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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 12h

Over our last 15 years, we have seen firsthand how open crowdsourced geospatial data, co-produced with the most vulnerable communities, is the way to go to build capacity and opportunities before disasters strike.

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 12h

This International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, we join the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in their invitation to rethink how we prepare for disasters by investing in prevention before they strike.

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 20h

Join us tomorrow for a session with the Data Science team at OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data as they demo HDX Signals, a new tool helping humanitarian actors stay informed on emerging crises.

📅 Tuesday, October 14
🕙 10:00 & 18:00 UTC

👉 Register here: bit.ly/4q3YsoX

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 1d

Remote damage analyses are crucial to understanding the impact on infrastructure in conflict areas. However, estimations can vary widely. Why is that?

Read the full report from our Conflict and Displacement Program team, supported by funding from the H2H Network, here: reliefweb.int/report/leban...

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 2d

HOT’s Tech Partnership & Engagement Lead, Petya Kangalova, joined #UNGA80 sessions including Spotlight Africa.

We also connected with partners at Concordia Summit, Panorama Global, USA for UNHCR & Caribbean CoLab.

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 3d

Across the world, Indigenous communities are using open mapping to protect their lands and cultures.

In Guatemala & Colombia, young people are leading efforts that link tradition, technology, and climate resilience.

HOT’s work was featured in:

• Mongabay: bit.ly/46ZZVUG
• D+C: bit.ly/4ocdkQb

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 5d

HOT volunteers completed a pre-conflict (Oct 2023) building update in Gaza to support impact analysis. With a 2025 update to Esri World Imagery, edits to reflect the current situation in OpenStreetMap are now possible.

📍 Dataset: bit.ly/4mXE2vd
📘 Guidelines: bit.ly/4mXwF6O

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 6d

"🚀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬!

HOT is introducing the 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 and 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 to recognize mapping excellence and support validators.

• Check progress: tasks.hotosm.org/contributions
• Learn more: bit.ly/4gZ29YL"

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 7d

Hi Darakhashan, HOT means the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, a global non-profit that supports open mapping for humanitarian and development work.

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 7d

At #SOTM2025, Sam Woodcock, HOT Senior Technical Lead, led a session on Community Drone Mapping, introducing DroneTM, an open-source platform that helps communities create high-resolution, low-cost aerial maps.

Learn more about DroneTM: bit.ly/48PHBzS

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 10d

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 – 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝟴 𝗢𝗰𝘁!

Lead HOT’s product marketing, bridge products & users, and help scale our mapping & data services.

💼 Remote (US based) | 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: bit.ly/3K5DXrs

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 11d

𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗽 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 | 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮 🇵🇭

We’re excited to share more HOT sessions at #SotM2025:

• 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝟭𝟱-𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 – 3 Oct, 10:00–10:30 (Manila Time), Apo Room
More info: bit.ly/3Wd5CJE

• 𝗳𝗔𝗜𝗿𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗽𝗲 – 4 Oct, 12:00–12:30 (Manila Time), Mayon Room
More info: bit.ly/4mDQRKM

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 12d

𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺! 🌍

Our onboarding call brought mentors and mentees together, set expectations, and answered key questions. It marked the start of another exciting journey of collaboration, growth, and impact in open mapping.

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 13d

ChatMap Community Webinar – Oct 7

Join us for a 90-min exchange on how ChatMap turns everyday conversations into maps. No mapping experience needed!

🔹 English → bit.ly/3VJo5gY
🔹 Spanish → bit.ly/48H932M

Learn more about ChatMap 👉 bit.ly/4mOOV2d

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 15d

📍 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝘁 #𝗦𝗼𝘁𝗠𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮 (𝟯–𝟱 𝗢𝗰𝘁)!

We’ll share insights on AI mapping, disaster response, & HOT's open-source tools as we celebrate 15 years of HOT.

Stay tuned for more details on the sessions led by our colleagues from the Open Mapping Hub Asia-Pacific and 𝗛𝗢𝗧’𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺.

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 16d

HOT’s Conflict & Displacement Program received a Special Distinction for the Use of Open Source Technology at the Kluz Prize for PeaceTech 2025.

Learn more about the award: bit.ly/42KsJiu

🔗 Explore HOT’s Conflict & Displacement Program: bit.ly/3VEec4c

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 17d

This #WorldEnvironmentalHealthDay (Clean Air, Healthy People), let’s remember: mapping ecosystems = mapping resilience.

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 17d

Who’s the community member we forget to map? 🌍

It’s our ecosystems. From forests to mangroves, they sustain life & protect us.

👉 Swipe through the carousel to see why ecosystems need to be part of mapping efforts.

💬 Tell us: Which ecosystem in your community should be mapped?

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 19d

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀! 🎉

HOT is now featured on the 𝗪𝗜𝗣𝗢 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 💡.

Run by WIPO, a UN specialized agency, this global platform links environmental challenges with solutions. Our entry highlights how open mapping supports disaster response & sustainability.

🔗 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: bit.ly/3W3RFOd

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 21d

𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 #𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸

Petya Kangalova will join experts at The Sidebar for “𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙖, 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧: 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨.”

📅 Friday, September 26
🕘 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM EDT
📍 307 W 38th St, Studio 1401, New York, NY

🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: luma.com/n3wlo0ab

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 22d

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝗦𝗔 𝗛𝘂𝗯! We’ve signed an MoU with Kenya Red Cross 🇰🇪 to strengthen disaster preparedness and build community resilience, from mapping flood risks in Wajir to using drones for high-resolution mapping in Kakuma and Kalobeyei.

📸: Ronald Mwawaka

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 23d

HOT is joining #SpotlightAfrica at #UNGA80 for 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧: 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧, 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚.

We’ll explore access beyond infrastructure with government officials, community leaders, and innovators, focusing on justice and equity.

🎥 LinkedIn livestream details coming soon!

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 24d

𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗔𝟴𝟬 & #𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗡𝗬𝗖 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟮𝟮–𝟮𝟱.

Our Tech Partnership and Engagement Lead, 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝘆𝗮 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗮, will join global conversations on social impact, open mapping, geospatial data & how they can support sustainable, inclusive development.