Blessings Chiepa

Global lessons. Local impact. This month we’re learning from OSM US and exploring how to strengthen OSM Malawi through knowledge exchange 🌍 🎤 Alyssa Castronuovo (Program Coordinator, OpenStreetMap US) 📅 26 Feb | 18:00 CAT 🔗 tinyurl.com/OSM-Malawi #OSMMalawi

New paper out 📄 From 2023–2025, our Shire-Vec team studied malaria & schistosomiasis in Chikwawa, Malawi; providing a crucial baseline ahead of the Shire Valley Transformation Programme & climate change. 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Catch up with @blessingschiepa as he takes the spotlight at the #SotMAfrica2025. He’ll be presenting “Mapping Malawi’s Momentum: Reflections on the First @state_mapMw Conference and Growing Open Mapping Communities.” Read more: zurl.co/FaMAw

🚨 Our new paper in @ScientificData We mapped 764 residential areas in Blantyre during Malawi’s worst cholera outbreak using just $2,006. The data was generated with help from health workers and motorcycle operators, and can guide outbreak response. 🔗 rdcu.be/ex1uL

🚨 PUBLISHED: We mapped health facility catchments in Malawi using crowdsourced roads + open-source tools! ✅ Result: 90.3% of malaria patients lived inside our model’s zones. ➡️ Affordable, scalable disease mapping IS possible! 📄: doi.org/10.1038/s43856… #PublicHealth #Malaria

🇲🇼 A first for Malawi! In 2024, we hosted the inaugural #StateOfTheMap Conference, uniting GIS & remote sensing minds to grow Malawi’s geospatial community. Honoured to co-chair 📖 Reflections & lessons from this milestone: doi.org/10.1080/193768… #GIS #RemoteSensing @hotosm

Join us tomorrow as we continue our engaging discussions on GIS and Public Health with an exceptional speaker! Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and connect with experts in the field. *Mark your calendar and be there!* meet.google.com/hgf-yfcg-iwa

Tomorrow! 📣 OSM Malawi's monthly talks focus on Health & Epidemiology with Laurie Boobier! Learn how open mapping contributes to public health. 🗺️ Discussion & Q&A. 🗓️ 27 February 2025 ⏰ 6pm 🔗meet.google.com/hgf-yfcg-iwa #OSMalawi #GIS #DataForGood

OSM Malawi's 1st '25 talk! Featuring Zayed Prize winner Innocent Maholi (OMDTZ). Learn about open mapping & climate action. #OSM Link:meet.google.com/hgf-yfcg-iwa

Join OSM Malawi's 2025 Monthly Talks series! Apply to present any topic related to GIS and Remote Sensing. *Submissions close 31 Jan 2025*—apply here: https:forms.gle/5vAAv2CdPUJ5Mm…

🌟 Behind every successful #OSMMalawi Monthly Talk, there are incredible women making it happen! From logistics to content curation, their dedication shapes our events and strengthens the #OpenStreetMap community. Let’s celebrate these unsung heroes! 💪🏽✨ #WomenInTech #OSMTalks

🚁🔍 Join us tomorrow for the #OSMMonthlyTalks with Charles Kapachika, Senior Lecturer in Land Surveying! He'll be diving into "Drone Flying Height Accuracy Decay Parameterisation in Built-Up Areas". 🏙️🌍 🕒 Time: 6pm CAT 📍 meet.google.com/hgf-yfcg-iwa #GIS #DroneTech

Join us this evening for yet an amazing time during Geo Awareness Week in celebrating GIS day!!! We have amazing topics from our amazing speakers this evening!! Link: meet.google.com/hgf-yfcg-iwa

We have activities packed for this year's 🥳GIS Day register through this link: forms.gle/1aEsxzsEY6xjNa…

World GIS Day🗺️ If you’re interested in speaking, please fill out this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… *The deadline for receiving submissions is this Friday, 15th November,2024.*

Are you interested in knowing more about drones? If yes, join this Thursday for our OSM Monthly Talks on meet!! With @raychal8 meet.google.com/hgf-yfcg-iwa

Tarcizio Kalaundi discusses the genesis and potentials of the open mapping community in Malawi, and opportunities for university and graduate students interested to grow their geospatial skills. Link: meet.google.com/hgf-yfcg-iwa

The August edition of #OSMMalawi Monthly Talk is here. We are excited to introduce Wonderful Kunje, an expert in data analysis and GIS. With a solid 8-year background in data management and experience in humanitarian response meet.google.com/hgf-yfcg-iwa

With over 9 years of experience in geospatial technologies related to water Peter opens a general discussion on current and possible use cases of GIS in water supply, he further presents a discourse on using OSM to support GIS tasks for water supply while dissecting the gaps

Registration is free