My participation in the State of the Map 2026 / Minha participação no State of the Map 2026
Posted by Raquel Dezidério Souto on 31 August 2026 in English.– Portuguese below
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First Moment - That was the question: to attend in-person the SotM 2026 Paris or to support groups in Africa?
Around the same time that the organizers of State of the Map 2026 were offering early-bird tickets for the OpenStreetMap global community event, I was approached by groups of mappers from Africa, asking my company to support (as a sponsor) the initiatives they were planning, focusing in mapping features that were important to them and their community, based on their local realities.
So, rather than spending our resources on a sponsorship for the SotM 2026 event and attending in person in Paris, we decided to support three groups of young mappers from african countries: Cameroon, Kenya, and Ghana.
CityMapper Externship: Urban Street Level Mapping by the UN Maps Community Ambassador Initiative Cameroun - Link
UN Mappers Kenya Youth Climate Mapping Externship 2026 by the UN Maps Community Ambassador Initiative Kenya - Link1 and Link2
First 2026 mapathon by the YouthMappers UEW (Ghana) - Link 1 and Link 2
Source: YouthMappers UEW group
Second Moment - Presentation of the ODbL/FPOSM booklet translations done by Editora IVIDES
The translations of the booklet on the ODbL license, originally published by the Fédération des Pros d’OpenStreetMap (FPOSM) - Tout savoir sur la license ODbL : la licence d’OpenStreetMap pour cartographier en commun, were mentioned at the global State of the Map 2026 event, held in Paris.
Session of the SotM 2026 where translations were presented by the FPOSM.
You can access the publications in three languages on the Zenodo.org - Portuguese, English and Kiswahili:
Tudo o que você precisa saber sobre a licença ODbL - PDF Link - PT;
Everything you need to know about ODbL license - PDF Link - EN;
Kila Kitu Unachohitaji Kujua Kuhusu Leseni ya ODbL - PDF Link - SW.
The three front covers to translation for Portuguese, English and Kiswahili.
On the Editora IVIDES, you can find the other books already published in Portuguese and English.
– PT –
FAÇA A COISA CERTA E RECEBA O BEM DE VOLTA: O ETERNO CICLO DA CONSTRUÇÃO
Momento 1 - Essa era a questão: participar presencialmente do SotM 2026 Paris ou apoiar grupos da África?
Na mesma época em que os organizadores do State of the Map 2026 estavam disponibilizando a compra antecipada de tickets para o evento global da comunidade OpenStreetMap, eu fui procurada por grupos de mapeadores da África, para que a minha empresa apoiasse (como patrocinadora) as iniciativas que estavam planejando para mapear feições importantes para eles, de acordo com suas realidades locais.
Assim, entre gastar nossos recursos com um patrocínio no evento SotM 2026 e estar presencialmente em Paris, decidimos apoiar três grupos de jovens mapeadores, em países africanos: Cameroun, Quênia e Gana.
CityMapper Externship: Urban Street Level Mapping by UN Maps Community Ambassador Initiative Cameroun - Link
UN Mappers Kenya Youth Climate Mapping Externship 2026 by UN Maps Community Ambassador Initiative Kenya - Link1 e Link2
First 2026 mapathon by the YouthMappers UEW (Ghana) - Link 1 e Link 2
Fonte: YouthMappers UEW.
Momento 2 - Apresentação das traduções da cartilha ODbL/FPOSM realizadas pela Editora IVIDES
As traduções da cartilha sobre a licença ODbL, publicada originalmente pela Fédération des Pros d’OpenStreetMap (FPOSM) - Tout savoir sur la license ODbL : la licence d’OpenStreetMap pour cartographier en commun, foram mencionadas no evento global State of the Map 2026, realizado em Paris.
Sessão do SotM 2026 onde as traduções foram mencionadas pela FPOSM.
Você pode acessar as publicações em três idiomas no website do Zenodo.org - português, inglês e Kiswahili:
Tudo o que você precisa saber sobre a licença ODbL - PDF Link - PT;
Everything you need to know about ODbL license - PDF Link - EN;
Kila Kitu Unachohitaji Kujua Kuhusu Leseni ya ODbL - PDF Link - SW.
As três capas dos volumes traduzidos para português, inglês e Kiswahili.
No portal da Editora IVIDES, pode encontrar os demais livros já publicados em português e inglês.


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Discussion
Comment from benoitdd on 1 September 2026 at 13:09
Thanks for not coming to the SotM. We would have been delighted to have you in Paris, but I’m convinced that your choice of supporting the mapping communities was a really good one !
Comment from Raquel Dezidério Souto on 4 September 2026 at 04:39
Merci, Benoitdd. Nous aurons l’occasion de nous voir !
Comment from Raquel Dezidério Souto on 4 September 2026 at 04:43
J’ai pu suivre l’événement en ligne et c’était formidable. Vous méritez toutes nos félicitations.