Conferences / State of the Map
State of the Map Asia 2026
Sep 6–7, 2026 · Nakazakichō Hall & Salon de AManTo, Osaka, Japan
- Conference
- State of the Map Software engineering
- Dates
- Sep 6, 2026 – Sep 7, 2026
- Venue
- Nakazakichō Hall & Salon de AManTo
- Place
- Osaka, Japan
- Format
- Hybrid
- Status
- Past
- Attendance
- —
- Website
- stateofthemap.asia
- Recorded
- 6 sponsors · 48 speaker appearances
- Notes
- Organized by YouthMappersAGU and Furuhashi Lab (Aoyama Gakuin University) with OSM Japan communities; co-event State of the Map Japan. Day 1 mapping parties + evening sessions, Day 2 talks; Zoom webinar for online attendees. Registration via Peatix (prices not retrieved). Mapping-party reports and lightning talks included as speakers.
Ticket prices
No ticket prices recorded
Sponsors 6
Community 6
- Crisis Mappers Japan, NPO with DRONEBIRD and JapanFlyingLabs · Supporting organizations
- GSC, Aoyama Gakuin University · Supporting organizations
- MAPconcierge Inc. · Supporting organizations
- Osaka Localized · Supporting organizations
- Salon de AManTo · Supporting organizations
- TomTom · Supporting organizations
Speakers and talks 48
| Speaker | Company | Role | Talk | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Liu | Overture Maps Foundation | Keynote | State of the Overture Maps | — |
| Hiroshi Miura | OSM Foundation Japan | Keynote | The Invisible Foundation: Fifteen Years of Supporting OSM in Japan | — |
| Nora Anwar | Overture Maps Foundation | Keynote | State of the Overture Maps | — |
| Satoru Takagi | KDDI Agile Development Center Corporation | Keynote | What if the Map itself became the Web? | — |
| A.K.F. Nifla | YouthMappers | Speaker | Empowering University Students through YouthMappers: The Experience of Eastern University, Sri Lanka | — |
| Akita Motoyoshi | Aoyama Gakuin University | Speaker | Mapping Party Report: Course 2 | Kyoto / Philosopher's Walk | — |
| Ameen Fathima Rifsha | Eastern University | Speaker | Community Mapping and Academic Applications of OpenStreetMap: Geospatial Learning and Local Development in Sri Lanka | — |
| Arnalie Vicario | UN Global Service Centre - UN Maps Programme | Speaker | UN Global Service Centre - UN Maps Programme | — |
| Ash Nagao | TomTom | Speaker | From Government Open Data to OpenStreetMap: Lessons from the Osaka PLATEAU Building Height Import | — |
| Ayush Adhikari | Tribhuvan University / IOE Pashchimanchal Campus, GESAN | Speaker | Beyond the Numbers: Redesigning Community Engagement | — |
| Brazil Singh | OpenStreetMap Foundation | Speaker | Who's Watching the AI Agents? Accountability for AI in Open Source Tools | — |
| Brazil Singh | OpenStreetMap Foundation | Speaker | Who Pays for the Map? Funding the Infrastructure Behind OpenStreetMap | — |
| Can Unen | TomTom | Speaker | From Government Open Data to OpenStreetMap: Lessons from the Osaka PLATEAU Building Height Import | — |
| Dennis Raylin Chen | OpenStreetMap Taiwan | Speaker | Vibe the Way of Making JOSM Scripting (Jython) Works | — |
| Dibikshya Shrestha | Kathmandu Metropolitan City/OSGEO Nepal/OSM Guru | Speaker | OSGEO Nepal's Contribution to Open Data | — |
| Dongha Hwang | OpenStreetMap Korea | Speaker | OSM Tile Service without Security Facilities in South Korea | — |
| Edoardo Neerhut | Fotoshi | Speaker | Photography, anchored to place: introducing Fotoshi | — |
| Fathima Minha | Eastern University | Speaker | Youth-Led Mapping for Climate Resilient in Sri Lanka | — |
| Federica Gaspari | Politecnico di Milano | Speaker | Ten Years of PoliMappers: Lessons from a Student-Led Open Mapping Community | — |
| Fuka Okamura | Aoyama Gakuin University | Speaker | Graduating from 'Just Going With the Flow': History-Based Techniques in HOT Tasking Manager and My Own Failure Stories | — |
| Himari Nonaka | Aoyama Gakuin University | Speaker | Creating a Web Map for Live Concert Venues Using GIS | — |
| Hinako Terado | Aoyama Gakuin University | Speaker | Mapping Party Report: Course 1 | Osaka / Namba | — |
| Honey Fombuena | HOTOSM/Open Mapping Hub - Asia Pacific | Speaker | Leveraging the OpenStreetMap Sandbox for Community-Led Seagrass Habitat Mapping | — |
| Honey Fombuena | Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team | Speaker | HOTOSM/Open Mapping Hub - Asia Pacific | — |
| Isah Abdul-Azeez | WardenHub | Speaker | From Maps to Decisions: Using OpenStreetMap, Earth Observation, and AI for Climate Intelligence | — |
| Jameel Fathima Anaafa | Eastern University | Speaker | Building a Custom Web Mapping Tool using OpenStreetMap Data and Leaflet/C# | — |
| Kanoko Fujiwara | Aoyama Gakuin University | Speaker | Mapping for everyone: Mapping Experience in Namba | — |
| Kinya Inoue | OpenStreetMap Japan | Speaker | State of the Map Fukushima | — |
| Kousaku Nakagawa | Aoyama Gakuin University | Speaker | Glider Open Atlas | — |
| Lokendra Yadav | Kathmandu University | Speaker | Mapping with Purpose: Leadership and Engineering Through OSM | — |
| Minato Tanabe | Aoyama Gakuin University | Speaker | Differences in the location where the municipality name is displayed | — |
| Mohammad Ali Aathika Banu | Eastern University | Speaker | Empowering Students through OpenStreetMap: A Case Study of Eastern University YouthMappers Chapter | — |
| Mohammed Ameen Fathima Amal | South Eastern University of Sri-Lanka | Speaker | GeoAI and Open Mapping: Accelerating Rapid Disaster Response for Vulnerable Communities | — |
| Nishon Tandukar | OSGeo Nepal | Speaker | Filling Road Name and Highway Code Gaps in a National HDX Roads Dataset | — |
| Noman Bin Hossain | Global Guru | Speaker | OSM Experience Share in last 3 year | — |
| Prativa Thapa | Kathmandu University | Speaker | Mapping with Purpose: Leadership and Engineering Through OSM | — |
| Reara Kato | Aoyama Gakuin University | Speaker | Developing a WebGIS for Beginner Rental Boat Navigation Using OpenStreetMap | — |
| Rishan Rastogi | Maji Wells | Speaker | From Satellites to Saving Lives: Optimizing Community First-Responder Placement in Northern Tanzania | — |
| Rito Yamasaki | Aoyama Gakuin University | Speaker | Mapping Party Report: Course 3 | Higashi-Osaka / Designed Manholes | — |
| Rubi Shrestha | Kathmandu University | Speaker | She Maps. She Leads. | — |
| Seunghee Cho | TomTom | Speaker | South Korea OSM Community - Gather, together | — |
| Subhash Dulla | OSM India Community | Speaker | Cogniscape: Bridging Infrastructure and Mapping Gaps for Accessible Navigation with OpenStreetMap | — |
| Subhash Dulla | OSM India Community | Speaker | From OpenStreetMap to Touch: Creating 3D Printed Tactile Maps | — |
| Susma | OSGeo Nepal | Speaker | Filling Road Name and Highway Code Gaps in a National HDX Roads Dataset | — |
| Taichi Furuhashi | Aoyama Gakuin University | Speaker | Mapping Party Report: Course 4 | Yamazaki / Whisky Culture | — |
| Tomoya Aiko | Aoyama Gakuin University | Speaker | How Snow Changes Walking Route Choice: Mapping the Influence of Road Heating and Underground Spaces in Sapporo | — |
| Uthayakumar Jerokshini | Eastern University | Speaker | Enhancing Mapping Efficiency and Data Quality in OSM using AI and Machine Learning | — |
| Yuto Watanabe | Aoyama Gakuin University | Speaker | Where Solar Meets Hazard: Mapping Flood and Landslide Exposure in Sagamihara City | — |