The Geo YouthMappers

Official Name

The Geo YouthMappers Chapter

Affiliation

Makerere University

About

The Geo YouthMappers is a voluntary mapping community at Makerere University in Uganda. It was formed in 2017 with the aim of using open geospatial technologies for humanitarian cause. The chapter aims at increasing access to geospatial information in the local communities within Kampala, and to a broader extent, the entire country through the Open Street Map.

The Chapter is mainly composed of students pursing the Bachelors of Science in Land Surveying and Geomatics program.

Our organization is a member of the YouthMappers Network. To learn about this global University consortium go to their OSM wiki linked here or visit their website at youthmappers.org

Motto

Mapping for Humanitarian Cause

Mission

To provide free access to geospatial data solutions to government and non-government agencies in addressing real world challenges

Projects

Task	Purpose	Details	Tools	Start Date	Status
Open Street Mapping Training with Mgahinga Community Development Organisation in Kisoro district, South Western Uganda	To train the staff of the NGO on how they can use Open Street Mapping in their activities	-The staff members were trained on remote mapping using the iD Editor, and introduced to basics of Multi criteria decision analysis	-The iD Editor -QGIS	24th May 2022	Completed
Mapping As a guide to Pro-Poor water, sanitation and hygiene planning	To build the GIS field capacity of the chapter members through mapping of water, sanitation, and hygiene indicators to be uploaded on the OpenStreetMap	-To map all categories of clean water sources in the study area using point of interest (POI) technique of field data collection. -To validate and identify buildings with toilets and toilet distribution in the field using the data remotely provided in OSM including use of Mapillary, with in Kisenyi, Katwe and Kabalagala, refugee settlements in Kampala city	-JOSM -Kobol Toolbox -ODK	June 2022	Under Implementation
The Spotlight Kampala Project in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley and Arizona State University	Illuminating Energy Access Inequities in informal urban settlements	-To fill the gap in the understanding of energy access in informal urban settlements by performing a multidimensional survey of energy access - including access, reliability, quality, affordability, and safety - in the nearly 30 informal communities in the city of Kampala, Uganda with wider generalizability across Sub-Saharan African cities.	-Kobol Toolbox -Field Papers -OSMAnd -QGIS	August 2022	Under Implementation
Engendering Maternal Health Facilities in Entebbe Municipality in collaboration with Vision Mappers	To map the distribution of women and children’s healthcare services within Entebbe Municipality and its islands	-To build the capacity of the Vision Mappers chapter in remote and field mapping	-The iD Editor -Kobol Toolbox -ODK	September 2022	Under Implementation
Profiling Informal Settlements in Hoima and Lira Cities in Uganda in collaboration with MapRI Uganda	To support the development of citywide slum upgrading programmes of selected Uganda cities	-To gather physical and socio-cultural data of Hoima and Lira cities, which are some of the fastest growing cities in Uganda	-Kobo Toolbox -ODK -QGIS -ArcGIS Online	October 2022	Under Implementation
The Kasese Disaster Mapping Project	The Project is an initiative of the Geo YouthMappers Chapter at Makerere University, aimed at mapping the high flood risk Kasese district of Uganda through a series of Mapathons. It is also aimed at training new student mappers.	-The project aims at building the capacity of the Geo YouthMappers Chapter at Makerere University through training new student mappers and offering them the incredible opportunity to participate in real world projects, so that they realize the contribution of their work towards humanitarian cause and or creating resilient communities.	-The TeachOSM Tasking Manager	01/11/2022	Proposed

Contact Information

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/GeoYouthmappers

Email: [[1]]

Faculty Mentor: [[2]]

Physical Address

The Department of Geomatics and Land Management,

College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology,

Makerere University.