Join the OpenStreetMap community at the OGP Summit and experience open government collaboration in this hands-on mini Mapathon! OpenStreetMap is transforming how geospatial data is created and shared, in a collaborative community spanning citizens and governments around the world. All are welcome, especially first time mappers. The Mapathon will contribute to Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team projects, creating data for humanitarian response and preparedness. There is no better way to understand the possibilities for Open Mapping than to experience it firsthand. Welcome!
He holds a Master of Arts in Economics degree from Georgetown University focused on Social Policies and he is Master of Sciences on Earth Observation at Twente University from the Netherlands. He is aswell consultant and a geo tech activist leader , having created Mapps Hackathon... Read More →
Benson Wilder is a geographer and human security analyst in the State Department’s Office of the Geographer and Global Issues, Humanitarian Information Unit (HIU). He joined the HIU in July 2008 following several years of work in the non-profit and NGO sectors. He received his... Read More →