Title :
FrontlineSMS and Ushahidi - a demo
Author :
Banks, Ken ; Hersman, Erik
Abstract :
FrontlineSMS and Ushahidi are both free and open source tools which allow for the collection, dissemination and visualization of data collected to and from the field. This paper outlines details of live demonstrations of the tools at the ICTD 2009 conference in Qatar.
Keywords :
data visualisation; information dissemination; mobile computing; public domain software; FrontlineSMS; Ushahidi; data collection; data dissemination; data visualization; open source tools; Africa; Collaborative work; Communications technology; Data visualization; Electronic mail; Information analysis; Mobile handsets; Portable computers; Search engines; Testing; FrontlineSMS; SMS; Ushahidi; data; messaging; mobile; open source tools;
Conference_Titel :
Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD), 2009 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Doha
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4662-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4663-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICTD.2009.5426725
