Benefit-sharing & communityChecked Sep 2026
CoMapeo (Mapeo)
Mapeo, and now CoMapeo, are free, open-source, offline-first mapping and monitoring tools from Awana Digital (formerly Digital Democracy), built so that Indigenous and local communities own their own data.
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CoMapeo (Mapeo)
CoMapeo (Mapeo)Founded2014
HQUSA / global
StageNon-profit
API / accessOpen
What they do
Inside CoMapeo (Mapeo)
Mapeo lets communities collect georeferenced observations (GPS, photos, notes) fully offline, syncing peer-to-peer with no central server.
It is widely deployed for Indigenous territorial monitoring and threat documentation in the Amazon.
A Mapeo-for-ICCAs effort was co-built with UNEP-WCMC and Forest Peoples Programme.
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Recent developments
- 2025Continued Amazon deployments and peer-to-peer mapping work with Indigenous partners.
Benefit-sharing & community
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