Editorial standards

Last updated 8 November 2026

Afrospatial exists to give geospatial professionals in Africa accurate, useful information. These are the rules we work to.

What we cover

Geospatial practice in Africa: government GIS and land programmes, space agencies, drones, surveying, remote sensing, data, start-ups, jobs, training and events. We also cover global news when it changes what African practitioners can do: software releases, new or newly free data, standards and major programmes.

We do not cover partisan politics, armed conflict, or military and intelligence uses of imagery. Policy that affects geospatial work, such as land law, data protection and open-data rules, is in scope.

Sources

We report from primary sources wherever we can: the announcement, release notes, dataset, gazette or report itself. Every news brief names and links its sources. When another outlet's original reporting is our only source, we credit that outlet by name. We do not republish other publications' articles.

Editing and review

Every news brief is reviewed by an editor, including after it is published, and we correct, update or remove it when needed. Features, interviews and opinion pieces are edited before publication, and we check facts and image permissions.

Bylines

Contributed articles carry the author's name and a short biography. Pieces written by our staff without a named author carry the house byline, Afrospatial.

Independence and sponsored content

Our editors decide what we cover. Advertisers, partners and sponsors do not choose or approve our coverage. Paid content, such as sponsored articles or webinars, is always labelled as sponsored. See Advertise for what we offer.

Contributions

We welcome articles from practitioners and researchers; see Write for us. We edit for length, clarity and house style, and we check facts and image permissions before publishing.

Corrections

If you find a mistake, email content@afrospatial.com with a link to the piece and what is wrong. We correct errors of fact promptly, and when a correction changes the meaning of a piece we say so at the end of it.