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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team retweeted
๐บ๏ธ NEW: Following the Venezuela earthquakes, we have created a damage exposure tool consolidating satellite-derived damage assessments from @CopernicusEMS, @hotosm, @MSFTResearch and others.
Explore the visual: chd-ds-geospatial-impact-vieโฆ
With 760K+ mappers & a strong ecosystem of open tech, community leadership & partners, weโve mapped areas where 1B+ people live. Now weโre scaling locally-led mapping, enabling trained mappers to deliver quality geospatial data & improve livelihoods.
HOT is partnering with the Judith Neilson Foundation to scale the Open Drone Crew to seven West African cities.
Building on our Freetown project, weโll expand local crews across Sierra Leone and Senegal to support disaster planning, urban development and climate resilience.
HOT has received support from the Howden Foundation to advance community-driven heat resilience in Freetown.
Over two years, weโll work with communities and partners to build the cityโs first geospatial and thermal map to help target heat risk and strengthen climate resilience.
Severe floods have affected hundreds of thousands in Mozambique. HOT and partners mapped buildings and roads to support emergency response and planning. The datasets are now available on HDX for responders and decision-makers.
Access the data: bit.ly/4qxLhM4
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team retweeted
Hear from Jamaicaโs PM @AndrewHolnessJM & Alicia Edwards (NSDMB) on the impact of coordinated drone operations led by @flying_labsJA & @hotosm, an example of national coordination, volunteer innovation open data strengthening disaster response.
Read more: bit.ly/4kGQeRu
HOTโs work is featured in a new Open Data Policy Lab roundup on how non-traditional data supports climate resilience.
๐ Find HOT in the ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ, ๐พ๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ง ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ section.
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The ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ are now open for ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐. we encourage you to nominate them a woman or women-led inititative making a difference in OSM or HOTOSM ommunities.
๐๐ฎ๐ป. ๐ฎ๐ต โ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ญ
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๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ!
Have insights to share with the geospatial community? Submit your proposal by ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ and showcase your expertise to an audience of industry professionals.
๐ Apply: bit.ly/4r5h7R0
As we close our 15-year anniversary campaign, weโre celebrating the community that made it possible.
Post a photo or video answering one prompt, tag @hotosm and your Regional Hub, and include #HOT15Years.
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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team retweeted
๐จ HELP NEEDED: Sudan Mapping
Help us complete active Sudan mapping campaigns
Beginner-friendly. Your 30 minutes = humanitarian having maps to respond.
@OSMMalawi @Eco_Mappers @OSMKenya @osmsudan @osmafrica @osmethiopia @osmuganda @openstreetmap @OpenStreetMapUS
HOT Tasking Manager Survey 2025
Thank you for using the HOT Tasking Manager in 2025! As we move into 2026 and a maintenance phase focused on stability and support, weโd love your feedback.
๐๏ธ Deadline: 14 Jan 2026
๐ bit.ly/3NlDfYB
HOT is looking for a Temporary Operations Assistant to support operations and logistics for our 2026 All-Staff Retreat in Bali.
๐ Applications close: 21 January 2026
โณ Early applications are strongly encouraged
๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ: bit.ly/4pyIAsV
Jessie Pechmann, HOTโs Conflict & Displacement Program Lead, looks back on the Open Maps for Humanitarian Needs initiative and the volunteer-made maps documenting conflict, displacement, hunger, and political violence across multiple contexts.
๐ bit.ly/4svICVo
In 2025, contributors from around the world supported HOTโs tech tools for real-world humanitarian response.
Meet Tyler, Allison, and Luke, and see how their skills helped create meaningful impact.
๐ Read the full blog to learn about their journeys
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