Natasha Klinghardt
Natasha Klinghardt is the Sourcing Manager of the East Asia Pacific region at TomTom, where she is involved in co-organising OSM engagement and community-building across this region. Passionate about open data, FOSS, and humanitarian mapping, Natasha actively supports mapping and quality challenges while empowering communities to contribute to OSM.
She helps coordinate impactful mapping parties, field data collection, and collaborations with Open Mapping Communities in Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. Fostering vibrant local ecosystems and advancing the mission of open mapping.
Originally from South Africa, Natasha enjoys cartography, loves supporting new mappers and hands-on mapping with iD on OSM. She believes it will take the world to map the world and believes in empowering communities in Geospatial skills to make a difference in their lives.
Sessions
TomTom partners with communities worldwide to build richer maps through collective action. In this FOSS4G session, we share how we support university mapathons, YouthMappers, and humanitarian mapping in 189 countries, reflecting on learnings and challenges in scaling community engagement while advancing OSM’s mission through meaningful, local partnerships.