@Fscrollini
and Anne Sorensen are gearing up for the
#OSPOSforGood
2024 Conference in New York City. 🗽
Dive into the future of
#OpenSource
—its role in driving innovation and its critical impact on global humanitarian efforts. 🗺️💻 Let’s explore the potential together!
🌍 GIS Volunteers Needed! 🗺️
Join the
@openmapping_esa
and the
@FAO
in our mission to tackle the anticipated El Niño! 👉 Join our kick-off mapathon tomorrow!
✨ All levels are welcome.
For more details, visit
Urgent Call for Mappers and Validators!
In the aftermath of the earthquake in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains, we need your support to help map the affected area.
You can be a part of this critical mission by joining the project in HOT's Tasking Manager:
HOT is honored & humbled to announce that our community has been selected by
@TheAudaciousPrj
& will receive support to map an area home to 1 billion people at risk of disaster who are not currently on the map.
#Audacious2020
#TED2020
URGENT MAPPING NEED for
#Somalia
devastating flooding. Projects for experienced mappers and projects for newer mappers. Please visit if you have some time today. Small task squares go fast.
Thank you to everyone who has supported the
#TurkeyEarthquake
response. 1,641
#OpenStreetMap
users have contributed data that will support the response.
You can find current projects to map here:
Download up-to-date data here:
Here is the latest mapping status and priority for the
#OpenStreetMap
#TurkeySyriaEarthquake
response. Urgent projects: 14226, 14232, 14235, 14245, 14246.
Urgent projects in Syria have so far received less mapping and can use your attention!
Join us on 26 Feb for a dive into how
#colonialism
gets perpetuated in open data and mapping. We are hosting two sessions, 10 hrs apart, so you can join regardless of where in the world you are!
RSVP to attend:
Suggest questions:
10 years ago, HOT was founded by volunteers all over the world who wanted to help the
#HaitiEarthquake
response.
That spirit lives on with over 200,000 people giving their time and skills to map for people in need.
A huge thanks to our incredible community!
📣 Attention students and professionals! Our mentorship program is now accepting applications for mentees who are looking to grow their skills, expand their network, and achieve their career goals. Apply now:
#mentorship
#careerdevelopment
#personalgrowth
Thank you to everyone who has been supporting the mapping of the
#TurkeySyriaEarthquake
. If you are new to the Tasking Manager, please take now of the priority level; projects 14226, 14232, and 14235 are currently the most urgent.
An example of how valuable
@openstreetmap
data can be in a crisis: In the absence of official addresses in Beirut, the
@RedCrossLebanon
is using
#openstreetmap
building data to understand where need assessment surveys have been carried out.
Very excited to announce that our Executive Director
@TylerSRadford
was selected as a
#DifferenceMaker100
by
@TIAA
! Tyler has been recognized as one of the 💯 extraordinary people who’re devoting their lives to improving the world and shaping a brighter future for all.
The Humanitarian Open Mapping Community Working Group is calling all mentors! Our mentorship program is now accepting applications from professionals who are passionate about transferring their knowledge to the next generation. Apply now:
#mentorship
Many in the community have expressed a wish to map in support of the people of Ukraine. However, mapping in areas of active armed conflict poses many ethical challenges and can have unintended consequences that actually put the people we wish to help in danger.
On top of the immediate damage, the
#TurkeySyriaEarthquake
damaged and disrupted essential services across the region.
Your continued support with mapping is invaluable:
Data can be downloaded from HDX:
If you are passionate about mapping, you may be looking for ways to use it to express solidarity with the people of
#Ukraine
.
@OpenStreetMapPL
is creating a map to help people displaced find humanitarian resources. Please share with any who might benefit.
#OSMGeoWeek
is finally here! 🌎 🗺 This week we come together to celebrate geography and make maps with
@OpenStreetMap
, the free and openly editable map of the world. See how you can get involved with Geography Awareness Week here:
Are you a
#mapper
looking for more of a challenge? Become a validator!
We've got a learn advanced JOSM! Join our free webinar on 18 July and take your mapping to the next level!
We are excited to announce that Nama Budhathoki is joining HOT as the Regional Hub Director for Asia. He will head efforts to support the growth and work of OSM communities across the region. He joins us from Kathmandu Living Labs, which has been a leader in humanitarian mapping.
We are pleased to announce that after 7 weeks with at least 220 mappers coming together from around the world we have mapped and validated the area requested by
@RedCrossLebanon
after the
#Beirut
port explosion. Thank you to everyone who played a part in this mapping response!
.
@kateregga1
offers us a deep dive on the state of
#OpenStreetMap
in Africa. Where have OSM communities been successful and what are the obstacles to growth?
Tasking Manager got a makeover! Today HOT released the software of a new version of Tasking Manager. Learn more about it: . On 6 May this version will be launched on
Did you know after
#mapping
, each area needs to be validated to make sure the
#map
data is ready for
#humanitarian
&
#DRR
organisations? We need people to carry out this critical job!
Learn how to validate with a free training
#webinar
on 14 Nov
Looking to build your open mapping CV?
HOT is looking for the next class of our Data Quality Internship! You'll learn JOSM, OSMCha, QGIS, and more while improving
#OSM
data quality.
Apply today! Deadline is August 15:
#OpenStreetMap
#humanitarianjob
.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake has struck
#Haiti
. Help support response and recovery efforts by mapping project
#11266
and filling in areas with little to no building data.
Another proud announcement from the HOT community this week!
#hotosm
was chosen as one of the winners of
@USAID
's
#WomenConnect
Challenge, which works to improve women's participation in everyday life by meaningfully changing the ways women and girls access and use technology. 👏🏼
We are overwhelmed by your unwavering support in our mission to map the area affected by the recent earthquake in Morocco.
There's still much work to be done. The affected communities and first responders need updated map data for more regions.
Here's how you can stay involved:
Today we want to give
a big round of applause 👏🏽👏🏽
praise 🙌🏿
and a huge thank you 🙏🏾
to all our incredible volunteers. HOT was created by volunteers and are key to our mission to make sure no one is left behind. Happy
#InternationalVolunteerDay
!
Give a warm welcome to the 2021 class of Data Quality Interns! They're in the first week of the 12-week program to learn advanced OSM data tools, which they'll use to strengthen data quality across the community's mapping efforts.
The program is generously supported by Facebook.
We are thrilled to announce that Monica Nthiga is joining HOT as the Director of the East Africa Hub, where she will be working to promote the use of
#OpenStreetMap
and help support and grow mapping communities throughout the region. Join us in welcoming her to the team!
MSF GIS officers Camille & Fabien are in Beira Mozambique, using
@openstreetmap
to respond to
#CycloneIdai
. Help them to respond to the crisis by updating the map at
Did you know that more than 1 billion people live in places that are not on the map? With support from
@TheAudaciousPrj
, HOT will proactively map with communities in 94 countries over 5 yrs before they are in crisis.
#Audacious2020
#TED2020
Do you want to advance your
#mapping
skills? Learn and new skill and help put people on the map! Join our free advanced JOSM training webinar > next on 20 June 15.30 UTC
#JOSM
#GIS
#webinar
#volunteer
HOT’s OpenSummit ‘23-24 is ON! 🌍🔥
Get ready for a year of global events that focus on collective action within the humanitarian open mapping community. 🗺️
Learn more here:
📣 Mapathon Alert: Want to be a part of a global network to help map areas where girls are at risk of FGM?🙅🏾♀️ Join
@UNFPA
,
@Crowd2Map
and
@youthmappers
on September 28 to participate in the
#map2endFGM
movement. To register, click here:
Introduction to JOSM - HOT Webinar - Monday, May 21st, 14:00 UTC - Learn to edit
@openstreetmap
using the JOSM editor. If you have never used JOSM or are a new JOSM user, this is for you! Free, but please register:
We’re shifting from being Digitizers to Field Data Collectors. 🗺
@HOTTanzania
is mapping rural areas to identify viable villages for rural electrification. 💡
#FOSS4G2018
There are over 4million collaborators in
#OpenStreetMap
, but only 2–5% are women. Read
@mapillary
's great blog on how
@GeochicasOSM
are changing that by supporting more women to map! 🙌🏾
HOT is currently hiring a cohort of 20 rising data leaders to join us for three months and learn valuable skills including validation, JOSM, & QGIS. Could you be a member?
Opportunity is paid & remote:
Check here for more info:
🎉 It's time to celebrate! We just hit a 150,000 volunteers who have mapped to support communities in need. You can volunteer to map on OSM for people in need as well; visit and start mapping! 🗺
The HOT Tech Working Group has been busy adding new features to the Tasking Manager, including improving task history & adding 'Expert Mode' to expose more advanced mapping or validation features. Read more:
Hello all the
@openmapping_ap
and
@TheMissingMaps
have 2 mapathons tomorrow to help map the Turkey and Syria tasks. It's open to all mappers and training will be provided. Here are the registration links:
12-2PM CET:
6-8PM CET:
🔥🌪️🌊 Climate change is here and open mapping must be part of the solution! 🗺️
Join us for a panel about the role of open mapping in addressing the critical challenges that is climate change.
📅 August 31st 13 hrs UTC
📍Registration through Eventbrite:
Happy 5 Year Anniversary to
@youthmappers
! 🎉🥳🎉
The work of you and your members are an inspiration! Hope you and your members are having a tremendous
#OSMGeoWeek2020
!
"You need to know exactly where the villages are, where the health facilities are, where the transport routes and waterways are... You can see which villages have the highest risk.”
HOT is currently hiring a cohort of 20 rising data leaders to join us for three months and learn valuable skills including validation, JOSM, & QGIS. Could you be a member?
Paid & remote. Apply here:
And check here for more info:
#OSMGeoWeek
begins today! Find an event near you:
When editing in OpenStreetMap add the
#osmgeoweek2017
hashtag to your changesets to be included in the metrics.
New article looks at 10 years of humanitarian mapping and offers three recommendations:
-Improve monitoring of mapping and identifying where it is needed
-Rethink design of projects to ensure sustainability
-Remove structural barriers to local communities
#OpenStreetMap
has been breaking records in May – the record for the most daily mappers, the most newly registered mappers in a day, and the most newly active mappers have been broken numerous times.
Introduction to JOSM - HOT Webinar - Monday, May 21st, 14:00 UTC - Learn to edit
@openstreetmap
using the JOSM editor. If you have never used JOSM or are a new JOSM user, this is for you! Free, but please register:
URGENT: 5 crisis mapping campaigns currently. Please volunteer some time remotely to map in collaboration with the folks on the ground. They face the most difficult of circumstances, lets do what we can to make their jobs easier.
#EbolaDRC
#SriLankaFloods
Stuck indoors and wondering how you can help? Check out this list of mapping tasks that need to be completed to aide healthcare workers and others who are at the forefront of battling
#COVID
ー19
It's
#IWD2023
! We are celebrating women in the humanitarian open mapping movement. Increasing women’s inclusion in mapping & focusing on gender-sensitive tagging supports a map that more accurately represents our world & more equitable outcomes.
#DigitALL
#GenderEquality
🎉Congratulations to the 28 members of the
#DataQuality
Internship!🎉
Over the past 3 months, they have validated more than 120 Tasking Manager Projects and built a global network! Many of them have also joined the global validation team or are global validators in training. 👍
It's only 2 months to the
#HOTSummit
@foss4g
2018! You could be there with us in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, talking all things open, geo, and mapping! Register today-
This
#IWD2019
@YouthMappers
and HOT are launching a competition for YouthMappers around the world to receive scholarships to the HOT Summit and
@sotm
! The application & mapping competition launches Friday - stay tuned.
Thank you to all of you in the humanitarian mapping community who have helped in the mapping of
#Beirut
. After 10 days (Aug 8-18), 154 contributors have made 183,622 map changes including the addition of 21,119 buildings.
Join in the work:
#WHD2020
We need mappers to help us map for
#CycloneKammuri
in the
#Philippines
so emergency responders have the info they need to reach people as quickly as possible. 5️⃣ mins 🕚 will make a difference!
#CycloneTisoy
HOT is currently running a Data Quality Internship with 67 people from 24 countries to equip participants with knowledge on the different data quality assurance tools to improve the quality of
#OSM
data. See HOT's training videos & improve your own skills:
State of the Map 2020 is taking place online on 4 and 5 July. Members of the HOT community will be discussing the history of humanitarian mapping, OSM in Africa, lessons learned from mapping in Liberia, and how to overcome challenging community engagement.
Thank you again to everyone who is mapping the
#TurkeySyriaEarthquake
response!
Much of the mapping is in high density areas with tall buildings. Please watch this tutorial from Blake Girardot for a refresher on this challenging mapping:
#OpenStreetMap
Thank you
@Maxar
for your commitment to supporting the
#humanitarian
community with the Open Data Program and the release of an initial set of high-resolution
#satellite
imagery in support of
#COVID19
response efforts.
Happy
#IWD2023
! The contribution of women & girls in the humanitarian open mapping movement is essential for real inclusion and addressing global development & humanitarian challenges & a better future.
@mapanauta
reflects on her mapping journey with
@GeochicasOSM
#DigitALL
HOT is hiring! We're looking for great people to join the team in 5 remote and field positions, from Developers to Country Managers and looking to support a Research Fellow. See if you're a fit and apply today-