The State of the Map Call for Proposals deadline is approaching fast, and I know that feeling - staring at a blank page, wondering if your OSM experience is “conference-worthy.” Here’s the truth: if you’ve ever mapped something, solved a problem with OSM data, or helped someone learn about OpenStreetMap, you have a story worth sharing at State of the Map 2025!

Photo from SotM 2024, CC BY-SA 2.0

What to Present On?

I think that often, the biggest hurdle isn’t writing the proposal - it’s deciding what to propose.

Talk About What You Know: Your OSM Journey

The best State of the Map talks come from personal experience. Think about:

• What tool or technique do you use that others might not know about?
• How has your mapping journey evolved?
• What do you know now that you wish you’d have known when starting?

Share What You Learned the Hard Way

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4/4 of WeeklyOSM issues that had been translated to Swahili - recommendation from the team to post them here. More on this here:https://weeklyosm.eu/archives/11081

20.11.2018-26.11.2018

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3D model of the Heidelberg Castle, one of the most famous ruins in Germany [^1^](#wn436_18879)

© Landesamt für Denkmalpflege im Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart 2018

Kutengeneza Ramani

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3/4 of WeeklyOSM issues that had been translated to Swahili - recommendation from the team to post them here. More on this here:https://weeklyosm.eu/archives/11081

13.11.2018-19.11.2018

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Mkutano wa State of the Map Asia 2018 ulileta pamoja watengenezaji wa ramani kutoka nchi 12 duniani kote. Ilikuwa siku mbili za vikao vya kuvutia na warsha. Pata maelezo zaidi kwenye tovuti na tweets za tukio kwenye hashtag hii: #SotMAsia18.

Kutengeneza Ramani

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2/4 of WeeklyOSM issues that had been translated to Swahili - recommendation from the team to post them here. More on this here:https://weeklyosm.eu/archives/11081

06.11.2018-12.11.2018

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Miaka 10 ya OSM nchini India[^1^](#434_18789)

Picha ya Arun Ganesh (https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/planemad) chini ya CC-BY-SA 3.0

Kutengeneza Ramani

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1/4 of WeeklyOSM issues that had been translated to Swahili - recommendation from the team to post them here. More on this here:https://weeklyosm.eu/archives/11081

30.10.2018-05.11.2018

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• Pristina, mji mkuu wa Kosovo, imetengeneza ramani yao rasmi ya utalii na OpenStreetMap na MapOSMatic[^1^](#wn433__18743).

  © OpenStreetMap contributors na Manispaa ya Pristina

Kutengeneza Ramani

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We organized a mapathon where female student mappers came together to make a difference in their country, and the world at large through their mapping efforts handling a task that focused on Siaya County, a region that borders Lake Victoria. The exercise mapped buildings and roads for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs. The long-term impact that the exercise would provide necessary data to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program to find and help those suffering from HIV/AIDS. The initiative would be able to identify the location of communities and how they are connected by roads to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services in the area. By understanding the program coverage, the initiative is in a better position to optimize their supply chain logistics, which in effect, would help them meet their mandate.

Blog post: http://www.youthmappers.org/single-post/2017/10/23/Mapping-bridges-the-gap

This involved the mapping of roads and buildings in the Mara River Basin, based on satellite images, on OpenStreetMap. The maps produced during the Mapathon, are to be combined with knowledge, tools, and data from the MaMaSe program and Ground Truth 2.0 thus improving Integrated Water Resources Management in the Mara River Basin and prevent famine in the future.

Blog post: https://geosymp.com/mara-mapping-party/