Stadia MapsFor the first time, the Humanitarian Data Exchange is releasing disaster-specific OSM datasets in collaboration with HOT. During recent disasters in Madagascar and Mozambique, the data was downloaded 440+ times, including from within affected countries.
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HDX Now Supporting HOT with Disaster Specific OSM Datasets
For the first time, Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX), a widely used platform for sharing humanitarian data, is releasing disaster-specific OSM datasets. This has allowed OSM data to be downloaded over 440 times in response to recent disasters in Madagascar and Mozambique including within the disaster affected countries themselves.