- 2020

 World & UK: Coronavirus & Youth Unemployment Mapping

 

Global MapAid makes a hope map showing community and medical response to COVID-19 in the UK, and tracks  coronavirus cases and deaths throughout the UK and the world. In May as COVID-19 appears to be easing, mapping is accomplished to show youth unemployment and youth opportunities in order to illustrate those who will be hit hardest by the unemployment effects of COVID-19.

   

 

 UK: Rebrand

 

Global MapAid rebrands as “MapAid” and enlists a team of fantastic volunteers with specialisms in social media, marketing and graphic design to achieve this goal.

   

 

USA: George Mason University AI Mapping

 

George Mason University, Center for Resilient & Sustainable Communities combines with GMA to start a 4-year development programme concerned with mapping sustainable shallow borehole locations, for irrigation by small farmers in Ethiopia.