Helping Peoplein Need with

OSM:The Humanitarian

OpenStreetMap TeamState of the Map US

9 June 2013

The HumanitarianOpenStreetMap Team

... is a non-profit organization dedicated to supportinghumanitarian work with open data and software.

OSM and Humanitarian EffortsCrisis responseHumanitarian risk reductionTechnical capacity building

... all using OpenStreetMap!

PrinciplesDevelop, utilize, and rely on open dataProvide services to humanitarian respondersRespect local knowledge and cultureWork quickly and efficientlyBe open to collaboration and partnerships

ActivitiesField projectsRemote mappingSoftware developmentCommunity organizing

Field ProjectsCompleted and ongoing

AusAID (Indonesia)USAID (Haiti)Eurosha (Kenya, Chad, CAR, Burundi)

Early phase

Organization internationale de la Francophonie(Senegal, Burkina Faso, Togo, Chad)OpenCities (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh)

Other PartnershipsAmerican Red Cross trainingPeace Corps volunteer involvement with OSMImagery to the Crowd (State Dept. HIU)Mapmill (FEMA & Civil Air Patrol)

Recent Crisis ResponseActivations

Mali (conflict)Syria (conflict)Central African Republic (conflict)Congo (disease outbreak)Afghanistan

Technical projectsTasking managerHOT export toolExport tag chooserCustom JOSM map stylingMapmill

Working groupsActivationTechnicalSecurityStrategicMembership

ChallengesProjects and activationsResponse vs. preparedness vs. developmentOrganizational funding and capacity

ConclusionHOT is a thingHOT worksHOT needs your help

Thank you!and especially thank you to all the HOTties out there!

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