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Crowdsourcing

Platforms that allow a variety of people to contribute data to a common collection. See also: Participatory Sensing, "an approach to data collection and interpretation in which individuals, acting alone or in groups, use their personal mobile devices and web services to systematically explore interesting aspects of their worlds ranging from health to culture." - IDS UCLA

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OpenDataKit
getodk.org

OpenDataKit

ODK lets you build powerful offline forms to collect the data you need wherever it is. Join the leading social impact organizations that use ODK to make the world a better place.

since 2017
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, The Tech
First Mile Geo Native.io
web.archive.org/web/20141219101402/http://www.crunchbase.com:80/organization/first-mile-geo

First Mile Geo Native.io

Data analytics from collection to analysis.

since 2014
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, The Tech
BERN app
app.berniesanders.com

BERN app

BERN was mostly used for “relational organizing”, which is a tactic of asking supporters to reach out to their friends to persuade them to vote and volunteer.

Burlington, VT
since 2019
Advocacy tech, Civic data, Crowdsourcing
apps
Spot the Box
spot-the-box.us

Spot the Box

Crowd-sourced verification of current US mail box locations

United States of America 🇺🇸
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Engagement tech
US Election 2020
Hush City
opensourcesoundscapes.org/hush-city

Hush City

With Hush City app, you are an active part of a soundscape and citizen science research project to map and evaluate everyday quiet areas.

Hardenbergstraße 40, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Emerging tech
apps, city, noise
Sprawdzamy Jak Jest
sprawdzamyjakjest.pl/#!/public/landing-page

Sprawdzamy Jak Jest

a tool to crowdsource answers to FOIA request.

Poland (Polska) 🇵🇱
Advocacy tech, Civic data, Crowdsourcing
Zooniverse
zooniverse.org

Zooniverse

Zooniverse gives people of all ages and backgrounds the chance to participate in real research with over 50 active online citizen science projects.

Chicago, IL
since 2008
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, The Tech
Perimeter
perimeterplatform.com

Perimeter

Collaborative, real-time incident response tool for first responders.

Bay Area, California
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Location
apps, fires
AuroraSaurus
aurorasaurus.org

AuroraSaurus

First real-time map of auroral visibility based on user contributions and crowd sourcing.

New Mexico
since 2012
Adjacent Fields, Citizen science, Civic data
Subnational Citizen Engagement
openinstitute.africa/programmes/active-citizenship/subnational-citizen-engagement

Subnational Citizen Engagement

We work to build citizen capacity to use data for better engagement with government and other stakeholders.

Kenya 🇰🇪
since 2018
Crowdsourcing
OpenElections
openelections.net

OpenElections

The goal of OpenElections is to create the first free, comprehensive, standardized, linked set of election data for the United States, including federal, statewide and state legislative offices.

since 2012
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, The Tech
Ping if you Care
web.archive.org/web/20200116070525/https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/fietsen-leuker

Ping if you Care

The City of Amsterdam equipped 700 cyclists with a device that allowed them to ping when encountering a complicated, clumsy or unsafe traffic situation. 31,000 events were registered, which will infor...

Amsterdam
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, The Tech
cycling, mobility
Source Africa
sourceafrica.net

Source Africa

It is Africa’s premier repository for documents that the public need to help make more informed decisions, or that help civic watchdogs such as the media or social justice NGOs substantiate their repo...

Africa
since 2015
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Media
free speech
Popit
sinarproject.org/open-government/open-data/popit/popit

Popit

Popit database and API service that helps you make and maintain information about politicians, politically exposed persons (PEPs) and their memberships in organizations and generates Popolo standard c...

Malaysia 🇲🇾
since 2015
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, The Tech
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