In the Amazon, many communities face challenges worsened by their lack of representation on official maps, perpetuating marginalization. Collaborative mapping, supported by open technologies, brings visibility to these territories by generating data from and for the communities. In a HOT project in Colombia, drones and local training empowered Indigenous people to map their region autonomously. This model aims to be replicated, promoting inclusive maps and redistributing the power of cartography
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Civil Engineer. GIS Specialist . Hydraulic Resources and Environment Specialist . Master’s degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on Environment. member of the OSM Colombia community, Kaart editor, and Data Quality Associate LAC for HOT.
