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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
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Last updated: Feb 21, 2026, 12:32:57 AM
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2,277 projects
93,488,000 area mapped

Validate Footprints - validating ai predictions - Freetown Sierra Leone (88) Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Validate Footprints
Active
Freetown Sierra Leone
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Feb 19, 2026
130

Find Features - Buildings - Indonesia (8) Médecins Sans Frontières
Find Features
Finished
Indonesia
Médecins Sans Frontières
Feb 17, 2026
20

Find Features - Buildings - Indonesia (9) Médecins Sans Frontières
Find Features
Finished
Indonesia
Médecins Sans Frontières
Feb 17, 2026
100
Find Features - Cyclone Gezani Disaster Response - Madagascar (2) Open Mapping Hub Eastern and Southern Africa
Find Features
Finished
Madagascar
Open Mapping Hub Eastern and Southern Africa
Feb 16, 2026
259

Find Features - ANTICIPATORY Tropical Cyclone Gezani - Mozambique (1) HOT
Find Features
Finished
Mozambique
HOT
Feb 12, 2026
325

Find Features - ANTICIPATORY Tropical Cyclone Gezani - Mozambique (2) HOT
Find Features
Active
Mozambique
HOT
Feb 12, 2026
409

Validate Footprints - tutorials project - Freetown (3) Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Validate Footprints
Finished
Freetown
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Feb 11, 2026
9

Find Features - Buildings - Ayod County, South Sudan (1) Médecins Sans Frontières
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Finished
Ayod County, South Sudan
Médecins Sans Frontières
Feb 11, 2026
101

Find Features - Buildings - Ayod County, South Sudan (2) Médecins Sans Frontières
Find Features
Finished
Ayod County, South Sudan
Médecins Sans Frontières
Feb 11, 2026
83
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