Reposted from LAC HUB-HOT: 🚨🇨🇴 La Comunidad OpenStreetMap Colombia está impulsando y coordinando este mapeo en terreno, con el apoyo de UN Mappers y @hotosm.org, para localizar edificios dañados o destruidos en la zona afectada por el sismo en #Colombia. 👉 bit.ly/ChatMapCOL26 #ColombiaEarthquake

Reposted from LAC HUB HOT: 🚨 Activación de Mapeo | Lanzamos una respuesta coordinada de mapeo comunitario para mejorar el mapa base de las áreas más afectadas y apoyar a los equipos en terreno. 🗺️ ¿Cómo puedes ayudar? 1️⃣ Sumándote a mapear edificios 👉 tasks.hotosm.org/explore?camp... @hotosm.org

Reposted from @hotosm.org Slack: 📢 Mapping support needed! On 15 August, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Flores Island, leading to several fatalities, thousands displaced, and damaged infrastructure. In response, HOT has launched mapping projects in priority areas via MapSwipe.

Our heart goes out to our Venezuelan siblings in these difficult times post-earthquake. We are gathering imagery and geospatial data so contacts on the ground can coordinate and improve their rescue efforts: bit.ly/Portal-Venez...

As AI becomes a bigger part of software development, concerns around privacy, security, and transparency arise. While much of the conversation focuses on speed and productivity, the bigger challenges are often ethical ones.

OSM data from HOT disaster mapping response to the 2026 Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda is now available on HDX. The dataset includes buildings, roads, residential areas, and settlement data. 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗗𝗫: bit.ly/4tXT5bA

Join Pete Masters, HOT Special Projects Advisor, at #WUF13 for two sessions on open mapping, accessibility, and community-driven data for more inclusive cities. 📍 Baku, Azerbaijan 🗓 May 20 14:00 AZT | Accessibility Pavilion 16:30 AZT | UN-Habitat Arena

Join HOT and partners at #WUF13 for two Voices From Cities sessions. 📍 Room D, 🗓 Tuesday, May 19, 2026 🔹 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 12:00 – 13:30 AZT 🔹 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 – 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 16:00 – 17:30 AZT

If you’re at the 13th World Urban Forum tomorrow, join HOT and for the Favela Hub discussion: “𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.” 📍 Favela Hub, Baku, Azerbaijan 🗓 Monday, May 18, 2026 ⏰ 11:00–12:00 AZT

HOT is heading to #WUF13 in Baku, Azerbaijan! From community-led mapping and open geospatial data to AI and equitable urban planning, we’ll be joining conversations on building more inclusive and resilient cities. 📍May 17–22, 2026

The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team is proud to partner with iMMAP, MapAction, & CartONG under the #H2HLebanon activation to support locally led humanitarian coordination in Lebanon through data, GIS, and information management support.

Missed the “(Re)Envisioning Syria” webinar? The recording is now available on YouTube ▶️ Revisit discussions on Earth observation research in Syria, including conflict-linked environmental impacts, agricultural land use, water security, and satellite mapping of urban damage. 🎥 Watch: bit.ly/3OVMuAb

What happens when you put professional-grade aerial mapping in the hands of the people who actually live in the places being mapped? Listen to Rebecca Firth's answers on the MapScaping podcast! Follow this link or wherever you find your podcasts: mapscaping.com/podcast/how-...

Attending the CBA20 conference? Together with partners across the urban sector, we will be hosting a thematic workshop sharing lessons from our work in Freetown, Sierra Leone and Dhaka, Bangladesh 🗺️🚀 Learn more about CBA20: www.iied.org/cba20-local-...

2025: A year of celebrations and challenges. And another year of discovering what happens when communities in low and middle-income countries, supported by a global community of mapping volunteers, are in control of the geographic knowledge that shapes their lives.

Our aim is that anyone, but especially people living in vulnerable areas, can follow through the whole process of data creation/collection, access, and analysis through our user-friendly technological workflow.

📢 Call for applications: We’re looking for two OSM Data Validators for the #ReMappingSyria project! 🗓️ Deadline to apply: May 17, 2026 | 11.59 PM (GMT+3 Syria time) ➡️ Apply here: bit.ly/datavalidato... For more information about the vacancy, read our Terms of Reference: bit.ly/tordatavalid...

Next Monday, join us in a conversation about how satellite-based earth observation is advancing understanding of urban destruction, environmental change, and related impacts across Syria. Details below 👇

Join us on Friday for a 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 at 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 Led by Belen Soria, this session brings the community together to map, collaborate, and create impact. 🕒 10:00 UTC 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4mf65Ht

How do we sustain and scale social impact? Join us at #SkollWF2026 for 𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩: 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙉𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝘽𝙚𝙩 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜? A conversation on what it takes to drive long-term, large-scale change. 📅 April 23 | 2:30 – 4:00 PM BST 📍 Saïd Business School, Oxford

Join for 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙. This session explores how data and visibility can drive real-world systems change. 📅 April 22 | 2:30 – 4:00 PM BST 📍 The Story Museum, Oxford 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4vtFaw5

Who gets counted, and who gets left out? Join us at #SkollWF2026 for 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙, a conversation on how data can drive more inclusive, real-world systems change. 📅 April 22 | 2:30–4:00 PM BST 📍 The Story Museum, Oxford, UK 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4vtFaw5

HOT is heading to the Skoll World Forum 2026 in Oxford. We’ll be joining global social innovators to share how open geospatial data and community-led mapping drive real-world change. 📍 April 21–24 Follow along for updates. #SkollWF2026

Join us tomorrow for this month’s HOT Tech & Innovation Working Group. As usual, we host two sessions and the agenda is always open for community updates and open discussion! 📅 Tuesday, April 14 ⏰ Sessions at 10:00 & 18:00 UTC (guest presentation at 18:00) 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/3MoZCfK

CoMaps will join tomorrow's edition of @hotosm.org's monthly "Open Technology & Innovation" call, to chat a bit about what CoMaps is, our history and also how recent features like the custom map hosting might be relevant for humanitarian use. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

As part of the #WorldCleanupDay Mapping Challenge, young people across Africa and the Caribbean used ChatMap to map waste and take action in their communities. 5,000+ waste points mapped. 114,000+ kg of waste collected. 🔗 Read the full story → bit.ly/48an6Nx

HOT is attending The Next Geo Summit by Geoawesome! The summit brings together experts, innovators, and practitioners to explore how geospatial technologies are shaping real-world impact. 📅 April 20–24, 2026 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4mf65Ht

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲 Meet Karla, whose work at HOT sits at the intersection of strategy, learning, and impact, supporting community-led mapping across Latin America. 🔗 Read her full story: bit.ly/47NW1iX

HOT is featured in Crisis Response Journal (Volume 20, Issue 4), exploring how geospatial data and community-led mapping are supporting humanitarian response across Africa, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. 📖 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: tinyurl.com/nhk3zw5v

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 ⏳ Join the HOT Training Working Group for a webinar on 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗠𝗮𝗽. Learn how to identify land use types, choose the right categories, and map effectively using multipolygons. 🗓 11 April 2026 🕒 10:00 UTC 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: bit.ly/40yXW70