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Episode: The Ugandan Geo Quests: Mapping Libraries and Museums into the Knowledge Commons (sotm2025)
Description: Across Uganda, countless community libraries and local museums hold untold stories, cultural memory, and untapped knowledge—but remain invisible on the digital map. The Ugandan Geo Quests project aims to change that.
This session introduces two complementary national mapping initiatives: The Ugandan Libraries Geo Quest and The Ugandan Museums Geo Quest, which leverage OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikipedia to bring local knowledge institutions into the global digital commons.
We’ll explore how we:
Mobilized local communities, Wikimedians, and mappers for participatory documentation
Used tools like uMap, ODK Collect and KoboToolbox to ensure data quality and visibility
Linked OSM data with Wikidata and...