Date post: | 14-Apr-2017 |
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Collaborative water monitoring through open data and mobile technology
#MapWASH
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
#MapWASH
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
#MapWASH