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

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

From the beginning of OpenStreetMap the benefit of open data for humanitarian aid and economic development was anticipated. The idea proved its worth during the Haiti earthquake in 2010. HOT was incorporated in the immediate aftermath, August 2010 as a US Non-profit, and became a registered 501(c)3 charitable organization in 2013. Anyone is welcome to contribute to the HOT mission via our Tasking Manager all you need is an OpenStreetMap Username, the only thing we ask is that you try to uphold the same Code of Conduct as our Members, see our HOT Membership Code.

Contents

  • 1 HOT Mission and Objectives
    • 1.1 Mission Statement
    • 1.2 Core Objectives
    • 1.3 Advocacy, Training and Outreach
    • 1.4 Thinking and Design
  • 2 Governance
    • 2.1 Global Volunteer Community
    • 2.2 Voting Member Community
    • 2.3 Board of Directors and Officers
    • 2.4 Incorporation
  • 3 How to Get Involved
    • 3.1 Connectors/Teachers
    • 3.2 Mappers
    • 3.3 Partners/Mission Supporters
    • 3.4 Techies
    • 3.5 Business of Mapping
  • 4 Getting Started
    • 4.1 Learning to Map
    • 4.2 Remote Mapping
  • 5 Community Activities
    • 5.1 Participate in or Lead Working Groups
    • 5.2 Attend Meetings
      • 5.2.1 Current Remote Mapping Activities
    • 5.3 Help plant grass roots OSM Communities
      • 5.3.1 The Missing Maps Project
      • 5.3.2 Current Remote Mapping Actions
      • 5.3.3 Past Remote Mapping Actions
    • 5.4 Other HOT Activities to Date
    • 5.5 Jobs, Internships, and Contracts
  • 6 For the Media and the Nice Things They Have Said
    • 6.1 Communications
    • 6.2 Presentations
    • 6.3 Handouts
    • 6.4 Posters
    • 6.5 HOT in the Media
  • 7 Related Initiatives and Partnerships
  • 8 See also
  • 9 External resources

HOT Mission and Objectives

Mission Statement

  • The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) applies the principles of open source and open data sharing towards humanitarian response and economic development.

Core Objectives

  • connecting point between humanitarian actors and open mapping communities
  • remote data creation during crises
  • collection and organization of existing data sources
  • deployments to the field
  • distribution point for free data
  • developing open knowledge and tools

Advocacy, Training and Outreach

  • mapping parties
  • Communicating and meeting with humanitarian actors and United Nations technical communities

Thinking and Design

  • promotion of crowd-sourcing and simple web standards for data sharing
  • technical improvements to OSM and OSGeo in response to field requirements (offline support, verification, format adaptors, multi-master sync..)

Governance

Global Volunteer Community

There are many ways to contribute to the mission of HOT, see the HOT Guide for the basics. All we ask is that you govern yourself as best you can using our Code of Conduct, found in our HOT Membership Code

Voting Member Community

Dedicated volunteers who have been elected and make up the voting community are listed here: Main article: Humanitarian OSM Team/Members

Board of Directors and Officers

Our current Board of Directors, elected from the Membership as well as our leadership team and its history can be found at Main article: Humanitarian OSM Team/Board Elections

Incorporation

  • Humanitarian_OSM_Team/U.S. Bylaws
  • Humanitarian_OSM_Team/U.S. Articles of Incorporation
  • In March 2013, HOT was officially recognized as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
  • 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

How to Get Involved

HOT has many diverse community roles. In a Community Sprint, we designed the following types:

Connectors/Teachers

  • Training and mentorship programme to cross-train new leaders with the goal to have more leaders and less burnout
  • This role includes storytellers and communicators.

Mappers

  • Outreach to share about learnosm and how to get involve into HOT
  • Clean up general communications on wiki a