At present, there is a poor understanding of population exposure in some Official Development Assistance (ODA) countries, which causes major challenges when making Disaster Risk Management decisions. Modeling Exposure Through Earth Observation Routines (METEOR) takes a step-change in the application…
In 2020 OMDTZ collaborated with Tanzania Data Lab (dLab) for the community mapping projects conducted in Kyela Mbeya, Tanzania. Kyela community mapping project aimed to make data available, facilitate accessibility, and better use of data to inform decisions for sustainable…
There are many problems associated with the discharge of wastewater from industries into water bodies. These problems can lead to environmental pollution which in turn leads to a variety of diseases and a decline in public health for both people…
In Africa, OSM and open mapping groups have grown tremendously over the last few years. This has occurred as a result of the expanding need for geospatial data and an understanding of how mapping may serve as a base map…
Under the broad framework of the Tanzania Urban Resilience Program (TURP), Spatial Collective (SC) was commissioned to carry out the Community Mapping of Urban Risks in Mwanza. To complete the project, Spatial Collective partnered with the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and…
The research done in the Kikuletwa Catchment area pointed out some coordination challenges between authorities in charge of water resource management. River committees formed mainly by smallholder, farmers have been operating independently and neither communicate with each other nor formally…
Tanzania is the most flood-affected country in East Africa, and city governments across the country are underprepared to meet the challenges of urbanization, including the increased vulnerability to climate-related hazards. Tanzanian towns and cities have undergone a massive spatial expansion…
In most developing countries, solid waste is often disposed of in unregulated dumps, openlyburned, and thrown into water bodies. These practices have serious consequences for health, safety, and the environment. Proper solid waste mechanisms are critical for building sustainable and…
Since 2015, the World Bank has been supporting efforts to collect geospatial data forurban resilience through the Tanzania Urban Resilience Program. In 2022, Open MapDevelopment Tanzania, in collaboration with Resilience Academy, worked withuniversity students to support data collection to inform…
The World Food Programme (WFP) in Tanzania funded OpenMap Development Tanzania(OMDTZ) to conduct a detailed mapping survey of mills across Tanzania and collect informationabout mills including locations, distribution, capacity, fortifications, and commodities milled byspecific machines. The national milling census was…