Category: Other projects

This is not an activation of the Standby Task Force Request for assistance Elections in Nigeria are coming up, and CODE has asked us for support with geolocation and categorization of observer- and citizen reports to their Ushahidi instance. The …

Request for volunteers: monitoring Nigerian elections Read More »

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Micromappers will be having a deployment this weekend to identify areas of coconut palm deforestation in the Philippines. Globally, the Philippines is one of the world’s largest producers of coconut products, however Typhoon Haiyan resulted in devastating biodiversity and tree …

Help the Philippines Go Coconuts!!! Read More »

It is a great feeling when you are down to those final pieces of a puzzle.  A triumphant buzz runs through you when you understand how something works.  Those moments when the light-bulb shines bright are some of the most satisfying.  We …

SBTF Needs You: Rewriting our FAQs, Your Input Needed Read More »

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[Guest post by Timo Luege – I’m passionate about information, communication and how they can be used to make the world a better place. My two main areas of expertise are: • Communication through digital media • Media relations during …

Lessons learned from USAID’s first crowdsourced project Read More »

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Since 2010, the Standby Volunteer Task Force (SBTF) has demonstrated that digital volunteers can play an instrumental role in supporting humanitarian, human rights, development and media organizations. SBTF volunteers—or Mapsters we call ourselves—use purely manual methods to create the many …

Mapsters Partner with Geofeedia to Improve Media Monitoring Efforts Read More »

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