#map2020 is a joint campaign by Mapillary and The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). #map2020 encourages the use of street-level imagery and OpenStreetMap to address geospatial problems that affect navigation in low- and middle-income countries.

This year’s #map2020 is focusing on navigation, one of the biggest challenges faced by undermapped regions. Navigation ties closely to how easily people can travel from A to B in a safe, reliable, and efficient way. There are many ways to map this in OSM. Here are some that come to mind:

• Enhancing basemap data such as road classification, speed-limits, surface type, and street names to improve routing results
• Street-lighting to provide a safely lit route for people traveling at night
• The adequacy and location of sidewalks and footpaths so that pedestrians can move at a safe distance away from traffic
• The routes that are typically taken by unofficial transportation such as dalla-dallas, matatus, and jeepneys
• Wheelchair accessibility as it relates to sidewalks and building entrances

No. We encourage all #map2020 participants to follow their respective governments’ guidelines. If the current Covid-19 outbreak means that you can’t capture street-level imagery, you can still take part in #map2020 by using imagery that’s already been uploaded to Mapillary to improve and update OpenStreetMap. The imagery should still be used to improve navigation in your chosen area.

Our goal with #map2020 is that we can play at least a small part in improving navigation related outcomes in the undermapped parts of the world. For this to happen, successful projects will need to work with local government, universities, citizens, companies, and other organizations to ensure the mapping efforts lead to real world improvements. We are not looking for any particular certification to show you are operating as part of an organization, but we do want to see that you have the ability to engage the relevant stakeholders required to make your objective a reality.

There is no minimum or maximum number of people we are looking for, but we want to see a cohesive team working together on your navigation problem. This will prevent members of the team burning out and help to ensure the longevity of the project. Try to build a team with a diverse skill set that can address each part of the project timeline.

No specific expertise or experience is necessary to take part in #map2020. Mapillary will run webinars at each stage to provide general guidance and there are also a wealth of online resources on our help pages and LearnOSM that will show you what you need to know.

The key thing we are looking for from successful projects is a clear link between your data, analysis and the navigation related objective you are working for. This could mean as little as 5 hours per week on #map2020 or significantly greater amount of time if your objective requires more data or complex analysis. Outcomes matter a lot more than the hours invested.

The deadlines for the different project stages, which you can see in the Timeline section of this page, are at 23:59 CET for each date.

Completed projects are assessed based on five criteria:

• Use of street-level imagery
• Extent and quality of map editing
• Engaging different stakeholders
• Writing a results report (we provide a template)
• Impact on navigation in the area

You can see the detailed grading guidelines here.