Mapping Tools
| Part of USIP's New Media and Peacebuilding Resource Center |
Use the resources below to help integrate mapping tools into your peacebuilding work. We also have resources on social networking and mobile phones.
NEWS | RESOURCES & TOOLS | ORGANIZATIONS & BLOGS
After Libya, U.S. Seeks to LoJack Its Diplomats (Wired, 10/19/12)
New Africa: The Kenyan Internet Nerd Reshaping a Nation (Guardian, 8/26/12)
For Ushahidi, Which is Better: Depth or Reach? (PBS, 7/16/12)
Crisis Mapping Saved Lives in Haiti (National Geographic, 7/2/12)
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Ushahidi/ CrowdMap
Ushahidi User Guides
- Before Using The Ushahidi Platform (.pdf)
- CrowdMap FAQ
- Election Monitoring Using The Ushahidi Platform (.pdf)
- A Guide to Verification (.pdf)
- How to Setup FrontlineSMS Sync with Ushahidi
- A Step by Step Guide on How To Use The Ushahidi Platform
- Course Curriculum: Universities for Ushahidi: The USIP Peacebuilding Module (USIP, Ushahidi)
- SMSMap: Using FrontlineSMS with Ushahidi (Wiki | PDF)
*All user guides published by Ushahidi, unless otherwise stated
Open Street Map User Guides
- Beginner's Guide
- Getting Started Guide (on Google Documents)
- Map Making Overview
- Video Tutorials
Wiki
*All user guides published by OSM, unless otherwise stated
Other Mapping Services
- ArcGIS (by ESRI)
- GeoCommons (by GeoIQ)
- GeoTime (by Oculus Info)
- Google Map Maker (by Google)
- GRASS (by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation)
- Quantum GIS (by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation)
- HealthMap
- Managing News (by Phase2 Technology)
- MapBox (by Development Seed)
- ResourceMap (by InSTEDD)
- SaTScan
- Digital Democracy
- Development Seed | Blog
- ESRI
- Humanitarian Open Street Map Team
- iRevolution
- The International Network of Crisis Mappers
- MapLoser
- Standby Task Force
- TechChange | Blog
- Ushahidi | Blog
- White African
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