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Ushahidi BRCK: Bringing Internet to the Developing World

Tech Soup

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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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

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. Disasters like this, or the events of the Southeast Asian tsunamis, can literally change the shape of cities, countrysides, and coastlines.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

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. Disasters like this, or the events of the Southeast Asian tsunamis, can literally change the shape of cities, countrysides, and coastlines.

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How the NetSquared Challenges Have Accelerated Tech for Good

Tech Soup

" 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. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Penguin Day in New Orleans, Fondling the Tools, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo from LolNPtech.org (Registration is here ) Mashups, Meatballs, and New Orleans Do you look at all of the data available online, and imagine ways to combine and connect it to increase awareness about an issue? Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! Applications will be available form Feb 1 to March 14, 2008.

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

NTEN

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. and if you want to talk about how to display stuff on maps and create effective Google Map mashups, we can do that too! O-matic Software in booth 76.

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

NTEN

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. and if you want to talk about how to display stuff on maps and create effective Google Map mashups, we can do that too! O-matic Software in booth 76.

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