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Mapeando o Cuidado
A URBELatam, uma parceria de três universidades, está trabalhando com o Banco Preventório para mapear a comunidade do Morro do Preventório próximo ao Rio de Janeiro. O mapa permitirá que o banco amplie seus serviços à comunidade e sirva de modelo e inspiração para outras favelas.
Mapping the Care of People with URBELatam
URBELatam, a partnership of three universities, is working with the Preventório Community Bank to map the Morro do Preventório community near Rio de Janeiro. This will enable the bank to expand its services to the community and serve as a model and inspiration for other favela communities.
How does pollution stall productivity? Studying Monrovia's Duala Market
The World Bank, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, and iLab Liberia partnered to assess how pollution and lack of infrastructure was impeding the productivity of the Duala Market, Monrovia's largest wholesale market.
Hub de Mapeo Abierto en LATAM - Actualización diciembre 2021
Nos alegra compartir una actualización sobre cómo en HOT planeamos aumentar nuestro apoyo al Mapeo Abierto en la región de LATAM para encontrar formas de conectar los datos geoespaciales y el esfuerzo de la comunidad hacia el bien común.
Open Mapping Hub in LATAM - December 2021 update
We are excited to share with you an update on how at HOT we plan to increase our support to Open Mapping on the LATAM region to find ways to connect geospatial data and community effort towards collective well-being!
Reaching Inaccessible Communities Through Road Mapping for Sustainable Development
Since 2017, HOT has partnered with Facebook to build up and improve the data in OSM, particularly for countries in Southeast Asia where HOT has extensive experience in generating open geodata for humanitarian actions.
HOT-MERL is Monitoring OSM and Tasking Manager Projects Across our Priority Countries
HeiGIT and HOT have partnered to extend the Humanitarian OSM Stats website to help relay mapping statistics to the public. It includes data, not only from HOT Tasking Manager projects, but also from all the other OSM contributors.
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.
Launching: She Leads and She Inspires - Women in Leadership Program
“I raise up my voice - not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard…we cannot succeed when...
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Board Election Results from the 2021 Annual Meeting
Thursday, 7 October, at HOT's Annual General Meeting, the HOT Voting Membership elected 5 members to the Board of Directors, 1 new Voting Membership Chairperson, and approved 4 amendments to the organization's Bylaws.
Announcing Booster Grants for Communities and Organizations in the Asia-Pacific
The Open Mapping Hub - Asia Pacific is excited to announce the “Booster Grants” to meet the hub's vision to “create a sustainable OSM ecosystem in the Asia-Pacific region.”
Before-After Maps: Visualizing OSM Mapping Contribution Over Time
Adding map data on OpenStreetMap transforms a blank canvas into a visual representation of places and communities where people live. However, it is often...
Announcing the Open Mapping Grants for communities and organizations in Eastern and Southern Africa
The Open Mapping Hub Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) is excited to announce the Open Mapping Grants to meet the hub's strategic aim to contribute to HOT’s goal of mapping an area home to one billion people in areas vulnerable to disasters or experiencing multidimensional poverty across 94 countries; including 22 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa.
OSM Kerala - The past, present, and future.
An overview of OSM Kerala's inspiring journey and continued efforts to strengthen the use of OSM in Kerala for disaster response and community development.
HOT Summit 2021 Call for Proposals
The 2021 HOT Summit Call for Proposals is now open! Submit your ideas for panels and talks today! Deadline is 31 August. ¡La Convocatoria de propuestas para la Cumbre HOT 2021 está abierta! Envía tus ideas para paneles y charlas hoy mismo. La fecha límite es el 31 de agosto. Appel à propositions pour le Sommet HOT 2021
