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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
Explore the data
Last updated: May 13, 2026, 12:53:15 AM
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2,367 projects
93,621,000 area mapped
Find Features - Buildings - Madaoua, Niger (2) Médecins Sans Frontières
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Active
Madaoua, Niger
Médecins Sans Frontières
May 11, 2026
50
Find Features - Find Buildings-Chocó-Paimado - Colombia (1) HOT
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Active
Colombia
HOT
May 11, 2026
8
Find Features - Buildings for Open Drone Mapping - Port Loko, Sierra Leone (5) OSM Sierra Leone
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Finished
Port Loko, Sierra Leone
OSM Sierra Leone
May 11, 2026
10
Find Features - Buildings for Open Drone Mapping - Makeni, Sierra Leone (4) OSM Sierra Leone
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Finished
Makeni, Sierra Leone
OSM Sierra Leone
May 8, 2026
30
Find Features - Buildings for Open Drone Mapping - Moyamba, Sierra Leone (3) OSM Sierra Leone
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Finished
Moyamba, Sierra Leone
OSM Sierra Leone
May 6, 2026
16
Find Features - Buildings - Madaoua, Niger (1) Médecins Sans Frontières
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Finished
Madaoua, Niger
Médecins Sans Frontières
May 4, 2026
97
Find Features - Buildings for Open Drone Mapping - Sierra Leone, Kenema (2) OSM Sierra Leone
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Finished
Sierra Leone, Kenema
OSM Sierra Leone
May 4, 2026
52
Find Features - Buildings and Roads, Wildfire Preparedness - New Brunswick, Canada (2) Canadian Red Cross
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Active
New Brunswick, Canada
Canadian Red Cross
May 1, 2026
50
Find Features - Find Roads-Jalapa - Guatemala (1) HOT
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Finished
Guatemala
HOT
Apr 29, 2026
147
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