Map places for humanitarian projects
Learn how community mapping and HOT’s tools support humanitarian and development work.
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team ↗Task-based mapping; start with training.
Use the project’s mapping instructions, appropriate tools and review process. Remote mapping is not an invitation to enter a disaster area.
Make your next step count.
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Learn how the official Tasking Manager works.
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Follow its link to the mapping platform and complete beginner guidance.
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Choose a suitable task and submit mapping through the project’s review process.
Follow the work beyond your action.
Read the organization’s own reports and updates. They describe its wider work; they do not verify your individual contribution.
Read reports and updates (opens in a new tab)Keep the connection.
The actions you save. The steps you take. The organizations you follow.
Stored on this browser, separate from your STATIC account. Anyone using this browser may see it. Export a copy to keep or move your record; clearing browser data removes it. Avoid sensitive personal details.
Saved actions —
A good intention starts here.
Save an action while you explore, then return when you’re ready.
Find your next action ↗Participation records —
Your own account of taking part. These records are unverified and are not tax receipts or proof of an organization’s outcomes.
Your story is still being written.
After you take part, open that action and add a personal participation record. No action or impact is assumed when you visit a link.