Humanitarian mapping with HOTOSM

I'm Bill Morris, data plumber.

Maps are infrastructure

. . . against long-term vulnerability

. . . for disaster response

Haiti, 2010

Nepal, 2015

How HOTOSM works

1. Request from partner agency

1. Task assignment

1. Mapping parties & volunteer coordination

1. Data processed live

1. Maps for responders

Example: the task manager

The challenge of assessment

OSM Analytics

Ground Truth

Getting involved: The Missing Maps Project

Thanks! Questions?

bill@faraday.io