MapTools

Map tools for NGOs and humanitarian work

Open data, field collection apps and free GIS used in humanitarian response and development work.

Urban plannersReal estateJournalistsResearchersDevelopersData analystsSmall businessesStudents & teachersNGOs & humanitarianDesignersSurveyors & engineersGovernment

Online Map Makers

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Google My Maps

google.com

Free custom maps with pins, lines and layers on Google Maps

FreeMap Makers13
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Felt

felt.com

Collaborative web maps for teams, from sketches to GIS data

FreemiumMap Makers10
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uMap

umap.openstreetmap.fr

Open-source map maker on OpenStreetMap

Open sourceMap Makers10
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ArcGIS StoryMaps

storymaps.arcgis.com

Story maps that combine maps, text and media

FreemiumMap Makers6
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Map Drawing & Annotation

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MapHub

maphub.net

Create interactive maps with points, lines and polygons

FreemiumDrawing8
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Desktop GIS

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QGIS

qgis.org

Free and open-source desktop GIS for Windows, macOS and Linux

Open sourceDesktop GIS9
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Web GIS & Cloud Platforms

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ArcGIS Online

arcgis.com

Esri's cloud platform for web maps, apps and spatial analysis

PaidWeb GIS7
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GIS Cloud

giscloud.com

Web GIS with mobile data collection apps

PaidWeb GIS7
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GeoNode

geonode.org

Open-source geospatial content management and data portal

Open sourceWeb GIS5
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Basemaps & Map Tiles

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OpenStreetMap

openstreetmap.org

The free, editable map of the world built by volunteers

FreeBasemaps10
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Geocoding, Routing & Location APIs

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openrouteservice

openrouteservice.org

Free routing, isochrones and matrix API on OpenStreetMap

FreemiumLocation APIs2
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what3words

what3words.com

Every 3m square in the world has a unique three-word address

FreemiumLocation APIs1
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Spatial Analysis & GeoAI

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Google Earth Engine

earthengine.google.com

Planetary-scale analysis of satellite imagery in the cloud

FreemiumAnalysis1
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Satellite & Aerial Imagery

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Planet

planet.com

Daily high-resolution satellite imagery of the whole Earth

EnterpriseImagery5
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Copernicus Browser

browser.dataspace.copernicus.eu

Browse and download free Sentinel satellite imagery

FreeImagery3
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Drone Mapping & Photogrammetry

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OpenDroneMap

opendronemap.org

Open-source photogrammetry for drone images

Open sourceDrones3
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Open Geodata Sources

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Google Open Buildings

sites.research.google

Open building footprints detected from satellite imagery

FreeOpen Data3
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GADM

gadm.org

Administrative boundaries for every country

FreeOpen Data2
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Humanitarian Data Exchange

data.humdata.org

Open humanitarian datasets including boundaries and population

FreeOpen Data2
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WorldPop

worldpop.org

Gridded population data for the world

FreeOpen Data2
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geoBoundaries

geoboundaries.org

Open administrative boundaries with permissive licences

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Field Data Collection

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Epicollect5

five.epicollect.net

Free mobile data collection for research and citizen science

FreeField Apps4
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QField

qfield.org

Field app for QGIS projects

Open sourceField Apps3
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ODK

getodk.org

Open Data Kit: offline mobile data collection

Open sourceField Apps3
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Mergin Maps

merginmaps.com

QGIS-based field data collection with team sync

FreemiumField Apps3
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ArcGIS Survey123

survey123.arcgis.com

Form-based field surveys from Esri

PaidField Apps2
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KoboToolbox

kobotoolbox.org

Free survey and data collection for humanitarian work

FreemiumField Apps1
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