Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

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. Ushahidi was a NetSquared Mashup Challenge winner in the fabled 2008 Netsquared conference in Santa Clara, California.

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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. 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. 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. 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. Jim Craner, MapTogether.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

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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