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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools.

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How the NetSquared Challenges Have Accelerated Tech for Good

Tech Soup

Ushahidi Harnesses Data for Social Good. " Ushahidi has since supported critical information gathering to provide a picture of human needs for many natural disasters, political violence, and human rights violations. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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10NTC Science Fair Preview - Giveaways, More Giveaways and Free Apple iPads

NTEN

Oh, and just in case you want to plan your prize route, here's a map. We're a GIS software development firm, and we'd love to share with you how you can use the power of geographic information systems -- beyond just displaying dots on a map. The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta.

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10NTC Science Fair Preview - Giveaways, More Giveaways and Free Apple iPads

NTEN

Oh, and just in case you want to plan your prize route, here's a map. We're a GIS software development firm, and we'd love to share with you how you can use the power of geographic information systems -- beyond just displaying dots on a map. The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta.

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

you'll hear case studies of social media disasters and how they could have been prevented, as well as how brands have dealt with potential PR nightmares. Cultural institutions are increasingly developing APIs and linked-data repositories. Data, Data, Everywhere: Drowning in a Sea of Analytics . Twitterstorm, anyone?

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Crowdsourcing for knowledge creation can include “mashups of data.&# Ushahidi is an open source platform that facilitates crowdsourcing through the use of SMS/cellphones and online mapping. 2) Crowd Creation.

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