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 FAO Agricultural Waterways Mapping in Southern Mauritania Project 2 - he mapped around 440km of waterways and 105 km² of farmland areas.
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 a community-owned data production and sustainability.
The UN Mapper of the Month - June 2025
Our Mapper of the Month for June 2025 is Paolo Frizzera (OSM username: GeoFrizz). Paolo is one of the first consultants who spearheaded the UN Maps project and has previously worked with UNGSC. In his volunteer time, he likes creating maps and generating open data that can used by anyone in various purposes such as planning and humanitarian action.
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 to provide three-day online training sessions with the Theophile Gautier Highschool in Tarbes, France. The latest training was in March 2025 and participated by 30 students*, with the supervision of Nicolas.
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, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) knowledge in secondary schools in Europe by training teachers and students on collaborative geospatial information.
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.