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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

Mapping our world together

aka Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team   |   Washington, DC   |  www.hotosm.org

Mission

HOT is an international team dedicated to humanitarian action and community development through open mapping. They work together to provide map data which supports disaster management, reduced risks, and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Ruling year info

2013

Executive Director

Ms. Rebecca Firth

Main address

1100 13th Street NW Suite 800

Washington, DC 20005 USA

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EIN

27-3166713

NTEE code info

Disaster Preparedness and Relief Services (M20)

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Disaster Response Mapping

When disasters happen anywhere in the world, HOT activates tens of thousands of local and remote volunteers to add to OpenStreetMap and make that information available to humanitarian organizations working on the ground. Even in the absence of disasters, HOT is working to improve the map in disaster-prone areas.

Population(s) Served
Emergency responders
Children and youth
Adults
Economically disadvantaged people
Immigrants and migrants

HOT is constantly working to improve the state and availability of open data. HOT works with local OpenStreetMap communities around the world to improve the map and availability of geospatial data. HOT supports local communities with small grants of money and technology to ensure they can improve their communities.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth
Economically disadvantaged people
Immigrants and migrants
Victims and oppressed people

HOT works with local communities, governments, and universities to collect geospatial data to contribute to the OpenStreetMap. Collecting information on everything from human services to hydrological data to schools, HOT is able to improve service delivery to development organizations and governments so they are better able to support their communities.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth
Economically disadvantaged people
Immigrants and migrants
Victims and oppressed people

Where we work

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of people trained

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Open Data Community Building

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This is the number of mappers directly trained by HOT to support remote or in-the-field mapping activities

Number of public events held to further mission

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults

Related Program

Open Data Community Building

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This is the number of "mapathons," public, group mapping events held by HOT projects & partners each year. These are held across the world and support all of HOT's programs.

Number of buildings added to the OpenStreetMap platform

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants, Nomadic people, Victims and oppressed people

Related Program

Field Data Collection

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This is the total number of buildings added to the OpenStreetMap by HOT volunteers, staff & partners on HOT projects and during emergency activations.

Number of volunteers

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants, Nomadic people, Victims and oppressed people

Related Program

Disaster Response Mapping

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This is the number of HOT volunteers registered on our HOT tasking manager which enables them to contribute to HOT's mapping projects.

Number of microgrants issued

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants, Nomadic people, Victims and oppressed people

Related Program

Open Data Community Building

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

HOT's Community Microgrant program provides support for OpenStreetMap (OSM) Communities in low- and middle-income countries with the resources they need to launch and grow their activities and impact.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn more about Sustainable Development Goals.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

- Make mapping more accessible to more people through leading technology
- Respond effectively to disasters, crises, and partner mapping requests
- Exceed beneficiary and donor expectations
- Grow open map data via support of OSM communities
- Provide top-notch learning, training, knowledge sharing

HOT carries out a number of activities to make this happen. We deploy staff to the field for local data collection. We work with local open data and OSM communities to provide training and capacity building. We activate our remote network of 550,000+ volunteers for disaster mapping at the request of partner organizations. We also develop new and innovative technology tools to make mapping more accessible to more people around the world.

HOT has a network of nearly 100 staff members and 550,000+ volunteers around the world. Our strength is in our volunteers and the power of the crowd. HOT has been called upon to assist (and maintains partnerships with) the American Red Cross, British Red Cross, Medicins Sans Frontieres, UN OCHA, and many other local and international organizations.

Since 2011, HOT has trained over thousands of people across Africa and Asia in OpenStreetMap and open source GIS technology. Maps and data produced by HOT disaster mapping activations have been used in dozens of disaster response efforts worldwide. Through the Missing Maps initiative, the HOT volunteer network has made millions of edits and put an area where millions of people live onto the map for the first time.

While HOT has accomplished much, in the coming years we are working to continuing to provide more and better training and support packages to local OSM and open data communities worldwide.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback

Financials

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

Board of directors
as of 05/03/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Ms. Kate Chapman

Wikimedia Foundation

Kate Chapman

Angela Odour Lungati

Ushahidi

Anni Beukes

Kuo-Yu Chuang

Mohamet Lamine Ndiaye

Nate Smith

Gojek

Shoaib Burq

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 5/3/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Gender identity
Female

Race & ethnicity

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Gender identity

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Sexual orientation

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Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 05/03/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.