https://www.missingmaps.org/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:01:10 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:01:10 +0000 Jekyll v4.4.1 Our annual report provides an overview of activities undertaken by Missing Maps member organizations between September 2024 and October 2025. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2026/03/19/missing-maps-annual-report-2025/ https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2026/03/19/missing-maps-annual-report-2025/ Remote mapping and local knowledge came together in Kulob, Tajikistan, to fill critical gaps in neighbourhood-level map data for a tuberculosis project. Through remote sessions and hand-drawn maps, MSF teams turned local knowledge into neighbourhood boundaries that had never been mapped before. The result is a map that supports tuberculosis screening and analysis and will continue to be useful for health teams working in the city. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2026/02/03/remote-mapping-meets-local-knowledge-in-kulob-tajikistan/ https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2026/02/03/remote-mapping-meets-local-knowledge-in-kulob-tajikistan/ MSF Tajikistan field mapping The State of the Map Africa 2023 provided a space for a hybrid Missing Maps annual meeting on the edges of the conference in Yaoundé, as well as the first-ever Missing Maps annual report with highlights, successes and challenges. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2024/02/27/MM-2023-annual-report-highlights-Cameroon/ https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2024/02/27/MM-2023-annual-report-highlights-Cameroon/ state of the map conference africa gathering annual report The Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology team recently launched a new version of the Skecth Map Tool - an easy-to-use tool for participatory sketch mapping through offline data collection, digitization and georeferencing of local spatial knowledge. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2023/07/14/sketch_map_tool_new_version/ https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2023/07/14/sketch_map_tool_new_version/ participatory mapping analog map digital map sketch tool Amidst the ongoing conflict and displacement crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, utilizing geodata contributes to an effective evaluation of the situation, understanding the extent of displacement in a setting where estimating the number and spread of population is never an easy task. Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2023/06/19/DRC-MSF-Health-Intervention/ https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2023/06/19/DRC-MSF-Health-Intervention/ MSF Medecins Sans Frontieres Health Cholera DRC Democratic Republic of Congo displaced IDP Malawi was experiencing the worst cholera epidemic in 20 years, so MSF sent an emergency team and activated Missing Maps. When a cyclone hit in March, OSM data was also invaluable for assessment. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2023/06/02/Malawi-MSF-Cholera-Cyclone-Response/ https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2023/06/02/Malawi-MSF-Cholera-Cyclone-Response/ MSF Medecins Sans Frontieres Health Cholera Malawi OpenStreetMap Cyclone For the International Women's Day 2023, three women validators from different countries shared their unique perspectives Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2023/03/08/IWD-2023-interview-validators/ https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2023/03/08/IWD-2023-interview-validators/ IWD MSF used geographical information to map air pollution risk with help from Missing Maps volunteers who updated valuable OpenStreetMap (OSM) road and building data sources. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2022/11/28/Using-OSM-Data-to-Map-Air-Pollution-Risk-in-Haiti/ https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2022/11/28/Using-OSM-Data-to-Map-Air-Pollution-Risk-in-Haiti/ MSF OpenStreetMap MSF a utilisé des informations géographiques pour cartographier les risques de pollution de l’air avec l'aide des bénévoles de Missing Maps qui ont mis à jour de précieuses sources de données routières et de bâtiments OpenStreetMap (OSM). Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2022/11/28/Utilisation-des-donn%C3%A9e-OSM-pour-cartographier-les-hotspots-de-risque-de-pollution-atmosph%C3%A9rique-%C3%A0-Haiti/ https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2022/11/28/Utilisation-des-donn%C3%A9e-OSM-pour-cartographier-les-hotspots-de-risque-de-pollution-atmosph%C3%A9rique-%C3%A0-Haiti/ MSF OpenStreetMap Afin d'améliorer la cartographie de l’occupation et l’usage du sol au Cameroun, OSM Cameroun s'est efforcé de collecter de meilleures données et d'enrichir la carte OSM qui montre les régularités d’occupation du sol à travers le pays. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2022/10/14/cartographier-l-occupation-du-sol-avec-OSM-Cameroun/ https://www.missingmaps.org/blog/2022/10/14/cartographier-l-occupation-du-sol-avec-OSM-Cameroun/ OSM partners