OSM Africa
OSM Africa is a network of local OpenStreetMap communities from all over Africa with an intention of joining hands to share resources and collaborate to grow and produce a complete and well detailed map of Africa on OpenStreetMap in order to advance the quality, completeness and sustainability of geospatial data in Africa. Join us as we map out Africa!. Meet other mappers using the mailing list , Slack team or OSM Africa Facebook Group or Follow on Twitter @osmafrica
Local OSM groups
Please update this list with your local group's information. If you know a group to be defunct, feel free to remove it from this list or, better still, revive it!
Groups with links in bold have OpenStreetMap as their primary focus, others have some OSM component.
Working Groups
State of the Map Africa WG
This group is responsible for coordinating and organizing the State of the Map Africa conference.
| Name | OSM Username | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Ly Racky | racky | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Geoffrey Kateregga | Kateregga1 | Uganda |
| Adingra Yao Guy Pacome | GUY PACOME | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Christian Shadrack | christian shadrack | DRC |
| Claire Halleux | clairedelune | DRC |
| Kapay Yongololo | yongololo | DRC |
| Johanes Petro Machela | johanespeter9 | Tanzania |
| Samaila ALIO | ilasolthah | Niger |
| Moustapha Moutari | moustaphamoutari | Niger |
| Mamane Moussa Malik | Mamane Moussa | Niger |
| Bassirou Inou Koulou | bassirouik | Niger |
| Willy Franck SOB | sobzeros | Cameroun |
| Nathalie SIDIBE | Nathalie SIDIBE | Mali |
| Victor N.Sunday | vicksun | Nigeria |
| Dennis Irorere | Smart D | Nigeria |
| Namitala Gertrude | TrudyHope | Zambia |
| Tommy G D Charles | Charles | Sierra Leone |
Activation WG
This group is responsible for coordinating activation following the HOT activation protocol in case of a disaster in any country in Africa. Members of this group will take the online HOT Activation course to become HOT Activators.
| Name | OSM Username | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Ly Racky | racky | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Geoffrey Kateregga | Kateregga1 | Uganda |
| Samaila ALIO | ilasolthah | Niger |
| Moustapha Moutari | moustaphamoutari | Niger |
| Mamane Moussa Malik | Mamane Moussa | Niger |
| Victor N.Sunday | vicksun | Nigeria |
| ATANGANA Jacques Landry | Atangana Jacques Landry | Cameroun |
| Victor N.Sunday | vicksun | Nigeria |
| Namitala Gertrude | TrudyHope | Zambia |
| Tommy G D Charles | Charles | Sierra Leone |
Communications and Technical WG
This group is responsible with technical activities of the network and communications between the network and other partners. Communication tasks include managing social media, blog posts, and newsletter coordination of the networks. Technical tasks working on the website, applications and all the technologies that can be used by the network.
| Name | OSM Username | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Shadrack | christian shadrack | DRC |
| Kapay Yongololo | yongololo | DRC |
| Moustapha Moutari | moustaphamoutari | Niger |
| Mamane Moussa Malik | Mamane Moussa | Niger |
| Yusuf Suleiman | usefulness | Nigeria |
| Bernard Hakizimana | Bha | Rwanda |
| Namitala Gertrude | TrudyHope | Zambia |
| Tommy G D Charles | Charles | Sierra Leone |
Local Chapters WG
This group is responsible with assisting new local chapters, recruiting local chapter organizations to become involved with OSM Africa, and assisting existing local chapters. Assistance to local chapters may include proposal writing, project implementation, fundraising, and supervision. Also helping local OSM Chapters become official OSMF Local Chapters.
| Name | OSM Username | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Okoma Anebo Philippe | Anebo Philippe | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Adingra Yao Guy Pacome | GUY PACOME | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Christian Shadrack | christian shadrack | DRC |
| Claire Halleux | clairedelune | DRC |
| Johanes Petro Machela | johanespeter9 | Tanzania |
| Samaila ALIO | ilasolthah | Niger |
| Moustapha Moutari | moustaphamoutari | Niger |
| Mamane Moussa Malik | Mamane Moussa | Niger |
| Victor N.Sunday | vicksun | Nigeria |
| Maloum Mamadou | maloummamadou | Niger |
| ATANGANA Jacques Landry | Atangana Jacques Landry | Cameroun |
| Willy Franck SOB | sobzeros | Cameroun |
| Victor N.Sunday | vicksun | Nigeria |
| Namitala Gertrude | TrudyHope | Zambia |
Training WG
This group is responsible with providing trainings in OSM related tools and applications. This includes preparation of the training materials, documentation and prepare the tutorials of those trainings. Help local chapters set up Youth Mappers chapters in Universities in their countries.
| Name | OSM Username | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Kiggudde Deogratius | kiggudde | Uganda |
| Ly Racky | racky | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Okoma Anebo Philippe | Anebo Philippe | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Kapay Yongololo | yongololo | DRC |
| Eddaoudi fatima | fatima.eddaoudi | Maroc |
| Johanes Petro Machela | johanespeter9 | Tanzania |
| Samaila ALIO | ilasolthah | Niger |
| Moustapha Moutari | moustaphamoutari | Niger |
| Mamane Moussa Malik | Mamane Moussa | Niger |
| Yusuf Suleiman | usefulness | Nigeria |
| Bassirou Inou Koulou | bassirouik | Niger |
| Bernard Hakizimana | Bha | Rwanda |
| Umeuduji Joel | Umeuduji Joel | Nigeria |
| ATANGANA Jacques Landry | Atangana Jacques Landry | Cameroun |
| Victor N.Sunday | vicksun | Nigeria |
Events
State of the Map Africa
- 2017
- The second State of the Map Africa took place in Kampala, Uganda, last 8-10 July 2017. http://sotmafrica.org/
- 2015
- The first State of the Map Africa took place in Lomé, Togo, 21 November 2015.
State of the Map Cameroon
- 2017
- The first State of the Map Cameroon took place last on 1–3 December in Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroon. http://geomatique237.xyz/
State of the Map Tanzania
- 2017
- The first State of the Map Tanzania took place last on 8–10 December in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. https://stateofthemaptanzania.wordpress.com/