Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

The Louisiana Bucket Brigade (LABB), for instance, has used Ushahidi to document the impacts of oil spills and other petrochemical pollution on human health and the environment. It can display data with maps, lists, charts, timelines, and other visual reports. One of the new things Ushahidi was doing was crowdsourcing information.

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Benefit Public Develop Tools 36

NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Over 1,500 mashups later, and a first prize win in the contest, DataMasher is proving to be a great experiment in data transparency. By making your data available to others, you present your organization as a thought leader and a trusted provider of information and services. Ensure you have good documentation.

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Data API Mashup Contest 82

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Last year, Rick Bonney and a team of educators and science researchers at the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) tackled this question in a project designed to define the structures and benefits of public participation in science research (download the full report as a PDF here.) Science has an answer.

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Model Activities Active Activism 98

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi. Maps are a tool for visualizing data about place, much like charts are tools for visualizing numeric and financial data.

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Tools Map Disaster Oregon 73

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi. Maps are a tool for visualizing data about place, much like charts are tools for visualizing numeric and financial data. Jim Craner, MapTogether.

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Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59