Attending the Esri User Conference next week? Don't miss HOT's participation in this year's Humanitarian Special Interest Group session, where Raiza Pilatowsky Gruner, our digital communications strategist, will showcase how we use #GIS to promote collaboration between different communities around the world to address their humanitarian needs. We are very happy to share this session with colleagues from Esri, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), and The HALO Trust, and excited to hear how GIS is fostering collaboration in the humanitarian sector: https://buff.ly/3zEDKGx Let us know if you'd like to set up a meeting!
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Non-profit Organizations
Washington, DC 21,263 followers
Mapping our world together
About us
Free, collaboratively generated maps are uniquely valuable to humanitarian work and economic development, especially in places where base map data is often missing, out of date, or rapidly changing. OpenStreetMap is an open data project founded to create a free and open map of the world, built primarily by volunteers surveying with pencil and paper, GPS units or by digitizing aerial imagery and finding and liberating existing public sources of geographic data. Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team [HOT], a US 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was launched in 2010 to promote and support the thousands of volunteers and dozens of local groups around the world that work to build OpenStreetMap, with an emphasis on humanitarian mapping to aid disaster relief, preparedness and economic development. In its role organizing crisis response mapping, HOT acts as a bridge between the OpenStreetMap community and traditional humanitarian responders like MSF, the Red Cross, UNOCHA as well as local groups and governments. To further the mission of OpenStreetMap, HOT sponsors and coordinates the development and hosting of several open source software tools specifically for the OpenStreetMap community. We also fund field training and data collection for existing and new OpenStreetMap groups, produce learning and training materials for people doing OpenStreetMap mapping and train skilled mapping coordinators to organize volunteer mappers' efforts in emergency response to crises and disasters. HOT sponsored teams work in countries around the world helping collect geographic data and training and learning from local communities to map information in OpenStreetMap that is important to them. Our goal is to help build self sustaining local groups of motivated and skilled mappers. We are dedicated to applying the principles of open source software and open data sharing towards humanitarian response and economic development and inclusiveness in all of our endeavors.
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http://hotosm.org
External link for Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2010
- Specialties
- OpenstreetMap, Humanitarian Mapping, Open Data Collection, Design of OSM Documentation and Tools, Data Quality Assurance, Partnership with Data Providers, Outreach activities, and Crisis Response
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1100 13th Street NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005, US
Employees at Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team reposted this
Calling all OpenStreetMap Enthusiasts in the Asia-Pacific! Do you want to make a real impact with your mapping skills? Join the humanitarian open mapping movement and become part of the exclusive Open Mapping Guru Network! #OMGuru | Connect, collaborate, and create change. Registration is now open—https://lnkd.in/gZmRxmCx
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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team reposted this
Here are 3 ways The Open Mapping Hub - Eastern and Southern Africa works. 1️⃣ Collaborative Mapping 2️⃣ Empowering Local Knowledge 3️⃣Data-Driven Solutions #ESAHub
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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team reposted this
🚨 Deadline Alert! 🚨 The Caribbean Mapping Community Micro-Grant Program application period is closing soon! 🌎 Don't miss your chance to secure resources, funding, and mentorship to amplify your community's impact. 💡💰 Read the full ToRs! → http://bit.ly/4cceBBm Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Philip Hippolyte Louise Mathurin-Serieux Arnelle Isaac Fabrizio Scrollini Mendez Candelaria Videla Karla Milena Picado Valverde Priya Harnarine Proann J Francis-Edward Lyse LADOUCEUR Valrie Grant,
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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team reposted this
We are thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of the Booster Grant Project at Eastern University Srilanka marked by a grand closing ceremony on July 2nd, 2024. This initiative, aimed at empowering OSM groups in the Asia-Pacific region, has significantly enhanced mapping and community-building activities. Through the Booster Grants, we have supported local communities in their mapping efforts, preparing and launching 39 GN maps for EravurPattu Divisional Secretariat, maps for Eastern University, Sri Lanka, and historically significant locations. These maps were formally handed over to relevant authorities, symbolizing the project's far-reaching impact. The ceremony also featured the launch of the "Magazine of Global Lens" and a commemorative newsletter, showcasing the journey and achievements of the project. The Open Mapping Hub - Asia Pacific is immensely proud of the accomplishments made possible through the Booster Grants! #BoosterGrant #EasternUniversitySriLanka #MappingCommunity #OSM #AsiaPacificHub #GeoMapVista #CommunityBuilding
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Some takeaways from the Humanitarian Data Forum (organized by OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data) by Nasilele Amatende Mwiimbwa, HOT's Senior Manager for Community and Partnerships 👇🏽
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of representing Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team at the @humanitarian data forum in the #Hague alongside Fabrizio Scrollini and Monica Nthiga. The event celebrated 10 years of the #HDX data platform, providing a great opportunity to engage with partners on the future of #Humanitarian #data. Key highlights of the forum included discussions on the crucial role of #citizengenerateddata. It was emphasized that as Humanitarian organizations, we must mobilize resources for ground truthing data and work along side local communities to enable effective #anticipatoryaction. #Humanitarian #DataForum #HumanitarianData #DataInnovation #DataForGood #SocialImpact #CommunityEngagement #osm #HDX #UNOCHA #OCHA Javier Teran Anthony B. United Nations OCHA HDX
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"This really involves the community at the grassroots level and generates much better, and more, data". Listen to Ivan Gayton, HOT's Senior Humanitarian Advisor, speak about the advantages of having a community-centered approach when developing open mapping tools and projects: https://lnkd.in/dZT7NAjs Thank you Pierre Chrzanowski at the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) for featuring our work!
Why does community-led 🤝🌐 data generation matter? In this #UR24 video, Ivan Gayton, Senior Humanitarian Advisor for the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, talks with Pierre Chrzanowski, Disaster Risk Management Specialist at GFDRR, about working with GFDRR-supported teams in the #Caribbean on empowering local communities to use small, inexpensive drones 🛰 to create high-quality aerial imagery products that could be used for disaster risk reduction. Watch it here: https://lnkd.in/dZT7NAjs Understanding Risk #drm #resilience #AI
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✨Meet Carter Draper, HOT - West and North Africa Hub's Programs Senior Manager, and this quarter's staff in the spotlight ✨ We asked Carter about his journey at HOT and his motivations. Here are some of his answers👇🏽 1️⃣ What first attracted you to work at HOT? "HOT’s ambitious vision to map all human settlements and integrate them into a global platform through localization deeply resonated with me. It symbolized a commitment to inclusion, active participation, and addressing development challenges supporting sustainable development goals." 2️⃣ Tell us a bit about how your career/personal journey led you to HOT "As the Country Director at iLab Liberia, I managed a tech hub and utilized technology to drive positive social change and support local community initiatives through tech-based solutions. [...] While at iLab, I established a productive partnership with HOT for a World Bank project, leading to numerous subsequent collaborative projects, even after I moved on to HOT to contribute my expertise at a global level." 3️⃣ What fulfills you most about your role? "As a Senior Manager in Programs at the WNAH, I am focused on ensuring that HOT’s open and participatory mapping workflows, open tech, and expert capacity building reach all twenty-four countries we serve and beyond. My aim is to bring attention to local communities that are frequently marginalized in decision-making and national development processes due to their lack of visibility." Curious to learn more about Carter? Read the full interview here: https://buff.ly/3XRLL4Y #HumanitarianJobs #HumanitarianMapping #MapLovers
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July Bonus Day just started! Support our efforts in building the mapping and disaster management skills of women and girls from Small Island Development States. GlobalGiving will match all donations between $100 and $1000! Help us achieve our goals before the end of the day: https://buff.ly/4eMAI31
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🗣️ In case you missed it 😮 🎦 Here is the recording for our Drone Tasking Manager webinar, where HOT and NAXA representatives delved into the latest developments for this open mapping tool: https://buff.ly/3XVGHMM
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