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Changes to MapSwipe for a Changing World

25 January 2022 by Dan Joseph

American Red Cross is excited to support a new MapSwipe mission type available in the v2.1.8 release.

Transitioning from Online Mapathons to In-person: Experiences of Mapathon Organizers

30 November 2021 by Jana Bauerová

Between summer and mid-Fall, several countries have experienced life almost as we knew it before the pandemic, including live events taking place again with the previous restrictions lifted. A few of us have taken the opportunity to switch from online to in-person mapathons.

Mapping Your Own Backyard: Stories from Local Community Mappers

26 May 2021 by Melanie Chabot, Rachel Levine & Jorieke Vyncke

Also available in: Español |

We have collected the stories of several enthusiastic OSM-ers who have mastered the art of mapping their own backyards. They have offered their advice for those who are first starting out and shared the reasons why they have become so passionate about local mapping.

Missing Maps Website Upgrade!

29 April 2021 by Melanie Chabot & Rachel Levine

We are so excited to announce the launch of our refreshed website! Over the last year, the Missing Maps team has focused on this project to ensure that you, our wonderful mappers, have everything you need to best participate in the OSM Community.

Mobile Methods Minimizing Malaria Cases in Eastern Burundi

29 January 2021 by Jana Bauerova

Building on the first year of pilot Indoor Residual Spraying campaign, the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) recently conducted a second round. Lessons learned could be incorporated during the repeated exercise and results are encouraging.

The Maps may be Missing, but We are Still Here – A Year of Blogs – Dec 2020

28 December 2020 by David Garcia

International cooperation in mapping is important, but who is really leading?

Help to Grow MapSwipe by Joining the Collective – A Year of Blogs – Nov 2020

24 November 2020 by Laurent Savaëte

Why we're setting up a collective to support MapSwipe

Missing Maps Project awarded at the Red Cross Humanitarian Technology Awards – A Year of Blogs – Oct 2020

26 October 2020 by Paul Knight

Back in February, the Missing Maps Project was awarded the Cruz Roja Award at the Red Cross Humanitarian Technology Awards (IV Edition)

'Anticipating and addressing epidemics' – A Year of Blogs – Sept 2020

24 September 2020 by Katharina Lorenz

In order for FbF to work, we need to decide quickly, when and where to act.

'The State of OpenStreetMap in Africa' – A Year of Blogs – Aug 2020

28 August 2020 by Geoffrey Kateregga

In this article we concentrate on Human Centered Design and how you can help us to build a platform that meets the needs of the people using it.

'How to Host a Virtual Mapathon' – A Year of Blogs – July 2020

29 July 2020 by Sam Colchester, Melanie Chabot, Rachel Levine, Léonie Miège

I realized right after the French lockdown that online mapathons were very important to me during this isolation period.

Congrats HOTOSM

29 June 2020 by Missing Maps Group

HOTOSM receives TED Audacious Grant

'Developing baseline health facility data with Healthsites' – A Year of Blogs – May 2020

29 May 2020 by Mark Herringer

In this article we concentrate on Human Centered Design and how you can help us to build a platform that meets the needs of the people using it.

'Leveraging Missing Maps for The Community Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Program (CP3) in Guinea' – A Year of Blogs – April 2020

30 April 2020 by Jennifer Duong, David Luswata, and Tino Toupane

In recent months, the Guinean Red Cross Society and the Community Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Program (CP3) teams created their own map data, tracing remotely in OSM and via field data collection. The staff and volunteers involved gained valuable insight in how information is compiled and shared from OSM and other open source platforms.