Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

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[Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm]

5 ways in which you can support us in getting the right geographic information to first responders in Venezuela 👇

[LAC Hub - HOT 🌎 @MapHubLAC]

La ayuda humanitaria necesita información geográfica

Aquí hay 5 formas en las que puedes ayudar a
obtenerla:

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

🗺️ 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: https://t.co/md3ZRhis8v

[Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm]

Read more: https://t.co/rDzuKF0W9h

[Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm]

With 760K+ mappers & a strong ecosystem of open tech, community leadership & partners, we’ve mapped areas where 1B+ people live. Now we’re scaling locally-led mapping, enabling trained mappers to deliver quality geospatial data & improve livelihoods.

[Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm]

Learn more about the project: https://t.co/fFDU1U4QGx

[Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm]

HOT is partnering with the Judith Neilson Foundation to scale the Open Drone Crew to seven West African cities.

Building on our Freetown project, we’ll expand local crews across Sierra Leone and Senegal to support disaster planning, urban development and climate resilience.

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Read more: https://t.co/7JEMdrUySF

[Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm]

HOT has received support from the Howden Foundation to advance community-driven heat resilience in Freetown.

Over two years, we’ll work with communities and partners to build the city’s first geospatial and thermal map to help target heat risk and strengthen climate resilience.

[Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm]

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: https://t.co/d3FJvS49Fy

[LAC Hub - HOT 🌎 @MapHubLAC]

Hear from Jamaica’s 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: https://t.co/jGmz7aO0Fi

[Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm]

HOT’s work is featured in a new Open Data Policy Lab roundup on how non-traditional data supports climate resilience.

👉 Find HOT in the 𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞����𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙞𝙧 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 section.

🔗https://t.co/xChvw6BxAc

[Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm]

The 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 are now open for 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. we encourage you to nominate them a woman or women-led inititative making a difference in OSM or HOTOSM ommunities.

𝗝𝗮𝗻. 𝟮𝟵 – 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟭

https://t.co/Hv9Zbi7X8o

[Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm]

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗚𝗘𝗢 ��𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

Have insights to share with the geospatial community? Submit your proposal by 𝟮𝟬 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 and showcase your expertise to an audience of industry professionals.

👉 Apply: https://t.co/04bN9QkQTE

[Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm]

As we close our 15-year anniversary campaign, we’re celebrating the community that made it possible.

Post a photo or video answering one prompt, tag @hotosm and your Regional Hub, and include #HOT15Years.

🗓️ 𝟭𝟵 – 𝟯𝟭 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

[The Open Mapping Hub-Eastern & Southern Africa Hub @openmapping_esa]

🚨 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

[Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm]

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, we’d love your feedback.

🗓️ Deadline: 14 Jan 2026

🔗 https://t.co/uHkRAvUFrM

[Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm]

HOT is looking for a Temporary Operations Assistant to support operations and logistics for our 2026 All-Staff Retreat in Bali.

🗓 Applications close: 21 January 2026
⏳ Early applications are strongly encouraged

🔗 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://t.co/kvUtpDqz81

[Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm]

Jessie Pechmann, HOT’s 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.

👉 https://t.co/9nJCaDtXUq

[Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm]

In 2025, contributors from around the world supported HOT’s tech tools for real-world humanitarian response.

Meet Tyler, Allison, and Luke, and see how their skills helped create meaningful impact.

👉 Read the full blog to learn about their journeys

https://t.co/TLfrh0gNAW