Today I attended day two of the training hosted by UN Mappers in conjunction with key to the city YouthMappers. During the training, Severin introduced us to mapping with JOSM, plugins, extrude tools, HOT Task manager, etc. Mapping with JOSM is more fun and easier than the ID Editor. JOSM offers a lot more freedom and flexibility than the ID Editor. It also provides more tools to help with accuracy. The building plugin automatically ensures that building edges are square. It also provides the option of having a reference to align other buildings, a feature that is not available in the ID Editor. The extrude tool makes it possible to accurately and efficiently delineate buildings with complex edges. As part of the training, Severin tasked us with mapping areas in our locality which we did with JOSM to practicalize what we learned. I found JOSM intuitive and easier to use, and I was a lot more productive compared to using the ID Editor. Tomorrow, the UN Mappers is hosting a mapathon which I intend to take part in, and I am sure I will have a lot of fun mapping with JOSM.

Alongside other participants from the University of Lagos, I attended day 1 of a series of 3-hour training organized by the UN Mappers in conjunction with Key to the city YouthMappers. Severin Menard anchored the session and in the session, he gave an introduction to the OSM platform, expatiated on how the UN is making use of OSM data in her peacekeeping missions, how people can get involved and contribute to the OSM platform, HOT Task Manager, contributions of the UN Mappers over the years, mapping using ID Editor, Quality and use of OSM data, etc I really enjoyed the training session, and I am looking forward to day two tomorrow.

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