MapSwipe 2.6.4 - App Store

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About MapSwipe

Humanitarian organisations can't help people if they can't find them. MapSwipe is a mobile app that lets you search satellite imagery to help put the world's most vulnerable people on the map. MapSwipe, developed in...

Humanitarian organisations can't help people if they can't find them. MapSwipe is a mobile app that lets you search satellite imagery to help put the world's most vulnerable people on the map. MapSwipe, developed in support of the Missing Maps Project, allows users to remotely contribute to humanitarian missions. Users choose a task in a crisis prone part of the world, such as spotting villages at risk of a cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They then swipe through satellite images of the region, tapping the screen to mark the location of settlements, roads, rivers, and other features. This information is fed back to mappers, who build detailed maps that can be used in the field. At present, these mappers must spend days scrolling through thousands of images of uninhabited forest or rural desert in search of small, often remote communities. With MapSwipe, members of the public can donate their time to humanitarian organizations including Médecins Sans Frontières and the Red Cross, crowdsourcing the arduous process of locating the people who need their help. With this generous contribution from users like you, professionals on the ground can get straight to work delivering life-saving aid.

Version History - Updated Apple age rating - Minor bug fixes 2.6.4 Jan 20 - Upgrade packages and fix minor issues. 2.6.3 11/24/2025 - Added back button if user is stuck on loading screen 2.6.2 10/21/2025 - Use tile URL from the project instead of default. - Update APIs for user and usergroup dashboard. 2.6.1 10/17/2025 The changes in this version include: - Fix tutorial crashes in Compare Dates and Find Features project types - Add annotations and image zoom for Assess Images project type - Update app to use new APIs for user dashboard - Minor bug fixes 2.6.0 10/14/2025 - Version upgrades - Minor bug fixes 2.5.1 08/28/2025 - Added a new project type 'Validate Image' - Fixed a bug where 'Continue Mapping' crashed the app 2.5.0 07/16/2025 - Fix for the accessibility UI bug where all the instructions texts were the same - Added client type mobile-ios - Added a changelog pop up on first time app open when the app is updated from the store 2.3.0 03/05/2025 - Add accessibility feature in 'Find' and 'Compare' project types - Add a pop-up modal to show accessibility feature - Add the new icons in tutorials - Updated source English texts - Similar usernames are no longer valid and cannot be used moving forward (unique migration done for this) 2.2.10 08/05/2024 - React Native version upgrade from 0.71.3 to 0.72.5 - Rename "Mission Type" to "Project Type" - Minor bug fixes 2.2.9 01/02/2024 1. Upgrade React Native to v0.71.3 2. Fix an issue where User Group stats was empty on the first load 3. Add support for custom options in footprint projects 4. Add support for dynamic information pages in the tutorial 2.2.6 07/11/2023 This release replaces the old 'More' screen with the all-new 'Profile' screen which includes more statistics about your contributions. It also introduces User Groups that you can join to have your contributions tracked as part of that user group. 2.2.5 01/13/2023 This is a bug fix release which corrects a major bug that prevented the app from starting for some users. The previous release improved translations for Czech, Dutch and Hungarian, and added Esperanto to the list of languages. It also fixed a bug in tutorials where the wrong imagery was sometimes shown, and did some general housekeeping. 2.2.4 12/07/2022 This release improves translations for Czech, Dutch and Hungarian, and adds Esperanto to the list of languages. It also fixes a bug in tutorials where the wrong imagery was sometimes shown, and does some general housekeeping. 2.2.3 12/02/2022 This release adds the much-awaited possibility to login with your OpenStreetMap account (only for new accounts for now). We also updated translations and fixed some small bugs behind the scene. Happy swiping! 2.2.1 05/26/2022 We have added support for a new project type which will help with reviewing OSM data quality. 2.1.8 01/15/2022 This is a technical release which is mostly for upgrading technical requirements. It also improves translations for the Dutch language. 2.1.6 11/01/2021 You did not miss any releases, the version number has jumped from 2.0.11 to 2.1.5 for obscure technical reasons :) This release does mostly invisible (but useful!) changes. It: - Introduces a tutorial for Change Detection projects - Upgrades technical dependencies to ensure the app can run on recent phones - Updates some translations (Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Spanish) and adds Italian - Improves privacy by removing various identifiers in firebase 2.1.5 07/28/2021 This release adds a new project type that helps verify the presence of buildings inside arbitrary areas, including a tutorial. We're also testing data compression to reduce costs associated with data transfers and storage. This also adds Danish and Estonian languages and updates to many others, as well as bug fixes and security updates. 2.0.11 01/16/2021 This version brings in a new and improved tutorial which we think will help new users get comfortable with the app, and help seasoned users be more effective and accurate in their mapping. Don't hesitate to click the tutorial button, we hope you will learn something new! We have also added support for Chinese and Portuguese. Thank you to the volunteers who took time to translate the app! And we've also improved some graphics and fixed a few minor bugs. 2.0.7 09/22/2020 This version brings MapSwipe in your language! The app is now available in 11 languages (some are only partially translated and need your help)! You can select your preferred language from the "More" screen, just under your level badge. This release would not have been possible without the help of our amazing volunteer translators. If that's you, thank you so much! 2.0.6 08/20/2020 This release brings a lot of changes you have requested: • Images are loading much faster so you can start mapping right away • Scrolling is smoother, particularly on long sessions • Reduced memory usage will help on lower spec phones • The swipe down action is now much easier to access • The "Map further" button is back! • Some users were not included in the leaderboard, this is now fixed • Push notifications work again. We will only use them for important news and announcements, so you won't be flooded. 2.0.4 06/06/2020 This release is mostly a technical one that paves the way for more visible improvements in the next one. - Upgraded the internal plumbing of the app to make it compatible with the latest phones. - Fixed a bug in the scalebar that was not always the correct size. - Added the ability to provide tutorials with project specific instructions 2.0.3 04/30/2020 - Added a scale bar - Fixed bug that that caused issues tapping on some phones - Fixed bug in level progress bar display - Fixed bug to display correct project progress - Improved text at the end of tutorials 2.0.2 12/13/2019 Round 1 of bug fixes and improvements after v2.0 launch: - Adjust swiping thresholds to make it easier to mark all red - Hide the splashscreen later to improve launch visuals - Fix the navigation system in the app - Capitalize app display name on android (iOS to come) - Show the help modal only when first opening a project - Widen button so that all text fits in it on small screens - Show count of mappers as 0 when nobody has mapped - Correctly display tiles when they only cover half a screen - Prevent capitalisation of input on login screen 2.0.1 10/17/2019

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Previous Versions

Here you can find the changelog of MapSwipe since it was posted on our website on 2016-09-26 09:43:36. The latest version is 2.6.4 and it was updated on 2026-06-29 15:13:33. See below the changes in each version.

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