Category Archives: Crisis Mapping

Answer to Matthew Levinger

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

This blog post has been edited after clarification on the role of TechChange and on their position expressed in the comment below.  On Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Matthew Levinger posted a blog post titled “Risk Management and Ethics in Conflict … Continue reading →

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Crisis Mapping Simulation – Zambia June 2011

Posted on September 12, 2011 by
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In June 2011 I organized a simulation of an emergency in occasion of the Random Hack of Kindness I was helping to organize in Lusaka, Zambia. The purpose of the simulation was to wrap up a Crowdsourcing workshop series that … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Ushahidi Manual

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

[Cross-posted on the Ushahidi Blog] Exactly a year ago, I started to work on my first Ushahidi platform. I knew little about the platform and in the course of the six months that followed the deployment of Ushahidi Chile I … Continue reading →

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The search for neutrality in Open data and Crisis Mapping

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

The definition of Neutrality is the following: “the state of not supporting either side in a disagreement, competition or war” or “the state or position of being impartial or not allied with or committed to either party or viewpoint in … Continue reading →

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Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI): where are we now and where are we going

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

I have just been presenting the Standby Task Force at the ESRI Redlands GIS Week in California. The three day workshop on Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) and Humanitarian Emergency has been simply wonderful. Lots of practitioners, lot’s of academics, students … Continue reading →

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Why technology is 10%

Posted on January 10, 2011 by
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In May 2010 the Ushahidi blog posted an awesome post from Chris Blow which was highlighting the importance of working through a Ushahidi project by thinking that the tool is only 10% of your project. I loved that blog post … Continue reading →

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Crowdsourcing and Crowdfeeding: participatory information management systems

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

I have just spent some time in Zambia to work as Consultant for the World Bank inside their regional pilot program on Climate Change and Resilience. I was hired as Crowdsourcing Expert with the goal to explain to civil society … Continue reading →

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How to process information inside the Ushahidi platform – Part I: SMS and Twitter

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

I have meant to do this since long time ago. Those are the first two videos on how to process information inside the Ushahidi platform, explaining how to process SMS and Twitter messages. Others will follow.

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A typical Ushahidi Core Team

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

When people want to set up a Ushahidi platform they normally ask how many people they should plan to manage the platform. The number of the people in the core team for a Ushahidi project really depends on the size … Continue reading →

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Standby Crisis Mappers Task Force: Apply Now!

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

This is a guest blog post from iRevolution, posted on September 26, 2010 by Patrick Meier The disaster response to Haiti was unprecedented in terms of volunteer buy-in and contribution. It was also reactive. The hundreds of volunteers who rallied … Continue reading →

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