CUSS YouthMappers

Eid Mubarak from CUSS YouthMappers 🌙✨
May this Eid bring peace, unity, and countless blessings to all.

CUSS YouthMappers successfully organized the “Map the future with us” to warmly welcome the new generation of mappers into our vibrant mapping community ✨

The program was held with great enthusiasm and participation, bringing together passionate young minds eager to contribute to humanitarian mapping and OpenStreetMap. The event took place at the Department of Oceanography, University of Chittagong.

The event was hosted by Sadia Osman, Treasurer of CUSS YouthMappers, and began with an introductory session on CUSS YouthMappers and its remarkable past activities, presented by Nafisa Nurzahan Nitu, Assistant Communication & Social Media Secretary of CUSS YouthMappers.

Following the introduction, an engaging Mapathon session was conducted where Ridwan Ahmed Siddique, Communication & Social Media Secretary, provided a brief tutorial on OpenStreetMap (OSM). Participants then actively contributed to mapping activities and explored the fundamentals of collaborative humanitarian mapping.

Later, Md Al Shahriar Alif, IT & Creative Development Secretary, delivered an informative presentation highlighting the goals, vision, and opportunities within YouthMappers.

The program also featured an interactive group task session where participants discussed innovative ideas and shared their solutions creatively. A fun and exciting quiz segment was organized by Sourav Shil Shuvo, Senior Vice President of CUSS YouthMappers, which added energy and enthusiasm to the event.

The concluding session included prize giving and inspiring remarks from Abdul Muhaimen Jamil Washi, President of CUSS YouthMappers. We were also delighted by the presence of Pratik Dutta, President of Chittagong University Scientific Society (CUSS), and Rubayea Yeasmin, General Secretary of CUSS, whose participation made the program even more memorable. Our student advisors, Ashfak Mahmud and Dibash Deb, also joined the event online and shared insightful advice and encouragement with the future mappers.

This orientation program reflected the spirit of teamwork, learning, leadership, and humanitarian contribution that defines CUSS YouthMappers. We look forward to the incredible journey ahead with our future mappers 🌍✨

Something exciting is unfolding at CUSS YouthMappers ✨

CUSS YouthMappers is delighted to welcome a new group of enthusiastic young minds who are ready to explore, learn, and create meaningful experiences together. Their passion and energy are already bringing a vibrant spirit to our community 🌍

Let us gather together to celebrate the beginning of another inspiring journey filled with learning, friendship, and adventure 💫

⏱️ Time : 2 PM
📝 Date : 17 May, 2026
📍 Venue : Department of Oceanography

🎉 Congratulations to the newly formed Committee of Chittagong University Scientific Society.

On behalf of CUSS YouthMappers, we extend our sincere congratulations and best wishes to the committee members for a successful and impactful tenure ahead. ✨️

CUSS YouthMappers Pays a Courtesy Visit to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Chittagong 💐

📅 Date: April 23, 2026
📍 Venue: University of Chittagong

🔷 Today, representatives of CUSS YouthMappers paid a courtesy visit to the honorable Vice-Chancellor of the University of Chittagong, Professor Dr. Mohammad Al-Forkan, extending their warm greetings on behalf of the organization. As a token of regard, the representatives formally presented the recently published newsletter to the Vice-Chancellor. ✨

🔷 The visiting delegation comprised Abdul Muhaimen Jamil Washi (President), Ridwan Ahmed Siddiqui (Communication & Social Media Secretary), Al Shahriar Alif (IT & Creative Development Secretary), Tabassum Mahbub (Project Management & Documentation Secretary), and Mazharul Haque (Assistant Organizing Secretary), along with general members Mehedi Hasan Asif, Abdul Wakil, and Sanjana Amin.

🔷 CUSS YouthMappers is dedicated to driving social development through open mapping and geospatial technology. The members expressed confidence that this meeting with the Vice-Chancellor will serve as a renewed source of inspiration for the organization's endeavors ahead.
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📢 We recently held an introductory meeting with our Executive and General Members, where our respected Student Advisors were also present. 🌍✨

This session marked our first formal interaction with the Student Advisors as a team. During the meeting, the advisors shared the journey of CUSS YouthMappers, along with their experiences, thoughts, and future plans for the chapter. They also inspired us with valuable guidance, encouraging teamwork, consistency, and active involvement in our mapping activities.

The session was highly engaging and meaningful for all members, helping us build a stronger connection within the team and gain a clearer understanding of our direction ahead. It was truly a positive and motivating start for us. 💡🗺️

Looking forward to more such interactive sessions and continuous learning together! 🚀

Map The Trail at University of Chittagong Campus 🗺️

✨ The CUSS YouthMappers team successfully completed the field-based image collection campaign in one of the campus EcoTrail to map previously unmapped paths using Mapillary across the University of Chittagong campus.

🔰The team was divided into three groups, each assigned to different areas of the campus. Using the Mapillary app, members captured street-level images while walking along previously unmapped trails and routes, for contributing new data to OpenStreetMap later. These images will help to identify objects such as electric poles, street signs, bridges, small water bodies, waste bins and other important features.

📣 We will soon arrange a mapathon to map out unmapped areas of the campus with newly collected Mapillary data in openstreetmap using RapiD AI.

🔹CUSS Youthmappers chapter is grateful to the enthusiastic members for their active participation.

🌿 Eco-Trail, Mapillary, RapiD AI & Openstreetmap Mapping 🌿

CUSS YouthMappers, University of Chittagong is going to organize an exciting field-based image collection campaign using Mapillary. Captured Mapillary images will later be used to map detailed features along the eco-trail using RapiD AI and openstreetmap.

📅 Date: 12 April, 2026

⏰ Time: 1:00 PM

Eid Mubarak from CUSS YouthMappers 🌙✨
Wishing you joy, peace, and countless blessings. May this Eid bring happiness to every heart and light to every path. 💫

🗺️CUSS YouthMappers Online Session🗺️

📌Fundamentals of OpenStreetMap and RapidAI for Digital Mapping📌

We have successfully concluded the 1-day-long online session on "Fundamentals of OpenStreetMap and RapidAI for Digital Mapping."

Today’s session focused on:

🗺️ An introduction to OpenStreetMap
👨‍💻 An introduction to RapidAI
👩‍🔧 Practice mapping using OpenStreetMap, RapidAI.
🎯 An introduction to HotOSM

🌟 We extend our sincere thanks to our trainer, Md. Sarafat Islam, for simplifying the Fundamentals of OpenStreetMap and RapidAI for Digital Mapping so effectively.

✨ Appreciation to all our participants for your commitment and enthusiasm. We look forward to seeing how you use these mapping skills to create positive change.

🧩 The journey doesn't end here. Stay tuned for more exciting initiatives from CUSS YouthMappers.