Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Ushahidi is an NGO headquartered in Kenya. It is a nonprofit tech company that develops free and open-source software for information collection, visualization, and crowdsourced interactive mapping to help mitigate disasters. Here’s some news on a now famous NetSquared alumnus project.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2009

We've discussed Ushahidi here before; the project won last year's NetSquared Mashup Challenge. In short, Ushahidi aggregates information from text messages and other media, presenting a clearer picture of a crisis situation as it emerges. read more.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

One of TechSoup's less-known areas of work has been to support and promote the work of other tech-for-good organizations, like Ushahidi in Kenya. It can inform members of a community of critical information as it happens, and tell an event's story visually with maps, interactive charts, and other visualizations.

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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. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. Kibera is a slum located within the city of Nairobi, Kenya. Jim Craner , MapTogether.

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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. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. Kibera is a slum located within the city of Nairobi, Kenya. Jim Craner, MapTogether.

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