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4 Days Left — Submit Your Story to The Spatial Times 9th Edition

Published 5 months ago • 1 min read

⏳ 4 Days Left — Final Call for Submissions!

Hello GeoConnect community,

A quick reminder that submissions for the 9th Edition of The Spatial Times will close in just 4 days. If you’ve been planning to share an article, photo essay, impact story, or visual piece — now is the perfect time to send it through.

This year’s theme,

“The Power of Place: Stories of Impact from Africa’s Spatial Frontier,”

has already inspired some powerful contributions from students, youth, practitioners, and organizations across the continent.
We would love to include your voice as part of this year’s edition.

Submission Deadline: 22 November 2025

Submission Guidelines

Full Call for Contributions →
🔗 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aYY-F7ae7p1AACqwjkYOMA8uz-yzcXgQ/view?usp=sharing​

🌍 Magazine Info & Past Editions:

🔗 https://www.geo-connect.org/resources/the-spatial-times​

If you have a story, a map, a project milestone, a youth initiative, or a lesson learned from your work — this is your moment to share it with the wider geospatial community.

Let’s tell the stories shaping Africa’s spatial future.

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