Raiza Pilatowsky Gruner
Senior Communications Manager / Mexico
Raiza Pilatowsky Gruner is HOT's Senior Communications Manager. Originally from Mexico City, she started at HOT as a Digital Communications Stretegist before stepping up to the role of Senior Manager. She is the former director of Planeteando, a platform of environmental communication for Spanish-speaking audiences, which she co-founded. She has experience producing podcasts, video essays, blogs, newsletters, performances, and environmental festivals in collaboration with various organizations like the National Geographic Society, the American Geophysical Union, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), as well as environmental activists and land defenders from Mexico.
She holds a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science from UNAM and an MSc in Environment and Sustainable Development from University College London. She has a graduate certification studies in Science Communication and Disasters and Climate Change.
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Nov. 7, 2024
Map, Give, Impact: A 24 hr Telemapathon
Open map data has a powerful impact on communities in vulnerable regions, but this wouldn’t be possible without the dedication of people around the world. Whether it’s a few hours each week, a portion of their income, or teaching others how to map, their contributions make a difference.
Dec. 2, 2024
Announcing our #MapGiveImpact Telemapathon Guest Speakers!
Our #MapGiveImpact global, 24-hour telemapathon is just around the corner. We are excited to present our star-studded guest speaker lineup for each of the 2-hour sessions.
Feb. 6, 2025
Announcing our Open Maps for Humanitarian Needs Campaign
Anticipating a potential drop in information on humanitarian contexts in the coming months, and while humanitarians find a way forward, we are launching a 90 day campaign of Open Maps for Humanitarian Needs.
Feb. 6, 2025
Anunciamos nuestra Campaña de Mapas Abiertos para Necesidades Humanitarias
Ante la posible disminución de información sobre contextos humanitarios en los próximos meses, y mientras la comunidad humanitaria encuentra el camino a seguir, estamos lanzando una campaña de 90 días de Mapas Abiertos para Necesidades Humanitarias.
March 26, 2025
Can low-cost drones contribute to mangrove monitoring and conservation? Testing Drone Tasking Manager in La Paz, Mexico
Drone Tasking Manager (DroneTM) is a digital public good that enables communities to generate high-quality, high resolution aerial imagery using low-cost drones. Discover its potential for community-driven mapping and its use in protecting mangroves in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
May 27, 2025
OpenStreetMap Contributors Needed to Map Khartoum Ahead of New Radar Satellite Imagery
Over the past two years, conflict in Sudan has driven the country into one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. Satellite radar coverage gaps have hindered efforts to assess damage to urban areas. With the launch of the Sentinel-1C radar satellite by the European Space Agency, that gap is beginning to close — but a comprehensive dataset of building footprints from OpenStreetMap (OSM) is essential to make this satellite data actionable.
