Collaborative water monitoring through open data and mobile technology

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The Problem

•We aren’t using our data •The data we do have is too hard to share

•Monitoring systems don’t continue after the project ends

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New collaborative model for monitoring

•Organizations pool IT resources to build shared platform

•Secure, central platform: share as much as you want

•Pricing model: free

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the platform

Secure cloud database and server

Mobile data collection apps

Survey design and data portal

Maps and data feeds

API

Custom apps and dashboards

Your app

The Platform

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What have we learned?

• Everyone is an ideal user • Open data is the new open source • Promote adoption of standards, but

be flexible

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What have we learned?

• Everyone is an ideal user • Open data is the new open source • Promote adoption of standards, but

be flexible

#MapWASH

Collaboration is the new competition

Program

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Theme 1: Collaborative monitoring in the WASH sector between organizations and governments

Presentations:

Heather Arney, Water.org

Erik Harvey, WaterAid

Interactive:

Questions and discussion

Theme 2: Turning WASH data into action

Lightning talks:

• Patrick Alubbe, Water.org Kenya • Anna Pollock, Millennium Water Alliance • Sarah Mendelsohn, The Water Trust

Interactive:

Feedback session from participants and social media

12:25 Closing remarks by moderator

Collaborative water monitoring through open data and mobile technology

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