Mapping slums and informal settlements

Collecting resources, projects, stories, experiences and data models related to open mapping and OSM in slums and informal settlements.

Projects and Initiatives

Map Kibera Groundbreaking project turned organisation focused on mapping in Kibera, Kenya
Resilience Mappers project Mapping project focused on Informal Settlements in Kawempe Division, Kampala, Uganda, funded by HOT microgrants programme
Slummapping (formally called National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit on Improving Health in Slums)
URBELatam Slum mapping as part of participatory research project. Article on the HOT website.
Dar es Salaam#Tandale slum World Bank and Groundtruth initiative focusing on mapping in Tandale slum, Tanzania
Dhaka#Slum mapping Various slum mapping activities in Bangladesh, involving OpenStreetMap Bangladesh, Red Cross and Missing Maps collaborations
Drone Mapping for Social Good in Nigeria MapMoko project funded by HOT microgrants programme. See CNN article
Slum mapping in Mahare Supported by Spatial Collective. See Verdict article.
Shackdwellers Federation Namibia - open mapping to support improved slum upgrading. Project funded by HOT microgrants programme (see application). Project briefing on the HOT website.
Know Your City 2.0 Collaborative slum mapping project led by Slum Dwellers International (and local federations), Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and University of Chicago
DataCivil co-creating a training module for community generated data and government and community use with Niterói’s Municipal Civil Defence Secretariat-Secretaria Municipal de Defesa de Defesa Civil e Geotecnia de Niterói, the community volunteers-Nucleos Comunitarios de Defesa Civil (NUDECs), Prefeitura de Niterói - SMA, and LAC Hub - HOT
DhakaThrive Collaboration between HOT's Asia Pacific Open Mapping Hub and WorldVision Bangladesh: Integrate high-resolution geospatial data into planning and decision-making processes will allow for a more nuanced understanding of the city's needs, facilitating better service delivery, infrastructure development, and environmental management, especially in slum areas. Field mapping survey data into OSM carries "source=DhakaThrive_Survey"