
HOT-Eastern & Southern Africa Hub
@openmapping_esa
Advocating & facilitating #OpenMapData for disaster preparedness, #ClimateResilience and #SustainableCities.
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A special shoutout: our partner, through the #OpenMappingGrant #MapeandoMeuBairro project map data for community-based urban planning for sustainable and climate-resilient development, was highlighted at the People's Festival (Folkemรธdet 2017)



Here is an incredible read on how crowdsourced maps, powered by Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team & OpenStreetMap, are vital tools in helping vulnerable communities prepare for & respond to climate disasters! shorturl.at/EoNgY


We areย pleased to announce the appointment of David Lemayian โจ as our ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ. David brings over a decade of experience in open data, civic technology, and government advisory across Africa. Read more here: linkedin.com/feed/update/urโฆ



Our team is in Maputo, ๐ฒ๐ฟ where we are partnering with the National Institute of Disaster Management (INGD) and their National Centre for Emergency Operations (CENOE), with the support of the Gates Foundation, to enhance open mapping for disaster resilience.




Join the ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ on August 2, 2025, at 10:00 UTC for a hands-on session on mapping complex water features in OpenStreetMap. ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ? lnkd.in/ezdq_htm โ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ผ๐: lnkd.in/epcj-7xG





Updates from the field with Fabrizio Scrollini our Snr Director of Programs on the importance of having maps at the right time! ๐Nakuru Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team #GIS #Opendata #Nakuru
