The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team uses open source and open data techniques to provide free geographic data in times of crisis and in disaster risk reduction programs.

2. What is the Humanitarian
OpenStreetMap Team?
Applies the principles of open
source and open data sharing
towards humanitarian
response, disaster
preparedness, and economic
development though
OpenStreetMap

3. Where We Are Working on the Ground
in 2012

4. Haiti

5. Work so Far
Project to Map St. Marc and Train Team of
30 Youth Mappers
Continued Support of Community
OpenStreetMap Haiti (COSMHA)
Looking Toward Other Projects in Other
Areas This Year

7. Indonesia
Held Workshops in 5 Universities, 12
Locations
Taught 100s of People About OpenStreetMap
Software for Using OpenStreetMap to Do
Poverty Mapping
OpenStreetMap Tasking Manager Created
from this Project

9. OpenStreetMap.or.id

10. Future
Creating an OpenStreetMap Training Team
Working with Local Governments in 6
Provinces to Create Disaster Preparedness
Maps
Expansion of LearnOSM Website to Include
Advanced Topics and Materials for Trainers

11. Senegal

12. So Far
In Partnership with OSM-fr & the World Bank
Three Week Trip with 3 People from HOT in
June
Nicolas Chavent attended TechCamp-Senegal
Volunteer Heading to Senegal for Six Months
in November

13. EUROSHA
Supporting European Youth Volunteers
Lead By France Volontaires
FOCSIV, Diaconia, ECCB, Sloga, Groupe
URD, ACRA, People in Peril
Partnership between OSM-fr and HOT

14. Remotely
Workflow with US State Department to
Request Imagery Through the US Government
License (NextView)
Remote Tracing for Preparedness Uganda and
Indonesia
Remote Response All Over

15. Getting Involved
Join the Mailing List and Jump In
Map things at tasks.hotosm.org
Patch Software
Translate Documentation
Volunteer for Missions
Perform Outreach
…..

16. Membership
• By Nomination through the Existing
Membership
• Members can Vote for the Board of Directors
• Are Considered First for Work/Internships

17. Remote Mapping

19. Software Development
Adding Features to Existing Software for Low
Bandwidth Environments
Patch Software HOT Initially Developed
Other New Projects?
Help Make Software Easier for Deployment

20. Documentation

21. Outreach

22. HOT “Vacations”
Volunteering somewhere that HOT works for
2 or 3 weeks.
Teach new skills to people
Learn about the work HOT does when we go
to a country
Other ideas?

23. Internships
Training for Eventually Leading HOT
Workshops and Mission
Internship Does Not Mean You Have to Be a
Student
This Year We’ve Had 4 Such Positions (2 in
Senegal and 2 in Indonesia)
HOT Covers Travel Costs

24. Jobs
Contract Positions for Set Periods of Time
Most Are Entirely Travel
Sometimes Are Other Opportunities for
Documentation and Software Development as
Well
Published to hot.openstreetmap.org and the
mailing list

25. Step 1 to Get Started?
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot

26. Thanks
kate.chapman@hotosm.org
@wonderchook