Mapping for Equity

Treading the Course: Reflections on Mapping, Belonging, and the Magic of State of the Map US

Jul 10, 2025

Jazzy Smith

During a scavenger hunt, two years ago, I knew State of the Map US — the annual conference for the OpenStreetMap (OSM) community — was my favorite conference. My scavenger group was called Alley Cats. The OpenStreetMap US team crafts these scavenger hunts with locals in every city SOTM US takes part in. It was…

Introducing our Mapping For Equity S.T.E.A.M. Challenge with John Ericsson Middle School 126!

May 1, 2025

Dimitri Mimy

BetaNYC is happy to announce our collaboration with John Ericsson Middle School 126 (JEMS 126) on their 2025 S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) project, through our Mapping for Equity initiative (M4E–read more here)! Annually, JEMS 126 hosts a school-wide challenge to encourage students to tackle issues affecting their communities through field activities, STEM…

School of Data Broke Records — Help Us Build What’s Next

Apr 17, 2025

Jazzy Smith

From a record-breaking Open Data Week to the largest-ever School of Data, we saw the power of community.

McCarren Park Stewardship – Cleaning & Mapping!

Nov 21, 2024

Dimitri Mimy

On Sunday, Nov 17th, BetaNYC co-organized a park stewardship/cleanup event at McCarren Park.

Justice is in the Mapping: A Reflection of a Mapping for Environmental Justice Workshop

Nov 20, 2024

Naeema Haque

Naeema explores how GIS and mapping empower communities for environmental justice, sharing stories, tools, and lessons from an inspiring workshop.

What’s New at State of the Map US 2024?

Jul 9, 2024

Jazzy Smith

The Fellowship team attended State of the Map US 2024 at Salt Lake City! Learn about the workshops they attended and what trends they noticed within the open-sourced mapping world.

2024 Spring Mapping for Equity Events Re-cap

Apr 23, 2024

Jazzy Smith

Journey back with us to March during 2024 NYC Open Data Week where the Civic Innovation Fellows held a new two-event series around Mapping for Equity.

Welcoming back our 2023-2024 Civic Innovation Fellows!

Feb 29, 2024

Jazzy Smith

Our 2023-2024 Civic Innovation Fellows are back for their final semester. Learn about who they are, what they’re working on, and about our upcoming Mapping for Equity events.