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Newly-revealed Shina boundaries offer unprecedented hyperlocal data for decisionmakers
Recent population figures estimate Dar es Salaam’s population to be over 5 million, with an annual population growth of 5.7%. Despite the rapid growth of the city, almost 70% of the city is comprised of informal unplanned settlements - a figure that is predicted to grow dramatically as the city expands.
GIS Training for LEGIT stakeholders in Liberia
2017 was a busy year in Liberia, being crowned up with the first peaceful and democratic transition of power in 47 years, and football...
From the use of classic GPS to the smartphone: how OsmAnd allows students of the UGLCS YouthMappers chapter to collect data in the field
*Guest Blog – TOUPANE Tino Raphaël, OSM Guinea* To help map unmapped communities, students at Lansana Conte University in Sonfonia, Conakry, have created a...
HOT 2018 Microgrants Programme Launch!
HOT 2018 Microgrants Programme Launches! Many OSM communities around the world are achieving amazing results on zero or near-zero budgets. HOT wants to...
Thanks to you we're mapping the difference for disasters in 2018!
We wanted to take the time to thank each and every one of our individual donors who are helping to #mapthedifference in 2018. Your...
Community Mapping in North Uganda - Intrepid Refugees and Host Community Compare Needs
Despite the constant coverage of the refugee crisis in the mediterranean, in which 150,000 refugees per year have arguably tipped the scales on Brexit,...
Nethope Device Challenge: providing devices and training to 12 OSM communities - update!
In 2017, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team received a grant from Nethope as part of the Device Challenge, which aims to reduce barriers to technology to...
Funds for community-led projects to improve resilience to disasters and crises: the 2018 HOT Microgrants program
2018 Microgrants Program Part of HOT’s mission is to enable anyone, anywhere to map their community. OpenStreetMap (OSM) community leaders worldwide are achieving amazing...
Help Support 3 Local OpenStreetMap Communities Dealing With Disaster!
2018 has taken no time off from disasters and HOT is supporting three local OpenStreetMap communities with their response to events in their countries, read more to find out how you can help...
Expanding the mapping community in Turkey
In 2017 HOT received a device grant from Nethope to minimise barriers to community mapping projects by providing additional access to technology and connectivity....
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The First State of the Map Tanzania - 2017
On the 8th to 10th December Crowd2Map collaborated with Ramani Huria to host the first state of the map conference in Dar es Salaam,...
OpenStreetMap Niger: Scaling with the help of a Microgrant
*Guest blog: Samaila Alio, OSM Niger* OSM Niger OpenStreetMap Niger is a community of youth aiming to promote OpenStreetMap (OSM) mapping and open data...
Mapping Arsenic Contamination - Youth Mappers at AUW Bangladesh
*Guest Blog – Paromita Basak, AUW Youth Mappers Bangladesh* Why create a mapping Project on Arsenic? Arsenic poisoning from drinking water in Bangladesh...
OpenStreetMap & QGIS Training for geology students in Bamako, Mali
*Guest Blog – Nathalie Sidibe, OSM Mali* In 2017 HOT received a grant from Nethope to provide devices (smartphones, laptops) to reduce barriers to community...
We can #mapthedifference together in 2018!
You’ve supported us to put the world’s most vulnerable places on the map- through hundreds of millions of edits, thousands of hours, and a...
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