Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Armchair activism
that makes a difference on the ground
https://ifrik.gitlab.io/humanitarian-mapping
Maps are power
Maps shape the world
Maps define importance
Maps inform decissions
Maps make you visible
http://hot.openstreetmap.org/updates/2012-06-22_finishing_off_the_refugee_camp_mapping. photo: https://secure.flickr.com/photos/giro555/5984530079/
Maps can make you safer
openfire.org
Maps can support your cause
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap
Wikipedia of maps
Haiti 2010
initial Yahoo satellite images to improve existing data
within 48 hours: high resolution post-earthquake imagery
600 mappers
base map for Search and Rescue teams
hot.osm.projects/haiti-2
Map rendered on a simple GPS device, as available to aid organisations.
Screenshot: Ted Drake
Gaining experience
Being prepared
Get started!
Create an OSM account
Pick a task
Select a square
Get started
Edit
Validate
Questions?
tasks.hotosm.org
Resources
openstreetmap.org
hotosm.org
HOT Tasking manager
Geofabrik Map Compare
UK Cycle planner