Humanitarian OSM Team

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The mapkibera project (mapkibera.org) is training local people of Kibera, Nairobi to create and own their map with OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap being used by search & rescue teams after the Haiti earthquake.

The community responded rapidly creating the best map resources available anywhere. Our maps continue to be used for redevelopment planning, and H.O.T. people are currently on-the-ground in Haiti giving training in use and improvement of the data

The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (H.O.T.) ( hot.openstreetmap.org) coordinates the creation, production and distribution of free mapping resources to support humanitarian relief efforts in many places around the world. Launched in January 2009 and incorporated in August 2010 as a US NGO, it aim to apply the principles and activities of open source and open data sharing to humanitarian response and economic development and support the growth of the OpenStreetMap project. Collaborative mapping is uniquely valuable to humanitarian work, especially in places where base map data is often scarce and out of date.

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Objectives of H.O.T.

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The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team [H.O.T.]
Core Mission
Advocacy, Training and Outreach
Thinking and Design

Governance

Membership

Main article: Humanitarian OSM Team/Members

Board

Main article: Humanitarian OSM Team/Board Elections

Incorporation

As of Q4 2011, the HOT is preparing an application to be considered a 501(c)(3) organization.[1]


Haiti-inspired medium term strategy and proposal

Many issues and plans emerged from the Haiti response, leading to a medium term plan for HOT, access the Humanitarian OSM Team/Haiti Strategy And Proposal

HOT Package

Projects

Current

Past

Other H.O.T. Activities to Date

Communications

Presentations

Presentations on HOT activities. Open-licensed slides are available for use in your own talk.

Meeting Notes

Related Initiatives and Partnerships

See also

References

  1. According to HOT email; see archived version at http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/hot/2011-November/001146.html .

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