HOT is an international team dedicated to humanitarian action and community development through open mapping.
Community Mappersⓘ Total number of Mappers using HOT Tasking Manager
Total Map Editsⓘ Total number of edits from Missing Maps API
Buildings Mappedⓘ Total number of buildings mapped from Missing Maps API
Roads Mapped (KM)ⓘ Total length of roads mapped from Missing Maps API
Updates
Eight New Communities Selected for 2019 HOT Microgrants
Female drone pilots mapping Africa’s largest slum, a youth group changing waste management behaviours in mega-cities, and mappers making Manila more accessible for persons with disabilities. These are a few examples of the eight incredible new community projects that are the recipients of the 2019 HOT Microgrants!
HOT’s Journey through Salary Transparency
In September 2018, HOT held an in-person meeting of staff alongside our annual Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. After gathering ideas from staff, we ran a survey. The results: highest priorities for improvement were salary, benefits (specifically health care) and learning. This is the first post about what action we're taking based on what we heard, focusing on what we believe is a major leap forward for HOT: salary transparency.
An approach to field data collection in Kathmandu
Guest blog by Gaurav Thapa from Kathmandu Living Labs. Covering the collection process carried out by the team for surveying exposure data in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal as part of the METEOR project.
Our Impact
HOT's work is global in scale and contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 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
Want to know more about ways you can partner with HOT? Start creating and supporting the #GlobalGoals with free, open map data through becoming a partner.
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