HOT has shared a thorough update on open mapping tools, including:
🛰️ OpenAerialMap
✈ Drone Tasking Manager
🤖 fAIr
📱 Field Tasking Manager
💬 ChatMap

Which ones have you used? Which ones are you most excited about?!

⬇️ If you haven’t used any, or are excited about some you don’t know, read the article: https://www.hotosm.org/en/news/the-state-of-hot-open-mapping-tech/.

📉We focus here on mapping and field tagging tools, but that is not all, there are more for data insights!
#mapping #openstreetmap #gis

🥳 Shout out to the members of the new governance team of #mapswipe :
Amar Shahi
Katherine Kinzer
Sam Colchester
Nicole Siggins
Maria Longley

The governance team, elected by the community for 1,5 year, sets priorities, documents community decisions and supports coordination efforts including communications and monthly meetings.

🗺📲MapSwipe is essential for narrowing down the area of the #MissingMaps projects to where people live. We are happy that @mapswipe is in good hands and thriving!

📊 The Missing Maps Annual Report 2025 is here!

Discover what our members and community achieved between September 2024 and October 2025 - from key successes and challenges to what’s ahead in 2026.

Curious to learn more? Dive into the blog post and full report to explore the impact of mapping together for humanitarian action 🌍👇

https://missingmaps.org/blog/2026/03/19/missing-maps-annual-report-2025/

From monitoring epidemic outbreaks to flood impact, this Story Map shows the#GIS support to MSF projects in 2025. Maps and dashboards were crucial for decision-making and risk management. From areas affected by conflict or recovering from naturaldisasters to communities facing urgent humanitarian needs, Missing Maps volunteers havealso helped by remote mapping in these contexts. Thank you so much for contributing toOpenStreetMap!

👉 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0594b4c5faf4421380427bb3103e06c5

🌍 Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week 2026 (#HNPW2026) is underway!

Several Missing Maps member organizations are hosting sessions this year. Check out these pages for more information and registration:

🔗 Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team: https://linktr.ee/hotosm?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=09f6a9dd-7ac9-488c-a570-cb0c43c0630b

🔗 HeiGIT: https://tinyurl.com/bdeurk2h

🔗 MSF: https://tinyurl.com/ybuvwkjt

See you online!⭐

❗ Risk assessments are essential for anticipatory action, but they often require complex data processing and technical expertise.

To help lower these barriers, HeiGIT has developed a QGIS Risk Assessment plugin that enables tailored disaster risk analyses without advanced coding skills.

📽️ Step-by-step tutorial: https://tinyurl.com/48cx2mbk

📊 Download datasets via Humanitarian Data Exchange: https://tinyurl.com/49zuxa4p

📑 Learn more on the HeiGIT blog: https://tinyurl.com/38vjs9ue

🚨 Missing Maps Current Projects Update! 🗺️

The new Missing Maps website now features a dedicated Current Projects page, showcasing priority mapping projects from across Missing Maps organizations on platforms like Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT Tasking Manager), MapSwipe and MapRoulette.

Updated regularly, this page highlights some priority projects to inspire you and support humanitarian action.

Looking for inspiration for your next mapping session? 👇
https://tinyurl.com/c43v5nye

ℹ️ Severe flooding in Mozambique has affected more than 500,000 people following heavy rains in the first weeks of the year, according to United Nations OCHA. The situation continues to worsen as Cyclone Gezani impacts parts of the country, particularly Sofala and Inhambane provinces, with 4 fatalities reported so far.

Map on HOT TM: https://bit.ly/4alBm7A

Learn more about the wider response on Wiki: https://bit.ly/4bQ97PA