Africa Open Data Conference Mapathon, Accra

This is an Introduction to OpenStreetMap and a mapathon as part of Africa Open Data Conference taking place in Accra from 17 - 21 July 2017, OpenStreetMap communities from Africa region, YouthMappers, OSM contributors & enthusiasts present will be having a mapathon to map a suburb of Accra. Participants will be guided through the online open curriculum, learning the theory and skills it takes to contribute to OpenStreetMap and also support a HOT activation before putting this into practice.

Schedule

• Venue: Ghana-India Kofi Annan ICT Centre (Map)
• Date: July 17, 2017
• Time: 8:00 – 17:30

Requirements

• Register here
• Laptop

• You can install the following before coming eventhough they will be provided:

• JOSM

• Mouse (very important)
• Smartphone (optional)
• If you're new to OpenStreetMap, it will be great to take a look at the Tutorials under the resources session.

Resources

Tutorials

• Beginners' guide
• LearnOSM
• MapGive

Mobile Apps:

• OSMAnd
• OSMTracker

Contacts

• enockseth [at] gmail [dot] com
• amazanake [at] gmail [dot] com