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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: Apr 23, 2026, 12:46:07 AM
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2,349 projects
93,596,000 area mapped
Find Features - Find Buildings-Drone Flight Area FreeTown_East - Sierra Leone (3) HOT
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Finished
Sierra Leone
HOT
Apr 21, 2026
16
Find Features - Find Buildings-Drone Flight Area FreeTown_East - Sierra Leone (2) HOT
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Finished
Sierra Leone
HOT
Apr 21, 2026
21
Find Features - Find Buildings-Drone Flight Area FreeTown_Central1 - Sierra Leone (1) HOT
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Finished
Sierra Leone
HOT
Apr 20, 2026
9
Find Features - Find Buildings-Chocó-Pizarro - Colombia (1) HOT
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Active
Colombia
HOT
Apr 17, 2026
185
Find Features - Dug outs and small ponds - Saskatchewan, Canada (4) Canadian Red Cross
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Active
Saskatchewan, Canada
Canadian Red Cross
Apr 15, 2026
192
Find Features - Buildings - Çatalzeytin, Turkey (2) TomTom
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Finished
Çatalzeytin, Turkey
TomTom
Apr 14, 2026
15
Find Features - Buildings - Aweil, South Sudan (3) Médecins Sans Frontières
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Finished
Aweil, South Sudan
Médecins Sans Frontières
Apr 13, 2026
296
Find Features - Buildings - Aweil, South Sudan (4) Médecins Sans Frontières
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Active
Aweil, South Sudan
Médecins Sans Frontières
Apr 13, 2026
280
Find Features - Find Buildings - Rural Damascus, Syria (1) Open Mapping Hub - AP
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Finished
Rural Damascus, Syria
Open Mapping Hub - AP
Apr 2, 2026
50
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