Are you interested in helping design a better tool for organizing and spreading information during natural disasters, disputed elections, and other crisis situations? Do you have 15 minutes to test an app for social good?
We are data scientists working with the nonprofit organization Ushahidi. Ushahidi takes user-submitted reports (texts, tweets, emails, etc.) during crises and maps them for easy distribution to emergency responders, relief organizations, journalists, and citizens.
We've been working on developing Machine Learning tools to support and speed up Ushahidi's report review process. In early August, we will be evaluating the performance of our system and YOU can help. SIGN UP below to join a short, 15-minute experiment from your computer at your covenience; we will contact you when it is ready.
Thank you!
Data Science for Social Good
dssg-ushahidi@googlegroups.comPS: If you'd like to learn more, take a look at some of the materials we've put together:
http://dssg.io/2013/07/15/ushahidi-machine-learning-for-human-rights.htmlhttp://www.slideshare.net/Ushahidi/dssg-ushahidi-presentation-external-july-11-24341429