OpenStreetMap (OSM), often thought of as a technological tool or platform, can be envisioned as a community of communities and informed by a broad understanding of geographical systems. In this article, we explore the community of university students known as YouthMappers, who utilize OSM and related tools for humanitarian data creation, analysis and learning. Students approach OSM simultaneously as aspiring members of the workforce in a global digital economy and as emerging world citizens of a global society. Established in 2014, YouthMappers is a campus-based consortium of more than 200 chapters in approximately 50 countries that networks and supports engagement in humanitarian data with practitioners, government agencies, and other actors. Open geospatial data are contributed to authentic campaigns through OpenStreetMap and an ecosystem of open source and proprietary tools. A 2019 survey of YouthMappers and an analysis of YouthMappers data contributions allow us to explore the following questions: Who are using open geospatial tools, and in what context? Which open geospatial tools are being used and where? How proficient are they as users? How confident do they feel? How prepared does this make them for the future? How do these patterns vary across the global digital divide? Results show evidence of mapping both locally and globally. They also reveal a gendered confidence gap, and tool use patterns hint at a gendered division of geospatial labor in some global contexts. Internships are key to unlocking job opportunities, and are prevalent among YouthMappers members. Findings also reveal that with growing self-reported proficiency, a commitment to the ethic of being a good global citizen increases, underscoring the potential promise for open geospatial tools to support not only workforce capacity, but also meaningful connections to learning about geography, place, people, and the world.

通常被认为是技术工具或平台的OpenStreetMap（OSM）可以设想为社区社区，并可以通过对地理系统的广泛了解而获得信息。在本文中，我们探索了称为YouthMappers的大学生社区，他们利用OSM和相关工具进行人道主义数据创建，分析和学习。学生们既是全球数字经济中有抱负的员工，又是全球社会的新兴公民，同时与OSM接触。YouthMappers成立于2014年，是一个总部位于校园的财团，在大约50个国家/地区设有200多个分会，该网络与从业人员，政府机构和其他行为者建立联系并支持参与人道主义数据的工作。开放的地理空间数据通过OpenStreetMap以及开放源代码和专有工具的生态系统有助于开展真实的战役。2019年对YouthMappers的调查以及对YouthMappers数据贡献的分析使我们能够探索以下问题：谁在使用开放式地理空间工具，在什么情况下使用？哪些开放式地理空间工具正在使用？在哪里？他们作为用户的熟练程度如何？他们有多自信？这对他们的未来有何准备？这些模式在全球数字鸿沟中如何变化？结果显示了在本地和全球进行映射的证据。他们还揭示出性别上的信任差距，工具使用模式暗示着在某些全球环境下地理空间劳动的性别划分。实习是释放工作机会的关键，并且在YouthMappers成员中很普遍。