Mapping for Diplomacy
United States Diplomacy Center
330 21st Street, NW
Friday, April 5, 2019
1:00-4:00pm
The United States Diplomacy Center has partnered with MapGive to host a mapathon on April 5 2019, from 1-4pm in the Diplomacy Center pavilion located in the State Department. The purpose of the mapathon is to create necessary digital map data for humanitarian and development causes, including combating HIV/AIDS, humanitarian assistance, and public diplomacy. Participants will simultaneously learn about the impact of open mapping and learn how to use satellite imagery to create map data through the OpenStreetMap platform.
The event will include keynote remarks from State Department officials, a panel of experts, a mapping tutorial, and lightning talks. Speakers include Allan Mustard, Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Lee Schwartz, Geographer of the United States, and leaders from Secondary Cities, USAID, and PEPFAR.
Please bring a laptop to participate in the mapping. No prior experience with mapping is required! Light refreshments provided, provided by our sponsor MapBox.
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