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Mapping from Exile: Nisreen Mahmoud’s Journey to Support Sudan’s Recovery through Community and Open Data

GIS expert Nisreen Mahmoud uses open mapping to support Sudan’s recovery from exile, empowering communities through data, trust, and resilience.

Aug. 7, 2025

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Mapping Cholets, or how to build a mapping community in El Alto, Bolivia

Explore how mapping cholets in El Alto brought together community, culture, and open data—using ChatMap, to showcase a unique urban identity.

July 27, 2025

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OSM Building Dataset Complete for Conflict Affected Districts in Southern Lebanon

Accurate building footprints are needed to identify the impact of conflict on affected communities. After a dedicated volunteer effort, OSM building footprints are now the leading data source in the southern Lebanon districts of Sour, Bint Jbeil, Marjayoun, and El Nabatieh.

July 11, 2025

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Building Bridges from Data to Action: HOT-CSOD at SRI2025 Africa Satellite Event

HOT and CSOD showcase their Pegasus project at SRI2025, connecting Caribbean resilience and open data with global sustainability innovation.

July 9, 2025

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Scaling HOT's uMap: Exciting Updates for Humanitarian Geospatial Data Visualization and Use

In this post, Emilio Mariscal, HOT's Software Engineering Manager, explores why and how we are expanding HOT's uMap to improve geospatial data visualization and use for humanitarian and community development purposes.

July 8, 2025

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On the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis: A Journey to the Bolivian Amazon

In Sapecho, Bolivia, Indigenous communities, park rangers, and firefighters come together in an open mapping workshop to prevent wildfires and manage their territory with humanitarian technology.

July 3, 2025

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HOT Tasking Manager: Major Highlights and Celebrations this 2025

In this blog, Ramya Ragupathy, the Tasking Manager's Product Manager, celebrates the amazing achievements that came through this year for HOT's flagship tool, with the launch of its fifth version after 15-years of existence and its recognition as a Digital Public Good.

June 30, 2025

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Staff Spotlight Series: Jessie Pechmann

Each quarter, we feature one of our all-star staff members in a Spotlight Series. Staff featured in this Series have been peer-nominated for their superb performance and values-driven work. This quarter, we spotlight Jessie Pechmann, HOT’s Conflict & Displacement Program lead.

June 17, 2025

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Field-TM: Making Urban Development Easier in Tokha Municipality

55 enumerators and project coordinators used the Field Tasking Manager (Field-TM) for a building survey in Tokha, Nepal, to improve metric addressing and develop integrated databases. The tool enhanced data collection during a house numbering survey of 17 km² and 30,000 buildings. Despite challenges, the project progressed smoothly, providing insights for enhancing Field-TM. The municipality plans to use the data for assigning house numbers and urban management, highlighting the importance of efficient data collection in growing urban areas.

June 16, 2025

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