Impact Areas
Impact areas connect open geospatial data with real-world applications in the humanitarian and development sectors.
Each impact area at HOT provides a framework for technical and subject matter expertise for partnerships, grantmaking, and community support.
Disaster Response
Providing critical geospatial data for first responders and impacted communities responding to the impacts of rapid-onset and prolonged natural disasters.
Climate Resilience & Sustainability
Strengthening anticipatory action and climate preparedness, along with improving infrastructure and service delivery in disadvantaged urban and rural areas.
Public Health
Accessible healthcare infrastructure and informed public health programming and monitoring.
Displacement & Safe Migration
Coordinated service delivery for migrants and displaced people in transit, camp settings, and other informal contexts.
Gender Equality
Promoting equal access and participation in open mapping, with an improved understanding and accounting of gendered experiences & issues in all impact areas.
