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UN Mappers #2025wrapped

January 7th, 2026

You mapped and we are grateful! Here we are sharing our yearly statistics and milestones with the UN Mappers community for 2025:

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4th Annual Conference: UN Maps Clinics “Enhancing UN Maps – from the field, for the field"

From 1 to 4 December 2025, UNGSC, in collaboration with OICT and the UN Geospatial Network, organized the UN Maps Clinic sessions “Enhancing UN Maps – from the field, for the field”, remotely.…

The UN Mapper of the Month - December 2025

Our Mappers of the Month for December 2025 are the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) Master's students! Since 2022, UJI has been collaborating with the UN Mappers Team to provide OpenStreetMap, open data and…

The UN Mapper of the Month - November 2025

Our Mapper of the Month for November 2025 is L Kennedy Vaiphei from India. Kennedy began mapping with UN Mappers in late 2024 and is currently pursuing M.Sc. in Applied Geography and Geoinformatics…

Photo credits: Monica May Mendoza, University of the Philippines Resilience Institute

UN Mappers participated in the State of the Map 2025 conference

Photo: Monica May Mendoza, University of the Philippines Resilience Institute

The UN Mapper of the Month - October 2025

Our Mapper of the Month for October 2025 is Rubi Shrestha from Nepal. Rubi started mapping in late 2023 and is part of the Nepal Geomatics Engineering Society (NGES) and Kathmandu University (KU)…

The UN Mapper of the Month - September 2025

Our Mapper of the Month for September 2025 is Gilles Noye (OSM username: gnoye). He is our top validator for the UN Mappers x FAO Agricultural Waterways Mapping in Southern Mauritania Projects - he…

Zoom In: The New UN Street Map is Here!

We are excited to announce the release of the new UN Street Map. This version features a redesigned visual style aimed at improving readability, usability, and visual harmony across all platforms.

The UN Mapper of the Month - August 2025

Our Mapper of the Month for August 2025 is Arnold Nkwabong from Cameroon. Arnold is part of the OSM ENSTP community and has been a UN Mapper since 2022. He is our top contributor for the UN Mappers x…

The UN Mapper of the Month - July 2025

Our Mapper of the Month for July 2025 is the EUthMappers! From April to June 2025, UN Mappers collaborated with EUthMappers to bring open mapping in secondary schools in Europe.

Co-creating the UN Mappers Ambassadors and Chapters Initiative

Building upon the success and best practices of other open mapping communities, we are exploring to set up a UN Mappers Ambassadors and Chapter initiative to expand the community and establish…

The UN Mapper of the Month - June 2025

Our Mapper of the Month for June 2025 is Paolo Frizzera (OSM username: GeoFrizz).

The UN Mapper of the Month - May 2025

Our Mapper of the Month for May 2025 is Nicolas Bounet. Nicolas is a GIS enthusiast, and history and geography highschool teacher from France. Since 2023, he has collaborated with the UN Mappers Team…

UN Mappers collaborates with EUthmappers to bring Open Mapping in secondary schools in Europe

We have partnered with EUthmappers, a project funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and supported by Politecnico di Milano, Italy, to advance the goal to enhance Science, Technology…

App Launch: UN Maps Mobile App Version 2.0

The United Nations Global Service Centre’s (UNGSC) UN Maps Programme is pleased to announce the release of the UN Maps Mobile Application (App) version 2.0!

Bringing UN Mappers to universities and OpenStreetMap community

For the past weeks, the UN Mappers Team has been invited to speak to various community events. Read through our community engagements.

#ValidationFriday Campaign and Mappy Hour

In February 2025, UN Mappers have adopted the #ValidationFriday campaign. The campaign is about focusing on verifying features mapped in our active projects every Friday.

The UN Mapper of the month - September 2024

Our Mapper of the Month for September is Włodzimierz Bartczak (Cristoffs in OSM), from Poland. Włodzimierz distinguished himself during the UN Mappers Mapping Championship held on the occasion…

The UN Mapper of the month - August 2024

Our Mapper of the Month for August 2024 is Taichi Furuhashi, MAPconcierge on OSM, professor at Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan. Driven by a passion for using mapping to support and empower…

UN Mappers Mapping Championship

On the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, we are offering our volunteers a truly exceptional competition: the UN Mappers Mapping Championship! Test your mapping skills, map with us, and climb…

UN Mappers volunteers drive major improvements to the road network of Somalia

We are excited to announce the completion of our project to fix disconnected roads in Somalia, a testimonial to the dedication and hard work of the vibrant UN mapping community.

The UN Mapper of the month - July 2024

Our Mapper of the Month for July 2024 is Sami Skhab, a cartographer with extensive experience in GIS and Remote sensing from Tunisia. Passionate about using mapping for global good, Sami joined UN…

A look back at the UN Maps training activities

The UN Maps project (initially called Unite Maps) was born in 2019, and the following year included training activities aimed at educating or empowering OSM communities to subsequently support the…

The UN Mapper of the month - June 2024

Our Mapper of the Month for June 2024 is Angie Lorena Trujillo, an Environmental Engineer and GIS specialist from Colombia who joined our OSM validation course. Angie loves learning, participating in…

The UN Mapper of the month - May 2024

Our Mapper of the Month for May 2024 is Engelbert Steve Modo Levo, a fourth-year engineering student passionate about GIS and spatial analysis from Yaoundé, Cameroon. He has contributed to various UN…