The State of the Map Africa (SotM Africa) is a bi-annual regional conference, powered by the OSM Africa communities, that celebrates the culture of open mapping, open data, GIS and its impact across Africa. The first SotM Africa conference was hosted by the OSM community in Uganda in 2017 and in 2019 in Cote d’Ivoire.  This year’s conference which will be hosted online on November 19th - November 21st, will provide a diverse and fun space for everyone to collaborate and be a part of the OpenStreetMap Africa community. We will also lay the foundation that will provide us with a solid base for the open, collaborative, and participatory community that we want to build and is needed for our movement to diversify and thrive.

I spoke to Geoffrey Kateregga about the plan for this year's conference, the preparation and what to expect.

Important links:

State of the Map Africa page 

Call for participation 

Contact SotM Africa 

Sponsor the State of the Map Africa 

OpenStreetMap Africa (OSM Africa community wiki page)

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