For over a decade, Edoardo Neerhut has centered his work on open mapping and building global communities for projects like Mapillary and Rapid Editor. As a Product Manager at Meta, he has supported technologies such as visual positioning and localisation for smartglasses. Since 2015, he has been a consistent contributor to OpenStreetMap and is a co-founder of OSGeo Oceania. While he is a lifelong map enthusiast, his true passion lies in how geospatial tools can empower individuals to better understand and improve their local environments.