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Open Cities Guatemala: San José Poaquil, Chimaltenango

Guatemala

Missing Maps

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

8 Dec 2023

AbreLatam 2023: Integrando la cartografía abierta en la comunidad de datos abiertos

La participación del Hub de América Latina y el Caribe en el AbreLatam / ConDatos 2023 incluyó diversas ponencias y mesas de trabajo. Acá los testimonios de la participación de representantes de organizaciones aliadas.

Global - Juan Arellano Valdivia

7 Dec 2023

Building Community to Build Resilience - OpenCities Saint Lucia Impact

The island of Saint Lucia faces growing challenges due to climate change and, working with our local partners, we experienced first-hand how strengthening the community builds greater resilience. Get more details in this post!

Global - Louise Mathurin Serieux

6 Dec 2023

Launching HOT’s responsible and ethical data framework

At the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, we promote open and accessible data. What happens, though, when open data inadvertently brings attention to the location of something that could cause harm to the people in that area?

Global - Jessica Pechmann, Paul Uithol, Shazmane Mandjee Rehamtula, Karla Picado Valverde, Ivan Buendía Gayton

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.

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