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Dar es Salaam – Introduction to Informal Tanzania
In June, GroundTruth began planning a project in Dar es Salaam, supported by the World Bank and Twaweza. We’re training in both mapping and citizen reporting in Tandale, an informal settlement of Dar....
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Tanzania: Involving Community Organizations
Community Based Organisations Learning About Our Project The first community forum went well. It was deal breaker for the project in the sense that if we didn’t get the community to share our ideals...
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Instrumentalism vs Empowerment; or how to think like an artist
JR, the now-famous artist recently recognized with the 2011 TED prize, once plastered the rooftops of Kibera with close-up images of womens’ faces. The striking images often featured in our...
View ArticleCommunity Mapping: Frequently Asked Questions
Community Mapping is not a new term, but it seems to be enjoying a makeover due in part to the impact of new citizen-led mapping efforts, like Map Kibera, GroundTruth, and others using OpenStreetMap...
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Challenges of OpenStreetMap in Institutions
This Thursday, the World Bank will hold an event on how large organizations can better engage with projects that involve OpenStreetMap. That’s my take anyway! I’ll be part of a panel with good folks...
View ArticleOpen-Community-Collaborative Data for Land Rights and Tenure
Presenting today at 2014 Land and Poverty Conference Open-Community-Collaborative Data for Land Rights and Tenure The generation, management, and distribution of land tenure and land rights spatial...
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