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Scaling Missing Maps in Uganda and DRC

Democratic Republic of the Congo Uganda

Open Data for Resilience and Risk Management Initiative: Open Cities Latin America and Caribbean

5 Countries

H2H Haiti

Haiti

Community Mappersⓘ Total number of Mappers using HOT Tasking Manager

Total Map Editsⓘ Total number of edits from Missing Maps

Buildings Mappedⓘ Total number of buildings mapped from Missing Maps

Roads Mapped (KM)ⓘ Total length of roads mapped from Missing Maps

Updates

9 May 2022

Mapping in Conflict

Recent events and experiences, including last year’s developments in Afghanistan and the war in Ukraine, have prompted HOT—and the wider humanitarian mapping community—to revisit what can be ethically and practically done to help people caught in conflict within the context of OSM.

Global, Afghanistan, Ukraine - Paul Uithol, Jessica Pechmann, Ivan Buendía Gayton

9 May 2022

HOT looking for exciting conference collaborations for 2022!

HOT is actively looking to collaborate on and support conferences that bring together communities, partners, collaborators and supporters, committed to and active in humanitarian open mapping to learn, share and connect. Can you help us?

Global - The HOT Summit Working Group

9 May 2022

¡HOT busca colaborar en conferencias este 2022!

HOT busca activamente colaborar y apoyar conferencias que reúnan a comunidades, socios, colaboradores y simpatizantes -comprometidos y activos en el mapeo abierto humanitario- para aprender, compartir y conectarse. ¿Puedes ayudarnos?

Global - The HOT Summit Working Group

Our Impact

HOT's work is global in scale and contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our Monitoring and Evaluation framework is constantly evolving to ensure tangible and measurable impact. Check out our core impact areas and learn more about where we're making a difference.

Tools & Data

Access free, open source tools for community mapping. Export data from OpenStreetMap for humanitarian and development programs.

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Community & Organization

Get information about the people behind HOT, how the HOT community is organized, and support available to the community.

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Partnerships

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