Mikko Tamura
StaffVoting MemberCommunity Manager - Asia Pacific Hub
Bio
Mikko is the Community Manager for Asia at HOT. He has been actively contributing on OpenStreetMap since 2014 and has worked as a volunteer mapper with several non-governmental organizations such as UN Human Settlements Programme, Philippine Red Cross, Cordaid, and the Asia Foundation.
Mikko is also the founder of MapBeks - an online community of mappers advocating for LGBT representation and inclusion on OSM.
Posts
Data Gaps in Myanmar’s 2025 Earthquake Response: Demonstrating the Urgent Need for an Open Mapping Approach
Since the devastating earthquakes on 28 March 2025 in Central Myanmar, many international and local humanitarian actors, including the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), have been actively supporting the disaster response and recovery. Explore how HOT is working with mappers to address local data challenges.
The Language Localization Project: Enabling Inclusion and Participation
Together with the local communities and contributors from Vietnam, Madagascar, and Mozambique, as well as the Open Mapping Hubs in the Asia-Pacific and East & Southern Africa, the Localization Project aims to develop baseline data to inform a self-sustainable Localization Strategy. We aim to bridge the gap between language and accessibility of Humanitarian Open Mapping resources.
Asia and the Pacific Hub launches Facebook Community Impact Microgrants
Three communities in the Asia-Pacific have been selected as recipients of the Facebook Community Impact Microgrant. Congratulations to OSM Fiji, MapBeks in the Philippines, and the Geomatics Engineering Society at Kathmandu University!
Resilience Mappers from Uganda is our Summit 2020 Microgrant awardee!
Congratulations to Resilience Mappers for being selected as the recipient of the hOSM Summit 2020 microgrant!
