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Over the past year, our OpenStreetMap Pakistan community has been actively working to map high-risk flood zones across the country—both areas historically affected by extreme flooding and regions facing critical vulnerability during upcoming monsoon seasons.
Shifting from Reactive Response to Proactive Preparedness
During last year’s monsoon floods, our mapping response began after the disaster had already struck. While those post-disaster edits were vital for ongoing emergency response, we recognised the need to get ahead of the curve.
This year, we shifted our strategy completely: we initiated pre-disaster mapping well before the monsoon season arrived.
By leveraging flood projections and high-risk zone data from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and prominent emergency monitoring sources, we identified priority regions across Pakistan. We began our efforts by focusing heavily on areas categorised as the highest risk of severe flooding, ensuring that digital infrastructure is in place before rising waters cut off communities.
Community Coordination & HOT Tasking Manager
Together with two fellow community members, I took charge of creating, organizing, and managing dedicated projects on the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Tasking Manager.
To drive contributions and sustain momentum, we have been organising community mapping parties and mapathons. Local mappers and volunteers across Pakistan came together to trace the following:
*Missing road networks and bridge connections
*Remote village footprints and building clusters
*Key natural landmarks and waterways
These precise layers are already empowering ground rescue teams, military logistics, and international aid agencies to plan evacuation routes, calculate population exposure, and navigate flood-affected corridors.
Global Recognition
Our community’s proactive mapping drive was recently highlighted in a feature article by the UK newspaper Oxford Herald:
📰 Read the full feature: [Mapping for Rescue: How Volunteer Maps Are Saving Lives in Pakistan’s Flood Zones] (https://oxfordherald.co.uk/mapping-for-rescue-how-volunteer-maps-are-saving-lives-in-pakistans-flood-zones)
Looking Ahead: The Work Continues
Because the monsoon season in Pakistan typically extends through the end of August, our work is far from finished. We are currently actively editing, validating, and managing existing tasks while preparing to launch new projects on the Tasking Manager as updated satellite imagery and risk models become available.
A massive thank you to all team members at Kaart & the mappers, validators, and community members who have dedicated their time to this effort!
If you would like to contribute or help validate ongoing tasks, keep an eye on our project listings on the HOT Tasking Manager or reach out directly to the OSM Pakistan community
Over the past year, our OpenStreetMap Pakistan community has been actively working to map high-risk flood zones across the country—both areas historically affected by extreme flooding and regions facing critical vulnerability during upcoming monsoon seasons.
Shifting from Reactive Response to Proactive PreparednessDuring last year’s monsoon floods, our mapping response began after the disaster had already struck. While those post-disaster edits were vital for ongoing emergency response, we recognised the need to get ahead of the curve.
This year, we shifted our strategy completely: we initiated pre-disaster mapping well before the monsoon season arrived.
By leveraging flood projections and high-risk zone data from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and prominent emergency monitoring sources, we identified priority regions across Pakistan. We began our efforts by focusing heavily on areas categorised as the highest risk of severe flooding, ensuring that digital infrastructure is in place before rising waters cut off communities.
Together with two fellow community members, I took charge of creating, organizing, and managing dedicated projects on the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Tasking Manager.
To drive contributions and sustain momentum, we have been organising community mapping parties and mapathons. Local mappers and volunteers across Pakistan came together to trace the following:
*Missing road networks and bridge connections
*Remote village footprints and building clusters
*Key natural landmarks and waterways
These precise layers are already empowering ground rescue teams, military logistics, and international aid agencies to plan evacuation routes, calculate population exposure, and navigate flood-affected corridors.
Global RecognitionOur community’s proactive mapping drive was recently highlighted in a feature article by the UK newspaper Oxford Herald:
📰 Read the full feature: [Mapping for Rescue: How Volunteer Maps Are Saving Lives in Pakistan’s Flood Zones] (https://oxfordherald.co.uk/mapping-for-rescue-how-volunteer-maps-are-saving-lives-in-pakistans-flood-zones)
Looking Ahead: The Work ContinuesBecause the monsoon season in Pakistan typically extends through the end of August, our work is far from finished. We are currently actively editing, validating, and managing existing tasks while preparing to launch new projects on the Tasking Manager as updated satellite imagery and risk models become available.
A massive thank you to all team members at Kaart & the mappers, validators, and community members who have dedicated their time to this effort!
If you would like to contribute or help validate ongoing tasks, keep an eye on our project listings on the HOT Tasking Manager or reach out directly to the OSM Pakistan community
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