For this month’s installment of Maptime, the group is going to put their OSM skills to work contributing to Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) applies the principles of open source and open data sharing for humanitarian response and economic development. We will:
- Learn about the Humanitarian OpenStreetMapTeam (HOT)
- Get introduced to / do a quick refresher on OpenStreetMap and
- Dive into contributing to a HOT project using the tasking manager.
We’ve featured the HOT Team before, and have been big fans of their work. If you’ve never seen them in action, here’s a short video showing their work during the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti.
OpenStreetMap – Project Haiti from ItoWorld on Vimeo.
As you can see, HOT team focuses on mapping roads and infrastructure to help responders navigate through disaster areas.
You can learn more about how you can help the HOT Team by registering for the event here!
Event Details:
When: Thursday, May 28th, 6-8pm
Where: Chicago Community Trust (map) – 225 North Michigan Avenue, #2200. Hosted by Smart Chicago.
Contact: [email protected] or [email protected].
