Mapping for Food Security
April
Mapping is crucial for food security by providing essential information for agriculture. It identifies suitable areas for farming and aids in land use planning. Satellite imagery monitors crop health over large areas, while mapping assesses water availability and distribution, climate patterns, and impacts on agriculture and food production. During disasters, it helps assess damages and coordinate relief. Mapping infrastructure connects farmers to markets, ensuring that food reaches consumers efficiently and affordably. Overall, mapping informs decision-making, boosts productivity, enhances resilience, and ensures fair food access globally.
April Map Chats
Shayna Solis
Shayna Solis is the Co-Founder and CEO of Navteca, which is a woman and minority-owned technology services company. She has over 20 years of experience in communication and design, with a focus on web design, corporate identity, and bilingualism. Shayna has worked with clients from all over the world on projects of all sizes. She will be speaking Wednesday, April 9th, from 5:00 to 5:30 pm EDT.
Julia Cardwell
Julia Cardwell is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She is deeply committed to Open Science and focuses on training students to value and practice principles like reproducibility, transparency, ethical data use, and open data sharing. Her research examines the function of rural road networks under disruptive events (such as road closures due to extreme weather events). Julia is speaking on April 30th from 3:30 to 4:30 pm EDT.
Train Your Mappers
Overview of the Process
1. Create an OSM Account & Complete the iD Editor Walkthrough
2. Learn to Navigate the Tasking Managers & Find a Project
3. Selecting a Mapping Square
4. Tips to be a Good Mapper
5. Saving Your Edits & Submitting your Square
Mapping Workflow
1. Go to https://tasks.teachosm.org/projects/1657
2. Sign in with your OSM Credentials
3. Read the instructions
4. Click 'Contribute'
5. Select an available mapping square
6. Start mapping! For this project, we are only mapping buildings.
7. Make sure to save every 10 edits using your chapter hashtag (#TeenMaptivists #TM_SchoolInitials)
8. When you are done mapping, indicate that the square is not completely mapped (while we are only mapping buildings, the project requests roads, so we will not mark the cell as completely mapped) and click 'Submit'
Goal: 20-30 Edits!
Mapping Task
Project #1657
Announcements
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In April AGS will host two Map-a-longs where students and advisors can spend an hour mapping and chatting with the AGS team - No workshops or schedules!
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First Map-a-long is Thursday April 3rd from 5 - 6pm EDT.
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Second Map-a-long is Wednesday April 16th from 5-6pm EDT.
Planning a Local Map-a-Thon
In the above document, you will a brief overview of the purpose and objectives of the Local Map-a-Thon. We have also formulated some examples of activities your chapter may choose to do as well as some helpful tips and tricks.
After each chapter meeting, please submit a brief recap of what activity your chapter chose to do, using the above form. The form includes a section where you can upload some pictures for us to share with the broader network!