Welcome to Youth Community Mapping

Since 2004, when 4-H launched Youth Community Mapping at the 4-H Technology Conference in St. Louis Forest Park, 4-H clubs in more than 1,000 counties have launched efforts to assist youth teams to visualize and analyze environmental, social and economic conditions that need action. In many cases their efforts have resulted in corrective action by companies, organizations and public groups.

Youth Community Mapping is an energetic group of adults who support and showcase Youth Community Mapping projects in the United States. Our team includes 4-H volunteers, retired technology workers, schoolteachers, and youth leaders.

We invite you to click through the pages to see what talented youth have created. Mentored by caring adults, these youth have used GPS locators, GIS software, and data collection techniques to help their communities through a variety of projects.

New Featured Projects

Congratulations to Unicoi County 4-H for winning 1st place in the 2013 Tennessee 4-H GIS Contest for their Nolichucky River Recreation Guide. See some of their other projects here.
The 4-H Navigators in Sullivan County mapped fire hydrants in the Avoca Volunteer Fire Department Service Area, Bluff City, TN
MyCOE Youth Leadership Project Gallery
ESRI StoryMaps
In Massachusetts and Rhode Island 4-H SET is inviting community members to help gather information for their phenology mapping project. Learn more here.
4-H: Food Mapping in Wake County, NC

Mapping News

My Community, Our Earth (MyCOE) is recruiting high school teachers and youth educators to participate in a Global Connections and Exchange project. Find more information here.
USGS Newsroom: Landsat Images Provide the Gold Standard for New Earth Applications
- See new Landsat Imagery with the ChangeMatters Viewer