OpenStreetMap
Nisreen Mahmoud, 2025 HOT Voting Member Nominee
Hello fellow mappers, My name is Nisreen Mahmoud, and I am a GIS and remote sensing expert. I am originally from Sudan, and I currently reside in Egypt. I currently serve as the Supervisor of Surveying, GIS, and Remote Sensing Group in the Khartoum Reconstruction Initiative (KRI). In addition to my supervisory role, I also lead OSM Sudan. Previously, I served as the East African zone coordinator for African Women in GIS (AWiGIS) in 2023. Today, I’m also a proud mentee in the Women+ in Geospatial Mentorship Programme, where I continue growing my leadership and technical outreach abilities. I am passionate about creating spaces where emerging mappers, especially women, African mappers, and those from conflict-affected areas, are able to feel seen, heard, and empowered to lead. I am honored to have been nominated as a 2025 Voting Member of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). As someone whose life and work are deeply rooted in both humanitarian response and geospatial science, this opportunity feels especially meaningful. I am pleased to introduce myself and articulate my aspirations to contribute to HOT’s mission.
What Does HOT Mean to Me? HOT represents the fusion of community, technology, and humanitarian action. It’s a space where open data becomes a lifeline—used to empower communities, support climate resilience, and respond to crises. For me, HOT is about building bridges between people and tools, between local knowledge and global support.