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Our volunteers contribute by helping us discover, evaluate, and validate data in various ways. Each project type has its own use-case and data structure. See what best suits your needs.
Find Features
Know where the areas are with features - e.g. buildings, roadways, waterways
Ignore areas with no features
Ready to go for the HOT Tasking Manager
Compare Dates
See where imagery has changed between two dates
Assess damaged areas after an event
Monitor land-use change over time
Validate Footprints
Assess the quality of a mapping campaign
Identify which features have been mapped correctly, and which have not.
Focus future efforts on features that need improving
Check Completeness
Compare mapped objects against aerial imagery to identify missing map data
Identify which areas are already completely mapped
Allow humanitarian organizations to focus mapping efforts to areas that most need attention
Assess Image
Find features like potholes, or classify attributes like disaster damage to buildings
Check the accuracy of machine learning detections
Create better training data for computer vision techniques
View Streets
Explore ground-level photos
Find relevant features or qualify their characteristics
Capture more detailed information on local communities
Explore the data
Last updated: May 27, 2026, 12:57:31 AM
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2,387 projects
93,640,000 area mapped
Find Features - Buildings for Ebola Outbreak - Ituri, DR Congo (2) Médecins Sans Frontières
Find Features
Active
Ituri, DR Congo
Médecins Sans Frontières
May 26, 2026
123
Find Features - buildings for Ebola Outbreak - Ituri, DRC (1) Médecins Sans Frontières
Find Features
Finished
Ituri, DRC
Médecins Sans Frontières
May 20, 2026
213
Validate Footprints - fAIr Validate Freetown Building Footprints - Sierra Leone (49) Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Validate Footprints
Active
Sierra Leone
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
May 18, 2026
300
Validate Footprints - Validate Freetown Building Footprints-fAIr - Sierra Leone (38) Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Validate Footprints
Active
Sierra Leone
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
May 17, 2026
197
Find Features - Buildings - Madaoua, Niger (3) Médecins Sans Frontières
Find Features
Finished
Madaoua, Niger
Médecins Sans Frontières
May 15, 2026
152
Find Features - Buildings - Madaoua, Niger (4) Médecins Sans Frontières
Find Features
Active
Madaoua, Niger
Médecins Sans Frontières
May 15, 2026
187
Validate Footprints - Validate Freetown Building Footprints - Sierra Leone (13) Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Validate Footprints
Finished
Sierra Leone
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
May 14, 2026
91
Find Features - Find Buildings_OAM_Freetown - Sierra Leone (2) HOT
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Finished
Sierra Leone
HOT
May 14, 2026
179
Find Features - Buildings for Open Drone Mapping - Koidu, Sierra Leone (1) OSM Sierra Leone
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Finished
Koidu, Sierra Leone
OSM Sierra Leone
May 14, 2026
41
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