OSM Awards 2025

UPRI YouthMappers have consistently shown what it means to use open mapping for public service. Over the years, they’ve worked with diverse communities such as OpenStreetMap-Philippines, Open Mapping Hub-Asia Pacific, Mapillary/Meta, TomTom, Karta, UN Mappers, and Grab-Philippines, to grassroots partners like Buklod Tao and Tiklop Society of the Philippines—always grounding their work in development needs and addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals.

They’ve promoted a holistic practice of mapping that brings together disaster resilience, sustainable mobility, education, and youth leadership. Their flagship projects including PedalMap, developed during the Open Data Day celebration in 2024, was recently recognized through the Gawad Pangulo sa Natatanging Organisasyong Pangmag-aaral, the highest distinction for student organizations in the University of the Philippines. More than just producing maps, they build relationships, mentor young mappers, and push for inclusive use of open data in governance and community planning.

Their impact is steady, collaborative, and deeply rooted in service.
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Marco Minghini for his contribution to building and sustaining a global academic network around OpenStreetMap.

Over the years, Marco has played a key role in connecting the academic world with the OSM community, particularly through his leadership and coordination of the academic track at the State of the Map conferences. He has helped create a space where researchers from all over the world can present, collaborate, and share ideas that both draw from and give back to the OSM ecosystem.

Marco’s work has amplified OSM’s credibility in scientific research, public policy, and education — especially within the European Commission, where he now works at the Joint Research Centre (JRC). His efforts go beyond advocacy: he contributes hands-on to data, tools, and applications that benefit the wider OSM community.

Thanks to his tireless efforts, an entire team of researchers, institutions, and students now sees OpenStreetMap not just as a dataset, but as a collaborative digital commons. Marco’s work exemplifies how long-term commitment and quiet leadership can turn individual passion into collective progress.
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For its unwavering commitment to delivering weekly OpenStreetMap news —translated into multiple languages— and for its comprehensive coverage of the global OSM community, including mapping campaigns, community events, technological developments, research, and surprising real-world uses of OSM data.
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