Inspiring the Next Generation My Journey in Open Source and Community Build
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Built a volunteer mapping group called OSM Fiji mapped ~69,000 features through HOT-hosted mapathons and field validation, aiming to fill disaster-response gaps after Cyclone Winston (FJD 1.9B loss) and Cyclone Harold (USD 40M). Runs the Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing Council with ~238 individual members and a reported 62% membership rise since 2023, hosts annual conferences (2023: 200+ participants from 16 Pacific countries, 64 presentations, five workshops), and secures partners like NASA, NOAA and SPC to keep data current and usable.
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chapters (4)
- 0:00Introduction and background
- 8:42Pacific GIS community work
- 17:48OpenStreetMap Fiji journey
- 26:31Building strong communities
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