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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team seeks Interim Executive Director
HOT has grown from a community of contributors with an idea to a global community and organization with many successes. HOT has some exciting...
Mapping Vanuatu Islands
The Cyclone has come and gone from Vanuatu Islands. The devastation is massive with the BBC reporting that Development has been wiped out. In...
Taller de Mapeo Humanitario – Isla de León, Colombia
Para celebrar el Open Data Day, se organizó por parte de TECHO,la Universidad de San Buenaventura (seccional de Cartagena) y con el apoyo de...
HOT Called Upon to Support Disaster Response in Malawi Flooding
The southern parts of Malawi along the Lower Shire River (that connects Lake Malawi and the Zambezi River) are frequently flooded, and that flooding affects the villages of farmers near the river. Since mid January 2015, they have been hit critically. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) was involved in a community mapping and training project in Malawi last year and has been requested to provide baseline data of the affected areas.
Updates from the OpenAerialMap Project
Aerial imagery today is available from a variety of sources including traditional satellites, nano satellites, manned and unmanned aircrafts, mapping drones, balloons and kites....
Welcome New Members!
The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team is pleased to announce the election of twenty-five (25) new voting members to our organization. They are an amazing group...
First official Missing Maps field mapping!
Already for a big week now, Pete Masters and I have been in Bangladesh for the first official field mapping of the Missing Maps...
People we can count on: Thank you again Lokku!
As a small non-profit taking on a very big job, HOT relies on a lot of people to help us accomplish our mission of...
Cristiano Giovando Joins HOT to Lead OpenAerialMap Efforts
I’m delighted to announce that Cristiano Giovando has joined the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) to lead HOT’s efforts to restart OpenAerialMap (OAM). Cristiano conceptualized...
Mapzen Donation!
This time of year we are reminded that HOT could not fulfill its mission without the support of the OpenStreetMap community at large. We...
Support HOT with an Annual Donation
HOT is a growing global community. Over the past year we have had many successes in our mission to apply the principles of open...
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Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby) Activation Live
Typhoon Hagupit / Ruby is currently expected to make landfall in South East Samar early Sunday Morning (December 7, 2014). In support of OpenStreetMap...
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Open Cities Mapping Guide Released
The World Bank recently released its extensive guide to planning an Open Cities mapping project, which was proudly co-authored by HOT. Check out the announcement...
Announcing the Missing Maps Project
I'm delighted to announce that this week HOT, in conjunction with American Red Cross, British Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders UK are...
Interview on BBC World News
Last week we had a television interview, with me appearing alongside Andrew Braye from the British Red Cross, and with Pierre Béland joining us...