OpenStreetMap Calendar Calendar

ReMapping Syria 2025: Humanitarian Mapping & Community Collaboration Webinar

Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria
Online

19th June 11:00 – 12:00

A webinar exploring humanitarian mapping, open geospatial data, and collaborative mapping experiences from the ReMapping Syria 2025 initiative.

📅 Date: 19 June 2026

⏰ Time: 11:00 AM (Syria Time)

💻 Location: Online (The meeting link will be sent after registration)

🎙️ Language: Arabic (with English support)

Join OSM Syria and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) for an interactive webinar focused on humanitarian mapping, community collaboration, and open geospatial data within the ReMapping Syria 2025 initiative.

This webinar will bring together community members, volunteers, mappers, and humanitarian actors to discuss the role of collaborative mapping in supporting local communities and strengthening open geographic data for Syria.

The session will highlight project experiences, mapping activities, outreach efforts, community engagement, and lessons learned from organizing mapathons and humanitarian mapping initiatives throughout the project period.

Participants will also have the opportunity to engage in interactive discussions about the future of community-led mapping initiatives and the importance of open data ecosystems in humanitarian response and recovery contexts.

Topics may include: - How to Create an OpenStreetMap account - Project information and project methodology - Open-mapping technologies used - Project accomplishments - Lessons learned - Other information as necessary to Syria

The webinar welcomes participants from Syria and the international mapping community, including students, GIS specialists, humanitarian organizations, volunteers, and anyone interested in open mapping technologies.

Organized by: OSM Syria Community in collaboration with the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) During this session, you will learn about:

ReMapping Syria 2025 continues to support collaborative mapping, community participation, and the development of open geospatial knowledge for humanitarian impact

Please register using the following form to receive Webinar details:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuLiJgC32184BJYvy5QiWPSK-n8RCZ5DADJJqjpg6DKr2VMQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor

We look forward to your participation and contribution to building a strong mapping community in Syria.

Please join us and become part of the Osm Syria community https://najjar.biz/contributions/osm-syria

Created by Sana Alorfahle