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MapGive held the second annual Mapping for Diplomacy event in partnership with the National Museum for American Diplomacy to host a virtual mapathon focused on Mapping for Global Health

Mapping for Diplomacy: A Virtual 'Mapping for Global Health' Mapathon

Location: Worldwide

MapGive imagery services enhance humanitarian mapping to assist the world’s most vulnerable populations

Filling the Gaps: MapGive Imagery Services Enhance Humanitarian Mapping

Location: Bangladesh, Uganda, and Worldwide

Measuring Impact with the MapGive Dashboard

Measuring Impact with the MapGive Dashboard

Location: Worldwide

Engaging New Audiences to Support PEPFAR’s Open Mapping Efforts

Engaging New Audiences to Support PEPFAR’s Open Mapping Efforts

Location: Africa

Mapping Ashgabat: Before an E­arthquake, and in Time for the Games

Mapping Ashgabat: Before an Earthquake, and in Time for the Games

Location: Turkmenistan

This is the 2nd year that Mapathons and Mapathon related activities were hosted at the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting.

2nd Mapathon @ AAG

Location: United States

The Piura MapGive Workshop introduced field data collection techniques in OpenStreetMap (OSM), using OpenMapKit and FieldPapers

Piura MapGive Workshop

Location: Peru

Mapping participants gathered in one of three Beginner Mappers’ rooms at George Mason University to communicate with George Washington University participants via webcam.

MapOff

Location: United States

International agencies coordinated ground relief efforts after Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda, Republic of the Philippines, November 2013; remote online mapping events supported the work. Photo by U.S. Army, SPC Andrew Robertson.

Responding to Disasters, Saving Lives

Location: Philippines

Alyssa Wright and another volunteer at a New York City editathon to map Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, April 21, 2013. Photo by The OpenStreetMap (OSM) Community of Nepal.

Reducing Risks Before a Crisis

Location: Nepal

Kepha Ngito, Executive Director, Map Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya. Photo by cafod.org.uk.

Empowering People, Developing Communities

Location: Kenya