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
Buildings Mappedⓘ Total number of buildings mapped from Missing Maps
Roads Mapped (KM)ⓘ Total length of roads mapped from Missing Maps
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Haiti 10 Years Later: Growth of a Humanitarian Mapping Community
Ten years ago this week, on 12 January 2010, Haiti experienced a devastating earthquake - one of the worst disasters in recent history. Within...
Six Ways Maps can Improve Lives
If you need an ambulance, how would the paramedics find your address? If your house was flooded, how would emergency services know you were...
What we Learnt from Mapping African Megacity Dar es Salaam
Since the project kicked-off in 2015, Ramani Huria, funded by the World Bank and implemented by Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), has managed to map three-quarters of one of Africa’s megacities, Dar es Salaam. As a city that is particularly vulnerable to floods, the team focused their mapping on flood-prone areas, especially in informal settlements where vulnerable populations live.
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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