Crowdmap is a tool that allows you to crowdsource information and see it on a map and timeline. It is the Ushahidi platform, built by the team who created Ushahidi as a way for anyone to run their own crowdsourcing site without having to know the intricacies of running their own server. It's free and it's yours to use.
The ubiquitous access to mobile phones, and the ease of sending SMSes, has dramatically democratized citizen reporting. In a recent post on the digital news life cycle, I argued that “from this moment onwards, every accident worth reporting, anywhere in
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