The training presentation made it possible for students to understand that today, the Smartphone is positioning itself as a multifunctional tool for collecting data in the field. With the emergence and popularization of the Smartphone we are witnessing the era of accessible GPS data collection tools to all. Teach students to take GPS coordinates in the fieldįrom conventional GPS to Smartphone use for data collectionįor a long time GPS has been used as the tool for collecting data with spatial reference in the field.Teach students to install and configure OsmAnd.The overall goal of the training was to teach students how to conduct field mapping using a mobile phone. Thanks to this new technology, ten students from the Lansana Conte University of Conakry benefited from training on GPS data collection using OsmAnd on the 27th January 2018. This grant has allowed OSM Guinea to acquire 7 laptops, 17 android phones and a GPS logger which are being used to build the capacity of OSM contributors in Guinea. In December 2017, OSM Guinea received from HOT a funding under the Nethope Device Challenge Grant. Since its creation, the chapter has benefited from a series of training offered by OSM Guinea. To help map unmapped communities, students at Lansana Conte University in Sonfonia, Conakry, have created a YouthMappers chapter. *Guest Blog – TOUPANE Tino Raphaël, OSM Guinea*
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