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Overview of Mapeo

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AGENDA

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Session overview

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  • Getting to know each other - interactive
  • About Mapeo
  • Mapeo P2P database and sync model
  • Customization of Mapeo

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First, some questions…

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First, some questions…

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[Here you can add a link to an interactive Jamboard, or can ask audience to answer questions such as these ones on the chat:

  • Have you ever used Mapeo?
  • Do you already have Mapeo installed?
  • Are you already engaged in territory monitoring or mapping?
  • If so, what kinds of things are you monitoring/mapping? ]

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Mapeo is a free digital toolset for smartphones and computers. It was built with and for earth defenders to easily document environmental & human rights information and to collect data about their land.

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Why was Mapeo created?

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Existing tools didn’t work for Dd’s partners in the Amazon, mostly because the tools:

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  • Worked only online

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  • Didn’t guarantee data ownership and sovereignty

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  • Were very complex and difficult to learn

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  • Didn’t allow collaborative work processes

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Works offline

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Free & open-source

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Intuitive and easy to use

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Highly customizable to use new categories, icons and local languages, and a customized background map

�Data sovereignty for communities

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Does not use a server or cloud

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Supports collaborative work processes

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Mapeo Mobile

To collect data in the field

  • Smartphone’s GPS
  • Take images and enter text
  • Interactive map
  • Share alerts via WhatsApp and email
  • Sync with other devices offline

Mapeo Desktop

To manage collected data or create territory information

  • Visualize and filter data
  • Create and edit reports
  • Export information to various formats
  • Create basic geographic features

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PDF

CSV

GEOJSON

Mapa web

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Mapeo P2P database and sync model

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How does P2P sync work?

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Data stays in the community, it doesn’t go to a central server

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How does P2P sync work?

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Data is stored directly on the project devices

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How does P2P sync work?

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Simple model

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How does P2P sync work?

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To guarantee that all data is included in the shared database, sync protocols are strongly recommended.

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Done in a systematized way, syncing data can work as a backup.

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How does P2P sync work?

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Edits made to one observation, will be reflected on the other devices after syncing

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Customization of Mapeo

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Customizations

  • Change the language of the app
  • Add a customized background map
  • Customize the configuration used
    • Categories
    • Icons
    • Questions and forms

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To learn more about how to create your own customized map and configuration, check out the Mapeo Support Materials site: docs.mapeo.app

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Available in many languages

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Fully translated into:

  • Dutch
  • German
  • Khmer
  • Nepali
  • Brazilian Portuguese
  • Spanish
  • Thai
  • Vietnamese
  • Sranan Tongo

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And others...

You can translate Mapeo to any other language on Crowdin!

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Thank you !

Contact

  • Name�email address

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  • Organization�website

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  • Mapeo�http://mapeo.world/

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  • Materiales de Mapeo�https://docs.mapeo.app/

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