSC #opendata #maps #mapservices
December 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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🔍Mr. Hector Mulet, Geospatial Information Systems Consultant, and Mr. Javier Adán Silvestre showed the UN Maps Search capabilities and its functionalities.

#UNMapsConference #unitednations #geospatial #UNMaps #UNMappers #openstreetmap #GIS #peacekeeping #UNGSC #opendata #maps #mapping #mapservices
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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🗺 DAY 3 of the UN Maps Clinics 🗺

Today's session focused on Location Services & Community. 📍👐

Conference Agenda here: 👉 maps.un.org/conference/2...

#UNMapsConference #unitednations #geospatial #UNMaps #UNMappers #openstreetmap #GIS #peacekeeping #UNGSC #opendata #maps #mapping #mapservices
December 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Are you a validator or curious about validating data and #mappingforpeace?

Join our last #ValidationFriday Mappy Hour for the year this Friday, 5 Dec! 🤩

📍OSMCal with room link 👇🏼
osmcal.org/event/4169/

#UNMaps #UNMappers #OpenStreetMap #mappyhour #volunteering #mappinf #crowdsourcing #gischat
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Mr. Pietro Di Gennaro, Computer Science Engineer, showed the #UNMaps #PowerBI plugin for creating interactive dashboards&analytics; and Mr. Antonio Carrozzo, Geospatial Information Systems Assistant, presented the recent enhancements to the Maps on Demand app.
#UNMapsConference #unitednations #GIS
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Mr. Attila Szucs, Associate Geospatial Information Officer, demonstrated the Image Map feature and its integration and practical applications; Ms. Laura Diaz, Chief, Data Management Unit, discussed about the Operational Map and how we maintain and utilize geodata information;

#UNMapsConference
December 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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🗺 DAY 2 of the UN Maps Clinics 🗺

Today's session focused on Geospatial Information and Mission Dashboards.

Conference Agenda here: 👉 maps.un.org/conference/2...

#UNMapsConference #unitednations #geospatial #UNMaps #GIS #peacekeeping #UNGSC #opendata #maps #UNgeospatial #mapping #mapservices
December 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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the opening message from the Chief, Client Solutions Delivery Section, Mr. Kais Zouabi, and overview of the Clinics and the UN Maps Programme from Chief, Solutions & Support Unit, Diego González Ferreiro.

#unitednations #geospatial #UNMaps #GIS #peacekeeping #opendata #UNgeospatial #mapservices
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Attended remotely by more than 150 participants from 65 UN entities, the session started with a welcoming words from the Chief of Service for Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies, Mr. Michel Bergeron, ...

#unitednations #geospatial #UNMaps #GIS #UNGSC #mapservices #mapping
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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🚀🗺 Official opening of the 4th annual #UNMapsConference: “UN Maps Clinics: Enabling #UNMaps - From the Field, For the Field.”

Day1 sessions focused on the different map features, the UN Geoportal and UN Maps mobile app.

Agenda 👉 maps.un.org/conference/2...

#unitednations #geospatial #GIS #UNGSC
December 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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📢 New projects alert! 📢

Join UN’s peacekeeping efforts in Somalia 🇸🇴 by mapping villages 🏘 , barriers 🚧 and roads 🛣

Access the mapping projects 👉 tinyurl.com/UNMprojSom
👩‍💻 Open to beginner and expert mappers

Become a #UNMapper! 💙

#UNMaps #OpenStreetMap #volunteering #UNvolunteering #opendata
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Dhanabo roads, villages and barriers projects are 100% mapped and validated!🗺

THANK YOU for your contributions! 🙌🏼 💙
🏆 Shoutout to our top validators:
- user:Frans S who validated 70% of Project33370 and 43% of Project33369
- user:sab27 who validated 30% of Project33369

#UNMappers #OpenStreetMap
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM