Ushahidi

Posted by PrabhasPokharel on Aug 26, 2009
Organization that developed the Tool: 
Main Contact: 
Erik Hersman
Problem or Need: 

Gathering crisis information from the general public can provie insights into events happening in near real-time. Allowing easy intake, visualization and mapping of this information can be very valuable. To this effect, the goal is to have an open source application so intake and visualization methods are customisable and deployable in a wide variety of settings.

Main Contact Email : 
Brief Description: 

Ushahidi is a platform that allows anyone around the world to set up their own way to gather reports by mobile phone, email and the web - and visualize and map them. It is being built so that it can grow with the changing environment of the web, and to work with other websites and online tools.

Tool Category: 
Runs on a mobile phone
Runs on a server
Is a web-based application/web service
Key Features : 
  • Google Map Visualization of Reports
  • Integration with SMS input, FrontlineSMS, various Web tools
  • Admin panel and Web Input of externally validated stories
  • Other planned features
  • Various smartphone applications to upload data to Ushahidi
Main Services: 
Voting, Data Collection, Surveys, and Polling
Location-Specific Services and GIS
Tool Maturity: 
Currently deployed
Platforms: 
Linux/UNIX
Mac/Apple
Windows
All phones -- SMS
All phones/Mobile Browser
Program/Code Language: 
PHP
Organizations Using the Tool: 
Support Forums: 
http://wiki.ushahidi.com/doku.php
http://forums.ushahidi.com
Languages supported: 
English, French, Arabic, Others coming
Is the Tool's Code Available?: 
Yes
URL for license: 
http://github.com/ushahidi/Ushahidi_Web/blob/19bbcb381ab8b9f3eac6a718d76eb015d9d9f8fe/License.txt
Is an API available to interface with your tool?: 
Yes

Ushahidi Locations

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Organization that developed the Tool: 
Main Contact: 
Erik Hersman
Problem or Need: 

Gathering crisis information from the general public can provie insights into events happening in near real-time. Allowing easy intake, visualization and mapping of this information can be very valuable. To this effect, the goal is to have an open source application so intake and visualization methods are customisable and deployable in a wide variety of settings.

Main Contact Email : 
Brief Description: 

Ushahidi is a platform that allows anyone around the world to set up their own way to gather reports by mobile phone, email and the web - and visualize and map them. It is being built so that it can grow with the changing environment of the web, and to work with other websites and online tools.

Tool Category: 
Runs on a mobile phone
Runs on a server
Is a web-based application/web service
Key Features : 
  • Google Map Visualization of Reports
  • Integration with SMS input, FrontlineSMS, various Web tools
  • Admin panel and Web Input of externally validated stories
  • Other planned features
  • Various smartphone applications to upload data to Ushahidi
Main Services: 
Voting, Data Collection, Surveys, and Polling
Location-Specific Services and GIS
Tool Maturity: 
Currently deployed
Platforms: 
Linux/UNIX
Mac/Apple
Windows
All phones -- SMS
All phones/Mobile Browser
Program/Code Language: 
PHP
Organizations Using the Tool: 
Support Forums: 
http://wiki.ushahidi.com/doku.php
http://forums.ushahidi.com
Languages supported: 
English, French, Arabic, Others coming
Is the Tool's Code Available?: 
Yes
URL for license: 
http://github.com/ushahidi/Ushahidi_Web/blob/19bbcb381ab8b9f3eac6a718d76eb015d9d9f8fe/License.txt
Is an API available to interface with your tool?: 
Yes

Ushahidi Locations

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