I honored the invitation to help train some volunteers during the Lion Mappers Nsukka campus launch on the 6th of May, 2023. I taught them to map using the I.D Editor on HOT Tasking Manager, MapRoulette, and Mapillary mobile app. It was fun to meet them all. I made new friends. I went out to lunch with National Coordinator, Mr. Victor, and other coordinators () who came to assist with the training. One notable thing I gained is that I understood mapping more as I trained them, which confirms the saying that you learn from teaching. I also gained more confidence in public speaking. Thank you Unique Mappers Network for the opportunity.

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In my quest to know more about mapping, I took some courses on the Youth Mappers platform. It was worth it. Although I already know how to do some of the things taught, but it helped finetune my mapping skill. I look forward to taking other courses, especially on how to validate a task.

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I have been contributing to OpenStreetMap (OSM) since September 2022 under the umbrella of the Uniquemappers network and some of the ways I have contributed are: I have spent over 130 hours mapping on the HOT tasking manager and I have a total of 4,267 buildings, 105 km of roads mapped, and 16 km of waterways mapped, so I have a total of 1613 edits. I have Validated 28 tasks by reviewing and verifying the accuracy of existing data on the map. I Actively participate in my Mapathon center at the University of Nigeria Enugu campus, where I am the team lead and I have trained over 20 mappers. I have a good knowledge of the JOSM and ArcGIS in mapping. I have headed the organizing of mapping Projects where my team participates in mapping projects focused on specific regions, themes, or events.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
– Margaret Mead

During the 2-days youth empowerment training at the university Nigeria Enugu campus in January 2023, I trained the LionMappers team Enugu campus on how to contribute to HOT manager using the I.D Editor. It is exciting to be a part of a team of young volunteers who actively contribute to society through mapping.

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The State of the Map conference gave me even more reasons to map my society under the leadership of the Unique Mappers. We had engaging hands-on sessions with Tomtom, who showed us how to map using MapRoulette, and with Mapillary, who showed us how to map using the Mapillary smartphone app. I also got the opportunity to meet with skilled mappers, and their guidance inspired me to resume mapping. As a travel grant recipient, I am thankful to the organization for its assistance. The conference was a huge success.

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