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Official account for the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. We use open geospatial data and tech for humanitarian response and community-led development. Find all our key resources and links at https://linktr.ee/hotosm
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We’re excited to welcome the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀! Each member brings deep expertise in open mapping, technology, humanitarian response, and community-centered innovation.

Swipe to meet our incoming and continuing board members 👇
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
November 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
We’re honoring our outgoing Board Members, Kate Chapman, Angie Oduor Lungati, and Shoaib Burq.

Thank you for your leadership and years of service. Your guidance has strengthened HOT’s mission and the global open mapping community.
November 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Our Executive Director, Rebecca Firth, is featured as an expert in AGI’s Foresight Report 2030, exploring the future of geospatial skills, AI, data and earth systems.

Read the report: bit.ly/3JSFzVQ
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Join the 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 on Saturday, 22 November, from 10:00 to 12:00 UTC for a webinar focused on enhancing your mapping efficiency with 𝗝𝗢𝗦𝗠 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘀.

👉 Scan the QR code to register
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Join HOT’s GIS & Data Protection Lead, Jessie Pechmann, at the Atrocity Prevention Lab Webinar Series by Harvard Humanitarian Initiative on Nov 19 (9–10 AM ET) for “𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚,” exploring how data supports crisis response.

Register here: bit.ly/4oFNFjI
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
November 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗢𝗦𝗦𝟰𝗚 𝗔𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!

HOT will be leading 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗢𝗦𝗦𝟰𝗚 𝗔𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

📅 Nov 17–23, 2025
📍 AUT, Tāmaki Makaurau
🔗 talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-2025
November 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The HOT Mentorship Program continues to connect passionate minds across the global open mapping community.

Mentor Vivek Dumre and mentee Christine Kinuthia share their experiences in the program, reminding us that mentorship is about learning and driving meaningful change.
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟬 – 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺, 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹 🇧🇷

HOT will be at COP30 showcasing its work in open geospatial data and how it drives climate resilience, adaptation, and community-led action.

📅 𝟭𝟬–𝟮𝟭 𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 | 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 & 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻!

Explore 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and 𝗢𝗦𝗠 𝗪𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱, a community-built tool that spotlights the amazing contributions of OSM mappers.

📅 Nov 11 | 🕓 10:00 & 18:00 UTC

🔗 Register: bit.ly/3XhsqbM
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
𝗛𝗢𝗧 will be at the @geocommunity.bsky.social 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, exploring the future of the geospatial sector.

Executive Director Rebecca Firth joins the 𝗔𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹: “𝘼𝙄 𝙞𝙣 𝙂𝙚𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 – 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚, 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙡, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙.”

📅 13 Nov | 📍 London

🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4ooShKJ
November 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!

Hurricane #Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm. HOT is calling on advanced mappers to help update basemaps and tag damage to support recovery.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 → bit.ly/CarMelissaH
November 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Join the 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟮 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, from 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗨𝗧𝗖 for a webinar focused on enhancing your mapping efficiency with 𝙅𝙊𝙎𝙈 𝙥𝙡𝙪𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚𝙨.

👉 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝗥 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: bit.ly/48HLyqw
October 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Too many climate-affected communities are missing from commercial maps.

In @pioneerspost.bsky.social’s latest Earth Fixers, HOT shows how open, community-led data fuels local climate resilience.

✨ Read more: bit.ly/3X0Kbfe
October 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Refugees in Kakuma & Kalobeyei, Kenya, used drones & AI to map their communities for the first time to support better planning & sustainable development.

🤝 HOT ESA Hub, USA for UNHCR, GitHub & Microsoft AI for Good Lab

🎥 Watch: bit.ly/4qoqCLq
📖 Read: bit.ly/3WjvT9w
October 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
October 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Maps shape how communities are seen and supported — but only if everyone is represented. With just 3–13% of OSM contributors being women, diverse voices in mapping are essential for fairer outcomes.

Explore HOT’s social inclusion case studies: bit.ly/4nme4BF
October 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺!

HOT is hiring a 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 to craft strong, well-researched funding proposals and manage all phases of grant operations.

📍 Remote | Full-time
🗓️ Apply by 28 Oct 2025
🔗 bit.ly/3WbiZdF
October 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!

Join Petya Kangalova, HOT’s Tech Partnership and Engagement Lead, at Breakout 9: What do social impact orgs really need in the AI revolution?

📅 21 Oct | 🕓 16:00 CEST | 📍 Barcelona
🔗 ai4development.ai
October 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
HOT joins 𝗚𝗜𝗭 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 to discuss “𝙉𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙐𝙧𝙗𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.”

Join Pete Masters to explore how community-led drone mapping supports inclusive and resilient cities.

📅 Oct 21 | 🕓 14:00 CET | 💻 bit.ly/47v9g8i
October 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
October 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM