Community-led open mapping is critical for humanitarian efforts. This World Humanitarian Day, we acknowledge those who make it possible. 📸 by Pauline Omagwa

At the Speaker Series N°8 hosted by the @who and the @chariteberlin Center for Global Health, HOT's Sophie Mower presented how our approach to open mapping has contributed to public health. Check the full talk and all the amazing speakers here: buff.ly/3X6vuqK

3️⃣ 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 - State of the Map 2024 📍 Nairobi We're excited to be at #StateoftheMap 2024 and will be presenting a session on 'Preparing for Disasters with Open Map Data and Tools: To register; 2024.stateofthemap.org/tickets/ #SotM #SotM2024 #StateoftheMap2024

Thank you 🎊 HUGE thank you to all our #volunteermappers who joined our mapathons for their invaluable contributions! Tomorrow, on September 4th, we'll be holding our weekly mapathon again, together with the State of the Map team! Register to join us: forms.gle/vbKVTsmv8YMSSU…

State of the Map 2024 starts tomorrow! 🚀 ➡️ Look for our HOT-Eastern & Southern Africa Hub team to learn about their work ➡️ Connect with our HOT Open Summit Scholars ➡️ Attend our anticipatory action talk + an assessment of fAIr, our open AI-assisted mapping service buff.ly/3TcLFBO

Attending the #SotM2024 welcome mapping party, hosted by HOT-Eastern & Southern Africa Hub Let’s get this geo party started!

The pre-event for #StateoftheMap was inspiring! We connected with the incredible #OSMCommunity HOT OpenSummit scholars. The shared experiences using open mapping to support communities across eastern and southern Africa were truly inspiring. #StateoftheMap2024

Day 1️⃣ #StateoftheMap 2024 A big shoutout to ericktamba for his inspiring presentation on incorporating #OpenStreetMap into universities. We're proud to have supported his work and the positive impact it's having in #Tanzania Live stream here 2024.stateofthemap.org/programme/

Iman Selemani, Leader of smcose youthmappers Chapter, is excited for #StateOfTheMap2024! 🌍 We're proud to support leaders like Iman in connecting with the #OSM community and partners, bringing new insights back home. 🤝 ⬇️ Learn what Iman is looking forward to!

Day 2 of #StateoftheMap2024 was packed with insightful talks! Thrilled to share our work on disaster preparedness in 🇿🇼, 🇱🇷, and 🇹🇱 and the importance of anticipatory action and open data for building resilience. Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team SotM Africa 2025

🎉 We're thrilled to see the excitement from community members at #StateOfTheMap2024! Antidius and ericktamba have shared their insights and joy to be part of this premier gathering of the #OSM community in Africa. 🌍🚀 What excites you the most? Share in the comments!⬇️

🌍 Day 2 of #SoTM2024! Thrilled to see community members supported by HOT taking the stage. Ata Akoute and Adewi Hezouwe are making the most of this opportunity, advancing their mapping projects to enhance municipalities with data for better planning and data-driven decisions. 🗺️

Day 3 of #StateoftheMap2024 Join us for our upcoming session on mapping surface water sources in Somalia. Learn how we're partnering with FAO in Somalia to provide critical data sets for early warning systems and drought response.

Dont miss today’s light talks #StateoftheMap 2024 👌🏾

#SoTM2024 may be wrapping up, but the energy is still high! 🎉 Over these 3 days, we were thrilled to connect with friends, partners, and community leaders harnessing the power of open mapping. 🚀 Excited to see new collabs & insights emerging to keep us working together! 🌍🤝

We’re in Madagascar 🇲🇬 this week for a stakeholders workshop in partnership with UN Development to discuss enhancing disaster management through an Anticipatory Planning Framework. Read more: linkedin.com/posts/the-open…

A lot has happened since the launch of the first HOT Tasking Manager in 2011... Today, we celebrate our first 500,000 mappers on the platform, almost the same as the population of Cape Verde! 😮 🎉 Have you mapped today? buff.ly/4e0cEZQ

📆 Mark your calendars! In Oct 12th we will have an introductory webinar on mapping waterways. This session will cover the basics of mapping rivers, streams, lakes, and man-made waterways in OpenStreetMap💧 Register here: buff.ly/3zbCk6w

Thanks to our amazing mapping volunteers for your incredible contributions!We've now mapped an impressive 25,130 reservoirs. Want to help us map even more? Join us today, Thursday, September 12th, from 3pm-4pm EAT. Register to join us: forms.gle/vbKVTsmv8YMSSU…

We look forward to this next phase Ge🌍Connect