The night the earth shook, strangers started to draw (sheets.works)

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[-] B0rax@feddit.org 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Interesting read. This was new to me:

When a disaster hits, a small nonprofit called the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team does something simple. It takes the affected area, chops it into small squares, and puts the squares on the internet, on a site called the Tasking Manager.

https://tasks.hotosm.org/

this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2026

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