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What would you do in the middle of the jungle in Papua New Guinea if you had an injured youngster with a fever, no doctor in the community, no pharmacy within walking distance, and no suitable medical supplies either?
Volunteers like you used MapSwipe to identify grass airstrips in Papua New Guinea so medical aid groups like MSF could more effectively reach rural communities.
https://mapswipe.org/en/blogs/2025-04-03-papua-new-guinea-swiping-to-find-airstrips/
Looking for a convenient way to give back this weekend? Consider MapSwipe!
Volunteers just like you have helped map critical infrastructure like rural airstrips in Papua New Guinea, helping @DoctorsWithoutBorders deliver essential medical aid to remote communities.
Read more about this valuable work: https://mapswipe.org/en/blogs/2025-04-03-papua-new-guinea-swiping-to-find-airstrips/
And start mapping today! https://mapswipe.org/en/get-involved/
From revamping the UI to launching a merch store, the MapSwipe team has big plans for the future! The team met up in Belgium late last year to reflect on where MapSwipe has come and plan what will come next. https://mapswipe.org/en/blogs/2025-01-24-mapswipe-belgium-meetup/
📣 🌐 Calling for volunteers or anybody who wants to help translate the MapSwipe app!
There are several languages that are just a few translations away from being 💯!
https://explore.transifex.com/mapswipe/
(If you have issues with Transifex, let us know and we can help you troubleshoot getting added to the project.)
#mapswipe #geospatial #osm #translation #translator #volunteer
📢 Exciting news📢 🥳
:openstreetmap: #MapSwipe4Web is now here which means you can swipe from your browser on any device 🎉💻
🖱️ Try it out here and happy swiping! https://web.mapswipe.org
Check out the blog post from @heigit https://heigit.org/the-new-mapswipe-web-app-is-here/
🗺️Did you know?🖥️
With whe new MapSwipe4Web app, you can now use #MapSwipe on any device, any browser and at any place in the world🌍
If you want to know the ins and outs of #MapSwipe4Web, have a look at our blog 🔎and visit our friends at @hotosm !
I tried the @mapswipe app for crowdsourced mapping, and it is a beautifully designed piece of software. The app features great interactive quick-start instructions, lowering the entry barriers for a wide audience to contribute to humanitarian mapping efforts! https://mapswipe.org/
Interested in learning more about MapSwipe's history and its contributions to the #geospatial data space? 🔍 Check out our #StoryMap here!
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4ed670067e9647b5b2f23d107b6d36ea
#mapswipe #mapping #humanitarian #HumanitarianData #gis #osm #data #missingmaps
Help us finish our project in Papua New Guinea and support #OSM Papua New Guinea in #mapping buildings affected by a recent earthquake to improve local response efforts :openstreetmap:
🖱️ Click the link below and get swiping
Discover the impact of humanitarian efforts facilitated by @themissingmaps in this article by Paul Knight. Since 2015, HeiGIT and the GIScience Research Group have been supporting this project, monitoring and visualizing its achievements and impact using information from the HOT Tasking Manager and our #ohsome framework. Explore how collaborative work drives meaningful change and supports communities with geo-data to mitigate the effects of crises. #GIS #HumanitarianAid
🔍Check out another video by #HOT on how MapSwipe #data has been applied in Libya!
Today is #ForestDay and this year's theme emphasizes the need for new technological innovations to combat deforestation and forest degradation.
:openstreetmaps: Help us complete our project to accurately map the Amazon and contribute towards improved sustainability and protection in the area!
📍 Click the link to join the app and start #mapping https://mapswipe.org/en/#startMapswiping
🌳 Check out more on Forest Day here: https://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/key-messages/en/
👁️🗨️Check out this video from Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team #HOT on how MapSwipe improves humanitarian mapping!
Come join the MissingMaps' Mid-month #mapathon on February 20th where we will also be having a test session of MapSwipe for Web - an exciting project to bring MapSwipe outside of the app and to your computers!
Sign up in the link below and we hope to see you there :openstreetmaps: Happy Mapping!
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/missingmapslondon/1068244
@J9C thank you! :openstreetmaps: 🥳
#Introduction
MapSwipe harnesses the collective strength of volunteers to actively contribute to #geospatial data projects. From identifying infrastructure to tracking environmental changes and validating map data, MapSwipers help improve map data across the world.
📍 For ways to volunteer, host a #MapSwipe event, or partner with us, check out our get involved page
:openstreetmaps: https://mapswipe.org/en/get-involved/
