YouthMappersFUTA
YouthMappersFUTA is an undergraduate chapter at the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) and one of the most active, in Nigeria amongst over 380 chapters in the YouthMappers community.
About Us
We are dedicated to humanitarian action and community development through open mapping. We contribute to mapping vulnerable areas of the world to enhance humanitarian activities, equipping students with open mapping skill and building community resilience. We are open for collaboration and support to contribute to mapping activities.
History
The chapter started with a student of the Meteorology and Climate Science department, Federal University of Technology, Akure. He was enthusiastic about the mission of YouthMappers community and decided to join by volunteering his time to contribute to OpenStreetMap. He then decided to introduce the community to some students of the department of Remote Sensing and Geoscience Information System, Federal University of Technology, Akure, since they are more experienced in the methods and processes of creating, acquiring and analyzing spatial data to provide useable information.
With time, the chapter grew more as a result of the students and other interested students in the Remote Sensing and GIS department's contributions to OSM and YouthMappers at large.
Currently, there are over 30 students chapter members with over 15 erstwhile leaders in the past 3 years.
¤ Our Goal
▪︎ Our goal as a chapter is to equip students with mapping skills.
▪︎ Use open source data to develop innovative solutions that contribute to humanitarian problem.
▪︎ Collaborate and connect with other YouthMappers chapters across the globe.
¤ Our Mission
▪︎ We organize, collaborate, and implement mapping activities that respond to actual development needs around the globe - creating and using geospatial data and information that is made publicly available through open platforms.
▪︎ We share experiences and results while learning, leading, and making a difference in the world.
Hall of Fame
- Temidayo Oniosun - Leadership Fellow (2017-2019)
- Dennis Irore - Pioneer President (2019), Regional Ambassador (2019)
- Jolaiya Emmanuel - President (2020), HOT Data Quality Intern (year), sotm Italy (Awardee, 2022), Research Fellow (2021)
- Akintola Mercy - President (2021), HOT Data Quality Intern (2020), sotm Italy (Awardee, 2022), Regional Ambassador (2021), HOT Global validator
- Ademoyero Victor - President (2022), Vice President (2021), Leadership Fellows summit Awardee (2023), HOT Data Quality Intern (2020), Regional Ambassador (2023), HOT Global validator
- Adeyemo Oluwafemi - President (2023)
- Ogungbemi Ezekiel Tobiloba - Immediate President (2024)
- Olarenwaju Michael - HOT Data Quality Intern (2020)
- Babalola Oluwabukola - Leadership Fellows summit Awardee (2023), Regional Ambassador (2023)
- Oladejo Olasunkanmi Daniel - Leadership Fellows summit Awardee (2023)
Awards and Recognition
- 2022 Mapping Metrics Award
- Best YouthMappers Blog
- 2021 Innovation in Mapping Award
- 2020 Mapping Metrics Award
- 2018 YouthMappers Metrics Award
- YouthMappers Top OSM Editors
Contact Information
Twitter handle: 
@youthmapperfuta
Email us at: youthmappersfuta@gmail.com
Our Activities
| Task | Purpose | Details | Event type (Virtual/ Physical) | Tools | Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapped Federal University of Technology, Akure Community | To develop FUTA-Guide web application for the campus. |
The Web application was created to provide a road guide for majorly new students on campus. | Physical and Virtual | JOSM, OSM ID Editor | |
| Fieldwork for electrical planning | To improve electricity availability alerts in the mobile app developed by the E-Detectors Energy Limited. | Capturing and collection of transformer data within Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria | Physical | ||
| Mapillary imagery and OSM POI update within the campus | To improve osm data by adding (street lamps, speed limit) within the campus | The project involves training members of the chapter on using Mapillary App, and how to add point locations using mapillary images on osm. | Physical/ Virtual | Mapillary, OSM ID Editor | |
| Wastespy | The project is aim at exploring how waste management can be improved in our community. SDG 6. Clean water and Sanitation. | This project was a Research Fellowship project funded by the YouthMappers program. | Physical/ Virtual | Mapillary, OSM ID Editor | |
| OSM Training for chapter members | This training is centered at equipping the chapter members and other interested external OSM contributors with the required skills to contributing in OSM, ahead of an upcoming mapathon to be organized by the YouthMappersFUTA. | Virtual | HOTOSM, ID editor, JOSM | 21/05/2022 | |
| Mapping Ijebu-Ode due to the raining season | The mapathon is centered at mapping buildings in areas prone to flood at Ijebu-Ode. | The mapathon is to be hosted by YouthMappersFUTA. There will cash prizes for the top 5 winners. Also, certificates of participation will be issued to all participants. The event is schedule to span for 5days, 27/05/22 to 31/05/22. And the winners will announced on 01/06/22. | Virtual | HOTOSM, ID editor, JOSM | 27/05/22 |
| YouthMappers Open Mapping for Heat and Health Workshop | To validate existing data of health facilities in specific area of Akure, Ondo State Nigeria by conducting field mapping in those areas and taking ground truth data of the facilities, and by so doing equip members of the youthmappers chapters with the mapping skills to be used on the field. | PowerAfrica in collaboration with youthmappers orgaized this workshop to use open-source tools on the field to collate data of health facilities. The data collected is designed tp help end users know the type and condition of energy source of each health facilities and also to facilitate possible decision making in this regard.
YouthMappersFUTA in conjuction with Wascal FUTA was privileged to host this workshop, bringing together other enthusiastic student mappers from different chapters across different states in Nigeria. |
Physical | Mapillary, Kobotoolbox, Google Maps, tracklia, OSMAnd | 02/10/23 |
| YouthMappersFUTA community outreach programme | To create awareness about youthmappersfuta chapter and youthmappers community at large to new intakes during the Fresher's Orientation | YouthMappersFUTA members leveraged the Freshers orientation programme and one on one interactionto introduce students of the Federal University of Technology Akure to the community | Physical | Printed Flyers with a navigation map of FUTA campus well designed with QGIS | 17/06/23 |
| Physical Mapping and Data Collection Project | To assist a prospective startup | A few of members from the chapter set out on the streets collecting geospatial data for a prospective startup to help refine and shape their solution for an upcoming launch | Physical | getodk | 20/05/23 |
| Illuminating the Way: Mapping Street Lights for a Brighter Campus | To collect ground truth data of all streetlights on campus; to help understand the conditions of the streetlights, foster effective decision making towards maintenance hence improving security and aesthetics on campus. | Having discussed the methodology and objectives of the project in a meetup, an action plan was drawn on how the project will be carried out and how the datasets will be analysed and presented in a map production. | Physical | kobotoolbox | 22/09/23 |
| YouthMappersFUTA 30 Days Mapping Challenge | To boost participation and engagement | Following a successful virtual meet-up where the chapter introduced her newest members to the youthmappers and HOTOSM community, YouthMappersFUTA announced a thrilling 30-day mapping challenge. | Virtual | JOSM, iDeditor, HOT Tasking Manager | 26/06/23 |
| Mapping Akure South LGA | To improve the building datasets in the area of interest | In preparation for the OSMweek and GIS celebration, the chapter submitted a mapping project aimed at improving and updating the building datasets in Akure South. This will help urban and planning sectors to make precise decisions and also make updated quality and quantity building datasets available. | Virtual | JOSM, iDeditor, teachOSM | |
| Mapping Akure North LGA - #mapondostate |
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Having celebrated the Open Data Day event on the 2nd of March, the set out to organize a workshop on certain open mapping platforms such as, tasking manager, mapswipe, kobotoolbox and mapillary. Immediately after, the project ID to map Akure North LGA will released to engage the chapter in a 30 days mapping challenge, from 10/03/24 to 08/04/24 | Physical | JOSM, teachOSM, Mapillary, MapSwipe and Kobotoolbox | 09/03/2024 |