top 10 Highlights from 2019
Our community mapped over two million tasks since the start of Tasking Manager!
Mapped nearly every road segment in Indonesia using AI assisted learning (via RapidID)
Launched 15 disaster response activations, including Cyclone Idai, our second largest activation after Nepal
Became the biggest contributor to HDX in 2019 and had the second highest number of downloads from the platform – with 56,300 lifetime downloads
Started our first gender project, WomenConnect, supporting women and girls in Peru, Tanzania, and Zambia
Funded eight local communities in 2019, bringing the total number of Microgrants we've supported to 39
Held our biggest HOT Summit yet with over 200 attendees!
Featured in global media, including BBC’s Equator from the Air, National Geographic and NPR
Partnered with Microsoft to enable AI Assisted Mapping of 18 million building footprints in Uganda and Tanzania
Most successful Microgrants fundraising campaign yet, raising over $41,500 for six local mapping communities in 2020