Conferences / State of the Map
State of the Map Africa 2023
Nov 30, 2023 – Dec 2, 2023 · United Hotel, Mbankomo, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Conference
- State of the Map Software engineering
- Dates
- Nov 30, 2023 – Dec 2, 2023
- Venue
- United Hotel, Mbankomo
- Place
- Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Format
- Hybrid
- Status
- Past
- Attendance
- —No organizer-published total found. Sponsor TUMI's recap reports 150 onsite participants plus online (92 speakers, 95 sessions, 33 countries); an attendee OSM diary cites 255 in-person participants from 23 countries; online attendance via Hopin. Sponsor prospectus aimed at ~200 attendees.
- Website
- 2023.stateofthemap.africa
- Recorded
- 12 sponsors · 108 speaker appearances
- Notes
- Regional OSM Africa conference (biennial). Held at United Hotel in Mbankomo near Yaoundé; online participation via Hopin. Theme: Open Mapping as a support tool for Local Development in Africa. Programme on pretalx (sotm-africa-2023). Speakers: every scheduled session from the pretalx schedule export (talks, workshops, academic track where published separately), one row per speaker per session; affiliations taken from each speaker's pretalx bio where it states an employer/university, else null.
Ticket prices
| Ticket | Price | Valid until | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa participants (early bird) | $75 | Aug 20, 2023 | 2023.stateofthemap.africa | |
| Rest of world participants (early bird) | $150 | Aug 20, 2023 | 2023.stateofthemap.africa | |
| Africa participants (regular) | $100 | — | After 20 Aug 2023 | 2023.stateofthemap.africa |
| Rest of world participants (regular) | $250 | — | After 20 Aug 2023 | 2023.stateofthemap.africa |
| Business / corporate | $350 | — | For organizations | 2023.stateofthemap.africa |
Sponsors 12
Speakers and talks 108
| Speaker | Company | Role | Talk | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abibis | — | Speaker | Comment tirer le meilleur parti du projet OpenStreetMap au sein du mouvement Wikimedia? | — |
| Akor Daniel Enechojo | — | Speaker | Mapping Analysis of Crime Incidence in Ngurore community using GIS approach | — |
| Alexander Zipf | Heidelberg University | Speaker | Towards harnessing OpenStreetMap for Climate Action | — |
| Amos | Université de Kinshasa | Speaker | les enjeux de la cartographie dans les zones à conflits armés | — |
| ANDRIANARIVO Fenoharimihaja Nomena | — | Speaker | CAMP’S TURN Antoetra MADAGASCAR par YouthManiaMapping, Youthmappers Chapter IST-A | — |
| Antidius Kawamala | ROOTGIS | Workshop | Seamless Integration of QGIS and Mergin Maps for Collaborative Geodata Management and Efficient Workflows | — |
| Arnalie Vicario | — | Speaker | Do you know about the… OpenStreetMap Foundation? | — |
| Arnalie Vicario | — | Panelist | Governance in open communities | — |
| Ata Franck AKOUETE | — | Speaker | Comment tirer le meilleur parti du projet OpenStreetMap au sein du mouvement Wikimedia? | — |
| Ata Franck AKOUETE | — | Speaker | Le Mapping, un jeu d'enfants (Map4kids) | — |
| Benjamin Herfort | HeiGIT | Workshop | Data meets people: Understanding OSM community activity with the ohsome framework | — |
| Binyam Dele | — | Speaker | Crowd Mapping for Food Security in South Omo Valley, Ethiopia | — |
| Blessings Chiepa | — | Speaker | Mapping Dwellings for Off-Grid Services Using Artificial Intelligence | — |
| Carolina Likiliwike | GeoTE | Speaker | Motivate girls in geospatial technologies | — |
| Chabota Munachoonga | Open Data Lab Zambia | Speaker | Map My City Campaign | — |
| Charles Chilufya | Local Knowledge Mappers | Panelist | Bridging Gender Gaps in OSM. | — |
| Chifuniro Baluwa | — | Speaker | The development of an interactive dashboard to visualize cholera hotspots in Blantyre, Malawi. | — |
| Chisom Ejeh | — | Panelist | Governance in open communities | — |
| Chomba Chishala | Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team | Speaker | Promoting evidence based integrated planning through community mapping | — |
| Christine Mhone | — | Workshop | GeOsm platform to engage OSM communities in Africa and beyond | — |
| Christine Mhone | — | Panelist | Governance in open communities | — |
| Christine Mhone | — | Speaker | MAPPING CYCLONE ANA’s MOST AFFECTED DISTRICTS OF MALAWI FOR EARLY RECOVERY OF AFFECTED COMMUNITIES | — |
| Daudi Lyakurwa | — | Speaker | OSM education in schools | — |
| David Luswata | Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team | Speaker | Open Mapping Grants - Insights and Learnings from Eastern and Southern Africa | — |
| Desire Gift | Makerere University | Speaker | Empowering YouthMappers Uganda: Open Mapping for Local Development and Inclusion | — |
| Dr. Joel Thomas | — | Speaker | CRISIS MAPPING: TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL ELL STUDENTS HOW TO MAKE MAPS THAT SAVE LIVES | — |
| Eleftherios Kaltsas | UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning | Speaker | OSM fitness of use for the Global South | — |
| Emanuel Kombe | — | Panelist | Innovative Approaches to Solid Waste Management: Harnessing the power of GIS, OpenStreetMap Data, and Community. | — |
| Enock Seth Nyamador | — | Workshop | How do we map: Creating a reusable OpenStreetMap | — |
| Enock Seth Nyamador | — | Workshop | A quick introduction to OSGeoLive and How to reuse OpenStreetMap | — |
| Erick Mnyali | — | Speaker | "Mapping flood protected zones and evacuation routes to improve response capabilities in local communities" | — |
| Esthelyne Dusabe | WRI Africa | Workshop | Unlocking the Potential of Sustainable Mobility Data in Africa: A Workshop on Mapping and Innovation | — |
| Ezekiel Edgar Kiariro | Sokoine University of Agriculture | Speaker | MAPPING OF TREES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE IN MOROGORO MUNICIPALITY – TANZANIA. | — |
| Geoffrey Kateregga | — | Panelist | Governance in open communities | — |
| Geoffrey Kateregga | — | Speaker | Unveiling the State of OpenStreetMap in Africa: Challenges, Successes, and Membership Structures | — |
| Gertrude Namitala | Open Data Lab Zambia | Panelist | Empowering Africa's Development through Geospatial Intelligence through AI Powered Mapping | — |
| GIBRIL AHMED LANSANA | — | Speaker | CULTURAL, POLITICAL, AND ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS OF DATA PRODUCTION AND USAGE PRACTICES IN OPENSTREETMAP | — |
| Guy Pacome Adingra | — | Panelist | YoutheMappers "Mobilisation des Universités Francophone" | — |
| Hopeful | Unique Mappers Network Nigeria | Speaker | Campaigning and Engaging Girls and Women Towards Positive Change using Open Mapping Tech in Nigeria | — |
| Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) | Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team | Workshop | Humanitarian Open Mapping Sessions - Climate resilience data | — |
| Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) | Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team | Workshop | Humanitarian Open Mapping Sessions - Slum community data | — |
| Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) | Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team | Workshop | Community mapping tools to meet community empowerment challenges | — |
| Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) | Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team | Workshop | Mapping with FAO in Somalia and meet the Sketch Map Tool | — |
| iddy chazua | OMDTZ | Workshop | Using ODK App & ODK Central to Build a live Web-Map for handling Nationwide Data | — |
| Innocent Maholi | — | Panelist | Building Sustainable Open Mapping Communities across Africa | — |
| Isaac Kingsley Arthur-Gaisie | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology | Speaker | Producing Quality OSM Data. Beginner Guidelines and Shortcuts To Mapping With iD Editor and JOSM. | — |
| Janeth Erasto Mwakisole | GeoTE | Speaker | "Mapping flood protected zones and evacuation routes to improve response capabilities in local communities" | — |
| Jimerveille THIERRY-NGOUAMA | Université Denis Sassou-Nguesso | Panelist | YoutheMappers "Mobilisation des Universités Francophone" | — |
| Jimerveille THIERRY-NGOUAMA | Université Denis Sassou-Nguesso | Speaker | State of the Map Republic of Congo 2024 | — |
| Johanes Petro Machela | Open Map Development Tanzania | Speaker | The Power of Community Mapping in Nationwide Data Collection; A case study of Tanzania | — |
| Jorieke Vyncke | Médecins Sans Frontières | Speaker | Harnessing the Power of Community to Strengthening Crisis Response | — |
| Joshua Kacheyo | Malawi University of Science and Technology | Speaker | WHAT WE DO OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM: A POSSIBLE FUTURE RE-ENGINEERING: | — |
| Joy Unene | University of Zambia | Speaker | Unleashing the power of open mapping for sustainable urban development in Africa | — |
| Jumatatu Getiga Chiwa | University of Dodoma | Speaker | MapKids project | — |
| Jumoke Mujidat Omodeni | — | Speaker | Assessing Potential of OpenStreetMap Data for Climate Resilience: A Case Study of Panguru Community, Nigeria | — |
| Kauê de Moraes Vestena | — | Workshop | Acessibility Mapping of Footways using Openstreetmap | — |
| Kennedy Jomokela | — | Speaker | Promoting evidence based integrated planning through community mapping | — |
| Kokou Elolo AMEGAYIBO | Mia Tou Togo | Panelist | OpenStreetMap en Afrique de l'Ouest : 10 ans de cartographie participative et d'impact local | — |
| Laura Mugeha | — | Workshop | OSM Africa Monthly Mapathon(December 2023) | — |
| Lindsey Bonsu | University of Ghana | Speaker | Producing Quality OSM Data. Beginner Guidelines and Shortcuts To Mapping With iD Editor and JOSM. | — |
| Mahirwe Medius | — | Speaker | The Role of OpenStreetMap in Harnessing SDG4: OpenStreetMap in School | — |
| Maimouna Ndao | — | Speaker | Women Centered Disaster Resilience in Saloum Islands (Sénégal) | — |
| Manuel Ndebele | — | Speaker | Bridging the Gap: Revolutionizing GIS Data Access in Africa with OpenStreetMap, Leaflet, OpenLayers, and GeoServer | — |
| Marcel Reinmuth | HeiGIT | Speaker | History based quality measures of OpenStreetMap now in the ohsome dashboard | — |
| Marcel Reinmuth | HeiGIT | Speaker | Traffic-Aware Isochrone methods: Accessibility Analysis incorporating Traffic Speed Data for Nairobi, Kenya | — |
| Marianna MUKULUNGA | — | Speaker | L'implication de la femme dans la cartographie communautaire | — |
| Marie Makuate | — | Speaker | Women Centered Disaster Resilience in Saloum Islands (Sénégal) | — |
| Marie Makuate | Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team | Speaker | Women Centered Disaster Resilience in Saloum Islands (Sénégal) | — |
| Mathew Lubari | Community Creativity for Development (CC4D) | Speaker | Use of Open street map data in Refugee context | — |
| Maurine Oyugi | EarthScope Consortium | Speaker | Mapping Africa, One Country at a Time | — |
| Micheal Kaluba | OpenStreetMap Uganda | Speaker | The Role of OpenStreetMap in Harnessing SDG4: OpenStreetMap in School | — |
| mohamet lamine Ndiaye | — | Panelist | La gouvernance dans les communautés ouvertes | — |
| mohamet lamine Ndiaye | — | Speaker | Sunu Wer Gye Yaram: Un projet de cartographie des offres de soin au Sénégal | — |
| Muluba | — | Speaker | Outils open sources est l'avenir: Développement communautaire | — |
| Nathalie SIDIBE | DataTic Consulting | Speaker | Cartographie Communautaire A Bamako | — |
| Ndapile Mkuwu | — | Speaker | From Above the Storm: Harnessing UAVs for Emergency Response During Cyclone Freddy in Malawi | — |
| Nelson Alex | — | Workshop | Distance Analysis using QGIS | — |
| OJOK BENJAMIN | Amara Hub | Speaker | Mapping Contraceptive Access in the Newly Formed Cities in Northern Uganda | — |
| Oluwafemi Adeyemo | — | Speaker | Navigating Physical Mapping Challenges: Empowering sustainable geospatial solutions. | — |
| Patrick Ken Kalonde | — | Speaker | Mapping Catchment Areas for Health Facilities in Blantyre City | — |
| Precious Chisuse | Dambo Geospatialists | Speaker | Use of Open Mapping Tools for Local Community Investment Monitoring | — |
| Rebecca | — | Speaker | "Building Community and Partnerships, and Promoting Resilience in Challenging Times: The OpenStreetMap Rwanda Experience" | — |
| Rebecca Chandiru | — | Speaker | Data Quality Internship | — |
| Romeo Ronald Lomora | — | Speaker | "Mapping for Resilience: Addressing Challenges in South Sudan through Open Mapping" | — |
| Royal | Namibia University of Science and Technology | Speaker | OpenStreetMap can revolutionise community mapping of the Shack Dwellers Federation: Namibian Case Study | — |
| Said Turksever | — | Speaker | A Journey to 2 Billion Open Street-Level Imagery with Mapillary | — |
| Said Turksever | — | Panelist | How to Map with Rapid | — |
| Saliou Abdou | — | Speaker | Comment tirer le meilleur parti du projet OpenStreetMap au sein du mouvement Wikimedia? | — |
| Saliou Abdou | — | Panelist | OpenStreetMap en Afrique de l'Ouest : 10 ans de cartographie participative et d'impact local | — |
| Shazmane Mandjee Rehamtula | — | Speaker | Women Centered Disaster Resilience in Saloum Islands (Sénégal) | — |
| Sia Moadeh Kamanda | Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology | Speaker | OpenStreetMap Education- Teachers in Schools | — |
| SOB Willy Franck | SOGEFI | Panelist | Official launch of the OpenStreetMap Africa association. | — |
| SOB Willy Franck | SOGEFI | Workshop | GeOsm platform to engage OSM communities in Africa and beyond | — |
| Sophie Mower | — | Speaker | Open Mapping Grants - Insights and Learnings from Eastern and Southern Africa | — |
| State of the Map Africa | — | Speaker | State of the Map Africa Opening Session | — |
| State of the Map Africa | — | Speaker | State of the Map Africa 2023 Closing Session | — |
| State of the Map Africa | — | Panelist | Governance in open communities | — |
| Tatu Kazimoto | Mzumbe University | Speaker | OSM education in schools | — |
| Teg-wende TINTO | Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team | Panelist | Soutien au developpement des communautes en Afrique de l'ouest, du centre et du nord | — |
| TSIKAM MBA Cyrille | Médecins Sans Frontières | Speaker | Community mapping to anticipate and optimize humanitarian operations: the case of MSF in Mayo-Sava | — |
| tumusiime.ronald@mapuganda.org | OpenStreetMap Uganda | Speaker | OSM Data Improving Government Data Based Planning and Resources Distribution | — |
| Twande Anne Sikwese | Malawi University of Science and Technology | Speaker | WHAT WE DO OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM: A POSSIBLE FUTURE RE-ENGINEERING: | — |
| Victor N.Sunday | University of Port Harcourt | Speaker | Unique Mappers Network: Progress and Challenges of Driving OpenStreetMap Project in Nigeria | — |
| Wallace Gara | — | Speaker | creating a wayleave along electricity lines on Open street map data | — |
| Walter Mayeku | — | Speaker | Community Capacity Building in African Context | — |
| Yohannes Yehualashet | — | Speaker | Crowd Mapping for Food Security in South Omo Valley, Ethiopia | — |
| Zacharia Muindi | Map Kibera Trust | Speaker | Mapping For Safer Roads | — |
| Zaina Rashidi Ally | Open University Tanzania | Speaker | The role of Al-Assisted Mapping and Local Validation in field Mapping: Learning from OMDTZ | — |