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Nicolas Chavent

Mapper since:
November 14, 2009
Last map edit:
January 30, 2025

Géographie, Géomatique, Littérature, Sciences sociales, Activisme social et 20 ans d’expérience professionnelle Recherche pour le Développement, Action Humanitaire et Aide au Développement. Haiti et Afrique sub-saharienne francophone. Co-createur et membre fondateur du Projet Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). Co-créateur, membre fondateur et coordinateur de l’association Projet Espace OSM Francophone (EOF). Co-créateur, membre fondateur et coordinateur de l’association française #LesLibresGeographes (LLg).

French Geographer and GIS/Cartography expert with a background rooted in Litterature/ Social Sciences/ Social activism and 20 years of work in Overseas Academic Research, Humanitarian and Development actions. Haiti and French-speaking sub-saharian Africa. Co-creator and co-founder of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Project and the associated US NGO HOT US Inc. Co-creator, founder and coordinator of the association Projet Espace OSM Francophone (EOF). Co-creator, founder and coordinator of the French association #LesLibresGeographes ‘#TheFreeGeographers’ (LLg).


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Latest Diaries

Diary Entry Running for the Board of the US NGO Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT US org) this Sept 2021

Context The US NGO Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT Us Org*) organizes an election to replace five of its directors for a 2 years term. See t...

Comments 0 comments Date September 25, 2021

Diary Entry Thoughts on paid services as means of resources in OpenStreetMap Foundation and Local Chapters

Resources of OpenStreetMap Foundation (OMSF), OSMF Local Chapters (LC): the question and status of paid services. In the context of the community ...

Comments 5 comments Date February 04, 2021

Diary Entry Running for the HOT US Inc Board this 21-Jan 2021

The NGO HOT US Inc organizes an election to replace one of its directors for a 6 months term. Details of the election read on a wiki page Below ...

Comments 2 comments Date January 21, 2021

Diary Entry Thoughts on the "Call to Take Action and Confront Systemic Offensive Behavior in the OSM Community"

In the context of the 2020 OpenStreetMap Foundation Board Election, - The Call to Take Action… has been collaboartively produced and endorsed by...

Comments 6 comments Date December 12, 2020