OpenStreetMap US

The TeachOSM website’s purpose is to be a central location to empower and support educators at all levels to integrate open source mapping and the OpenStreetMap ecosystem of tools in the classroom. More than just your typical website, TeachOSM is a content sharing platform for educators. Uploading and sharing your classroom projects is easy. GeoSurge developers will present on how they built a site that is scalable and easy to maintain, while keeping costs low.

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TeachOSM provides training, content, and curriculum, for educators of all levels to integrate OpenStreetMap in the classroom, and advocates for OSM in educational settings.

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