We are thrilled to announce that OMC (Open Maps Caucasus) will now be known as JumpStart Georgia!
Check out the new web site. This new brand reflects of our evolution in Georgia. In fall 2009, when we started as a pilot project to map the Shida Kartli region of Georgia, and in 2010 grew into a fully staffed Tbilisi organization with field offices to support creating the first complete, open, digital map of the country in partnership with 1,000 volunteers.
Now that the initial map data collection is complete, in 2011, we have evolved to a Tbilisi-based organization focused on building Georgia’s capacity through open information and technology. In 2011, JumpStart Georgia, a JumpStart International initiative, engages people around open content and ways to use it to develop civil society, business, effective governance, and promotes use of maps and spatial thinking.
To learn more about our current projects, like TbiliCity and our project with CARE Africa’s Village Savings and Loans Associations, visit: JumpStart.Ge.