Profile

I am Iahaia A. M. Amisse, Architect and Physical Planner with experience in collaborative mapping and urban regeneration. I work with GIS tools such as QGIS, ArcGIS, Google Earth, and OpenStreetMap, focusing on sustainable and participatory solutions for growing cities. I am interested in urban innovation, digital inclusion, and community development in vulnerable contexts.

My mission as a mapper is to help ensure that every street, every school, every hospital, and every community, no matter how remote, is represented on the map. I want to help create a world where public decisions and emergency responses are based on accurate, accessible, and collaborative information.

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Trainings in mapping with OpenStreetMap

• July 2025 - QGIS Training, OSM Basics and OSM advanced, UN Maps Learning Hub

• May 2025 - Oficina de Mapeamento Pós-Desastre Com OpenStreetMap: Estado das Edificações, IVIDES DATA

• October, 2025 to January, 2026 - I had the honor of being one of the beneficiaries of the ESA Validation Fellowship 2025, an experience that significantly strengthened my technical skills in the use of OpenStreetMap (OSM) tools. Introducing the 2025 ESA Validator Fellowship Cohort

• I have also dedicated part of my time to taking OpenStreetMap (OSM) training courses available on the Yoma and Hot-OSM Learn platforms, where I have completed more than five courses aimed at strengthening my technical skills in mapping, data validation, and the use of OSM tools. .

Participation in OpenStreetMap Challenges

• Junho, 2025 - I was one of the active participants of the Africa 30 Days Mapping Challenge

• November, 2025 - Achieved 2nd place in the Fix Map Africa 90 challenge, demonstrating strong performance in collaborative mapping on OpenStreetMap.

• February to May, 2026 - I Supported the OSM Mozambique team in its participation in the Africa Map Cup 2026.

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Participation in OSM Mapping Projects

• Surveyor and Mapper of ((# 2937 - Missing Maps: Maputo - Acordos de Lusaka) - 2017 .

• surveyor and Mapper of (# 3658 - Mapping Mafalala neighborhood, Maputo, Mozambique) 2017 .

• Mapper of #MapaDosChapas #MapathonTransporte #MapeandoMeuBairro #UNHabitat #RUth - 2018 .

• From November, 2025 to January, 2026 - I participated in the Mozambique School Validation project, contributing to the validation and improvement of the exact locations of schools in Mozambique, with a focus on geospatial data quality and accuracy

Comunidade YouthMappers Moçambique

• 2018 - As a student at the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, I founded the Comunidade YouthMappers Moçambique chapter, encouraging student participation in collaborative mapping and open geospatial data initiatives in Mozambique.
• 2018 - 2021 - President of the ‘Comunidade YouthMappers Moçambique’ Chapter
• 2025 - Founder of the Rede Juvenil para Resiliência Comunitária (Youth Network for Community Resilience), leading a youth-driven initiative focused on community development, youth empowerment, and collaborative solutions to strengthen resilience in vulnerable communities.