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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
Locate Objects
Localize the location of features like rooftops, solar panels, or waterways within satellite image tiles
Help improve training data that teaches machine learning models where features are located in imagery
Capture more detailed information on local communities
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Last updated: Oct 16, 2026, 3:59:52 PM UTC
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2,710 projects
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Find Features - Find - Airstrips - Indonesia (1) Médecins Sans Frontières
Find Features
Active
Indonesia
Médecins Sans Frontières
Oct 16, 2026
4
Find Features - Find Buildings - Venezuela (55) HOT
Find Features
Active
Venezuela
HOT
Oct 15, 2026
167
Locate Objects - Locate Solar Panels Freetown - Sierra Leone (2) HOT
Locate Objects
Finished
Sierra Leone
HOT
Oct 14, 2026
3
Locate Objects - Locate Solar Panels Freetown - Sierra Leone (3) HOT
Locate Objects
Active
Sierra Leone
HOT
Oct 14, 2026
17
Locate Objects - Locate Solar Panels Freetown - Sierra Leone (1) HOT
Locate Objects
Finished
Sierra Leone
HOT
Oct 13, 2026
218
Find Features - Buildings - Events showcase - Kano, Nigeria (1) Médecins Sans Frontières
Find Features
Active
Kano, Nigeria
Médecins Sans Frontières
Oct 12, 2026
0
Find Features - Buildings - Borno, Nigeria (4) Médecins Sans Frontières
Find Features
Active
Borno, Nigeria
Médecins Sans Frontières
Oct 9, 2026
363
Find Features - Find Buildings - Liberia (1) Médecins Sans Frontières
Find Features
Finished
Liberia
Médecins Sans Frontières
Oct 8, 2026
34
Find Features - Find roads Maya Train corridor - Mexico (1) HOT
Find Features
Active
Mexico
HOT
Oct 2, 2026
608
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