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HOT Voting Membership - Welcome 50 New Members!

14 September, 2022

Global

We are happy to announce that 50 new members have been elected to HOT’s Voting Membership (VM)! HOT’s Voting Membership has grown to 266 members from all across the globe. These 50 new members come from 29 different countries and are helping us build a more diverse and equitable community. A few insights about how our membership is changing.

Reflections and experiences of HOT Data Quality Intern 2021, Rabi Shrestha

Why did you choose to apply for the internship?

Rabi Shrestha - 8 September, 2022

Nepal

Canoa de Tolda: Representing the social dynamics of the São Francisco River through mapping

Early results of HOT's collaboration with Canoa de Tolda to make the social dynamics of the São Francisco River visible through open mapping and the use of drones and other technologies.

Juan Arellano Valdivia - 30 August, 2022

Brazil

Canoa de Tolda: Mapeo para visibilizar la dinámica social del Río São Francisco

Conozca los primeros resultados de la alianza de HOT con Canoa de Tolda para visibilizar la dinámica social del Río São Francisco mediante el mapeo abierto y el uso de drones y otras tecnologías.

Juan Arellano Valdivia - 30 August, 2022

Brazil

Canoa de Tolda: Mapeamento para visualizar a dinâmica social do Rio São Francisco

Conheça os primeiros resultados da parceria da HOT com a Canoa de Tolda para tornar visível a dinâmica social do Rio São Francisco por meio de mapeamento aberto e uso de drones e outras tecnologias.

Juan Arellano Valdivia - 30 August, 2022

Brazil

Field Mapping is the Future: A Tasking Manager Workflow Using ODK (available in English, Spanish, Portuguese & French)

Field mapping by local people is key to the future of open mapping. However, the tools available for field mapping—despite many being of high quality—do not form a coherent ecosystem to unleash the potential of community field mapping. Something is missing! Could it be a Tasking Manager for Field Mapping?

Ivan Buendía Gayton - 24 August, 2022

Global

Open Mapping Hub-Asia Pacific Student Clubs Sponsorship Call

Applications for Asia-Pacific University Students Clubs Sponsorship are Open! Dates: 5 August - 26 August 2022

Can Unen - 5 August, 2022

Global

First HOT unSummit event collaborations announced

HOT teams up with event organizers across the world to bring humanitarian open mapping to new people and places in 2022!

28 July, 2022

Global

Anunciamos las primeras colaboraciones del evento HOT unSummit

¡HOT y organizadores de eventos en todo el mundo se asocian para llevar el mapeo abierto humanitario a nuevas personas y lugares el 2022!

28 July, 2022

Global

Data Principles

At HOT, open mapping communities and program teams face unique challenges in how we work with data:

Paul Uithol, Jessica Pechmann, Shazmane Mandjee Rehamtula, Claudio de los Reyes, Leen D'hondt, - 22 July, 2022

Global

Open Cities Africa: Bamako - Cartographie communautaire pour un Bamako résilient

Le projet Open Cities Africa, " Cartographie communautaire pour un Bamako résilient ", initié en 2020, s'est achevé en mai 2022. L'objectif de ce projet financé par la Banque mondiale consistait à mettre en évidence le besoin d'infrastructures d'information pour développer et renforcer la résilience urbaine à Bamako, au Mali.

Shazmane Mandjee Rehamtula, Risham Habib - 28 June, 2022

Mali

Les Données Géospatiales Libres Dans La Gestion De l’environnement : Contexte, Opportunités et Défis

Les données géospatiales libres dans la gestion de l’environnement : contexte, opportunités et défis » fût le thème abordé lors du webinaire organisé par...

Nikoyo Emougou Yves Emmanuel - 28 June, 2022

Global

Open Geospatial Data in Environmental Management: Context, Opportunities and Challenges

The webinar was organized by the Humanitarian open mapping Community Working Group. It showcased initiatives that use open source geospatial data for environmental management...

Nikoyo Emougou Yves Emmanuel - 28 June, 2022

Global

Open Cities Africa: Bamako - Community Mapping for a Resilient Bamako

With ‘Community Mapping for a Resilient Bamako’, HOT was able to contribute to data sharing, raise awareness of flooding, and build the capacity of the community for the collection and use of flood risk data.

Shazmane Mandjee Rehamtula, Risham Habib - 24 June, 2022

Mali

Learn about the ongoing projects of the LATAM hub!

The LATAM open mapping hub has been busy with various projects, if you want to find out what they are, here we share an overview of what is being done in the region.

LATAM hub's Alpha team - 22 June, 2022

Global

Conheça os projetos em andamento do Hub LATAM!

O Hub de Mapeamento Aberto da América Latina está ocupado com vários projetos, se você quiser saber quais são, aqui compartilhamos uma visão geral do que está sendo feito na região.

Equipe alfa do Hub Latam - 22 June, 2022

Global