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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
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
October 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

In 2022, 𝗛𝗢𝗧’𝘀 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 & 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗛𝘂𝗯 launched the Open Mapping Grants to help local groups use open data for inclusion, health, & resilience — from Uganda to Malawi & Namibia.

📘 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻.
October 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
October 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
October 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Women in Asia-Pacific face barriers in digital & mapping spaces.

HOT’s 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙨 supports women to lead, map & drive local change.

📘 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗢𝗧’𝘀 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
October 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
October 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
October 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
In Senegal’s Matam region, HOT’s West & Northern Africa Hub worked with the Senegal Ministry of Health and local orgs to map health gaps and improve access for women and children.

Part of HOT’s upcoming Case Studies Collection on Open Mapping for Inclusion.

𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣!
October 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
October 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
October 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM