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Mapping for Women's Empowerment
March
Gender equity in mapping fields is crucial for creating inclusive representations of our world. By incorporating gender perspectives, maps can highlight the unique challenges women face and facilitate targeted interventions in areas such as education, healthcare, and economic opportunities. Empowering women with mapping skills enhances their participation and elevates their voice in decision-making processes. Through gender-equitable mapping practices, we can drive sustainable development, promote social justice, and improve women's livelihoods.
March Map Chats
Jazzy Smith
Jazzy Smith is a current Chief of Staff at BetaNYC. She is a seasoned geospatial professional with 9+ years of experience in strategic program and project management, data analytics, and program budgeting. She was also recently elected onto the 2025 - 2026 OpenStreetMap US Board of Directors! She will be speaking on Wednesday March 12th at 5:00 PM EST.
Celeste Reynolds
Celeste Reynolds is the Co-founder of TeenMaptivists and a fellow APHG teacher located at the Mashpee High School in Mashpee, Massachusetts. She will be speaking in late March to share her experiences with OpenStreetMap, and share insight on how to incorporate this tool into lesson plans for your APHG classrooms.
Train Your Mappers
Overview of the Process
1. Create an OSM Account & Complete the iD Editor Walkthrough
2. Learn to Navigate the Tasking Managers & Find a Project
3. Selecting a Mapping Square
4. Tips to be a Good Mapper
5. Saving Your Edits & Submitting your Square
Mapping Workflow
1. Go to https://tasks.teachosm.org/projects/1650
2. Sign in with your OSM Credentials
3. Read the instructions
4. Click 'Contribute'
5. Select an available mapping square
6. Start mapping! For this project, we are only mapping buildings.
7. Make sure to save every 10 edits using your chapter hashtag (#TeenMaptivists #TM_SchoolInitials)
8. When you are done mapping, indicate that the square is not completely mapped (while we are only mapping buildings, the project requests roads, so we will not mark the cell as completely mapped) and click 'Submit'
Goal: 20-30 Edits!
Mapping Task
Project #1650
Announcements
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Remember to fill out chapter meeting attendance using the recap form at the bottom of each module page!
Planning a Local Map-a-Thon
In the above document, you will a brief overview of the purpose and objectives of the Local Map-a-Thon. We have also formulated some examples of activities your chapter may choose to do as well as some helpful tips and tricks.
After each Local Map-a-Thon, please submit a brief recap of what activity your chapter chose to do, using the above form. The form includes a section where you can upload some pictures for us to share with the broader network!