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Generating and Promoting Open Data
In November 2022 the Open Mapping Community Working Group hosted the webinar: Generating and Promoting Open Data. Host Laxmi N. Goparaju shares the highlights of the conversation.
An Approach for Improving OpenStreetMap Data Quality in Asia-Pacific
Open Mapping Hub Asia-Pacific (AP Hub) aims to support OpenStreetMap (OSM) and open mapping initiatives in the region as part of our efforts to advance this movement. AP Hub also offers a method for enhancing the quality of data on OpenStreetMap when data quality review is a regular task.
GIRD+OSM Lima 2022: Creating a community around Risk Management and Open Mapping
Last November, the Grassroots Management of Disaster Risks and OpenStreetMap LATAM 2022 event was held in Lima, Peru. Let's learn a little more about what happened these days in Lima around open and community mapping.
GIRD+OSM Lima 2022: Creando comunidad alrededor de la gestión de riesgos y el mapeo abierto
El pasado mes de noviembre se realizó en Lima, Peru el evento Gestión popular de riesgos de desastres y OpenStreetMap LATAM 2022. Conozcamos un poco mas que pasó estos días en Lima alrededor del mapeo abierto y comunitario.
Announcement of HOT and Caribbean School of Data Partnership: Open Mapping Technical Training in the Caribbean Region
We are partnering with the Mona School of Business and Management's (MSBM) Caribbean School of Data (CSOD) project to launch an Open Mapping Technical Training program in the Caribbean.
Programme de mentorat cartographie collaborative
La communauté OpenStreetMap, une communauté de communautés, est composée de nombreux cartographes et autres contributeurs répartis dans les communautés locales du monde entier. Le programme de mentorat du groupe de travail de la communauté OpenStreetMap peut aider à combler les écarts de compétences entre les communautés.
Open Mapping Community Mentorship
The OpenStreetMap community, a community of communities, is made up of many mappers and other contributors spread out across local communities around the world. The Open Mapping Community Working Group Mentorship Program can help to close skill gaps in capability between communities.
HOT unSummit - Informe de Mitad de Programa
En nuestra misión de reunir a comunidades, socios, colaboradores y simpatizantes de la cartografía abierta humanitaria, HOT está probando un nuevo enfoque de conferencias en 2022.
HOT unSummit - Rapport de Mi-Programme
Dans notre mission de rassembler les communautés, les partenaires, les collaborateurs et les partisans de la cartographie ouverte humanitaire, HOT teste une nouvelle approche des conférences en 2022.
HOT unSummit - Mid-Program Report
In our mission to bring together communities, partners, collaborators, and supporters of humanitarian open mapping, HOT is trialling a fresh approach to conferences in 2022.
Why all this data? Using OSM data in HOT’s 5 Impact Areas
OpenStreetMap (OSM) was created to provide and enable the free and open creation of geospatial data, regardless of background, location or budget. And it works! Since its creation in 2005, OSM has grown to include ever expanding and deepening coverage of various base map layers and has now widely become a go-to spatial data platform for many users.
América Abierta 2022, the challenge of open data
América Abierta, formerly known as AbreLatam/ConDatos, is the regional event on open data and open government, which brings together organizations and individuals working on these issues.
América Abierta 2022, o desafio dos dados abertos
O América Abierta, anteriormente conhecido como AbreLatam/ConDatos, é o evento regional sobre dados abertos e governo aberto, que reúne organizações e indivíduos que trabalham nessas questões.
América Abierta 2022, el reto de los datos abiertos
América Abierta, antes conocido como AbreLatam/ConDatos, es el evento regional sobre datos abiertos y gobierno abierto, que reúne a organizaciones e individuos que trabajan en estos temas.
Cayambe: Risk management in volcanic areas
Risk management in volcanic areas in Ecuador is a necessary activity in which open mapping plays an important role. From the LATAM Hub we took a first step to achieve this goal.
