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Ushahidi

Ushahidi is an open source software application that collates and maps data using user-generated reports. It uses the concept of crowdsourcing serving as an initial model for what has been coined as "activist mapping" – the combination of social activism, citizen journalism and geographic information. Ushahidi allows local observers to submit reports…

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Founded
2008
Owner
Ushahidi, Inc.
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Employees
31
Endowment
US$1,800,000
Focus
activism, mapping

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Ushahidi

Nodes67
Edges66
Triples200
Avg. degree1.97
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related to 2011 · 23
Ushahidi → ATMs, Christchurch, Christchurch Recovery Map, Coordination, February, Humanitarian Affairs, Information, Libya, March, Middle East, New Zealand, OCHA, OCHA's, On, SMS, Standby Volunteer Task Force, Team, The, The Task Force's Tech, This
related to Post-Kenya crisis uses · 20
Ushahidi → Al Jazeera, Berkman Center, Congo, Finally, Gaza War, Harvard Humanitarian Institute, India, It, June, Kenya, Malawi, May, Mexico, November, Soon, South Africa, Southeast African, The, Uganda, Zambia
related to Ushahidi · 19
Ushahidi → AGPL, API, As, Budgetsms, Clickatell SMS Gateway, CodeIgniter, FrontlineSMS, Furthermore, Google Maps API, It, Kohana, Laravel PHP, Nexmo, OpenStreetMap, September, SMS, SMS API, SMS Gateway, Ushahidi-hosted
related to Beginnings in Kenya · 16
Ushahidi → David Kobia, Erik Hersman, Google, International, It, Juliana Rotich, Kenya, Kenya's, Kenyan, NGOs, Okolloh, Ory Okolloh, Swahili, The, The Kenyan, They
related to 2016 · 13
Ushahidi → After, Daily News, Documenthate, King, Now Shaun King, Presidential Election, Propublica, Shaun King, The, The New Yorker, Thousands, USA, USAelectionmonitor
related to Crowdmap · 12
Ushahidi → As, Checkins, Crowdmap, December, Foursquare, Gowalla, London, Occupy, On, Rather, Since, The
related to 2015 · 11
Ushahidi → Although, April Earthquake, Crowd, Crowd Sourcing, Kathmandu Living Labs, KLL, Nepal, Nepalese Army, Quakemap, The, The Nepalese
related to 2013 · 10
Ushahidi → ICTS, Kenya, Kenya Elections Ushahidi, Kenyan, Peacebuilding, Qualitative, Quantitive Analysis, Statebuilding, The, Uchaguzi
related to SwiftRiver (discontinued) · 10
Ushahidi → FirstToSee, In December, It, No, One, Pierce County, SwiftRiver, The, Twitter, Washington
related to 2014 · 8
Ushahidi → Among, Kenya Ushahidi, Kenyan, Nairobi, Ping, Rollcall, The, Westgate Mall

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UshahidiEmployees311.00infobox
UshahidiEndowmentUS$1,800,0001.00infobox
UshahidiFocusactivism, mapping1.00infobox
UshahidiFounded20081.00infobox
UshahidiFounderErik Hersman, Ory Okolloh, Juliana Rotich, David Kobia1.00infobox
UshahidiKey peopleErik Hersman, Juliana Rotich, David Kobia1.00infobox
UshahidiLocationNairobi, Kenya1.00infobox
UshahidiMethodmapping and geospatial1.00infobox
UshahidiOriginsCrowdsourcing1.00infobox
UshahidiOwnerUshahidi, Inc.1.00infobox
UshahidiRegion servedWorld1.00infobox
UshahidiRevenueUS$2,500,000–$4,000,0001.00infobox
UshahidiTax ID no.26520791.00infobox
UshahidiType501(c)(3)1.00infobox
UshahidiVolunteers501.00infobox
UshahidiWebsiteushahidi.com1.00infobox
Ushahidiis aopen source software application that collates and maps data using user-generated reports0.90text

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