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!
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International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2023
On 30 May, UNGSC Brindisi marked the 75th anniversary of Peacekeeping.
Second UN Maps Conference, 6 – 10 March 2023, Valencia, Spain
The Second United Nations Maps Conference took place at the United Nations Information and Communications Technology facility (UNICTF) in Valencia, Spain, between 6 and 10 March 2023. It brought together around 45 entities and external partners to strengthen coordination, collaboration and the capacity of geospatial information to meet global challenges.
Workshop on Capacity Building for Geospatial Information Actors in Bamako, Mali - September 12-16, 2022
Following exchanges between the Geospatial Information Section of the United Nations and the Geographical Institute of Mali within the activities of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), in Africa (UN-GGIM Africa) and of the Second Administrative Level Boundaries (SALB) programme, the offices agreed to organize a workshop for the development and capacity building for actors on geospatial information in Mali.
Eurêka Géo Feat UN Mappers - Training on OSM mapping and tools
The training jointly organised by UN Mappers and Eurêka Géo from Cameroon took place from 26th March to 4th May 2021. This 12-hours online training aimed to strengthen the capabilities of the YouthMappers Chapters of Mbalmayo and Douala, Eurêka Géo students and the OpenStreetMap Cameroon community on OSM mapping using JOSM and iD Editor and data collection tools such as Kobo Collect; and to lay the foundations for a long and fruitful collaboration between Eurêka Géo and UN Mappers on future projects.