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IRDP YouthMappers Dodoma IRDP YouthMappers refers to the Mappers (Students, Alumni, Staff) at the Institute of Rural Development Planning who engaged in mapping and other technologies related to it. The chapters was established so as to enlighten students on starting to learn issues related to their studies, but also to gain the courage to start interacting with the community around them.
About Us
IRDP YouthMappers excited to Make a change in our community and country by organizing, collaborate, and implement mapping activities that respond to actual development needs around the region and country – 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 country and world at the same time.
History
IRDP YouthMappers in Dodoma was established since 2017 under the support of Crowd2Map and YouthMappers. The chapter was handed under Department of Environment Planning at Institute of Rural Development Planning (IRDP). It started with students who take Bachelor Degree in Urban Development and Environmental Management. And then starting to spread to other students of Environmental Management. 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 student 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.
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 |