Civic Tech Field Guide
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Mark and find wheelchair accessible places — worldwide and for free. Wheelmap is the map for wheelchair accessible places
KoboToolbox, a data collection, management, and visualization platform used globally for research and social good
Transforming Flanders digitally
FlandersThe Government of Flanders is developing the digital talents of all people of Flanders. It valorises data as a raw material of the economy and society and is working on the digital transformation of public service delivery.
Ona Data is our flagship mobile data collection platform, used by thousands of organizations globally for data collection and real-time monitoring.
El programa Cali Cómo Vamos, el laboratorio ciudadano Mi Cali Contrata Bien, la Unidad de Acción Vallecaucana y el observatorio Cali Visible, ponen a disposición una ruta de obtención de datos referidos a indicadores de bienestar y gestión pública de la ciudad.
FMTM (beta release) allows for coordinating field mapping activities in Open Mapping campaigns. While there are existing field mapping applications, there is a lack of efficient tools to coordinate these activities. The FMTM builds on the HOT Tasking Manager and other mapping applications to provide a more streamlined and organized process for completing mapping tasks.
Tattara is a platform that enables field agents to collect data with a mobile device.
Formerly Google Studio. Unlock the power of your data with interactive dashboards and beautiful reports that inspire smarter business decisions. It's easy and free.
This app finds missing map data in your vicinity and displays it on a map as quests. Solve each quest by visiting the location on-site and answering a simple question to update the map.
Funded by the European Commission Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) and implemented by UNESCO, this project supports the Flemish government in implementing reforms by contributing to the improved AI-readiness and increased adoption of AI across the Flemish public administrations in a safe and ethical manner.
ODK Collect is an open source Android app that replaces paper forms used in survey-based data gathering. It supports a wide range of question and answer types, and is designed to work well without network connectivity.
Mapeo is a free, easy-to-use, open source set of tools for collecting and mapping information. Mapeo was built by Digital Democracy with and for earth defenders to easily document environmental & human rights information and to collect data about their land. It was designed to work in entirely offline environments, is highly customizable, and built on a decentralized peer-to-peer database that allows communities to own their own data.
MapRoulette has dozens of mapping Challenges that are created by experienced mappers. Each Challenge is about improving OSM in one very specific way
All Tech Is Human Responsible Tech University Network
New York City, NY, USAAll Tech Is Human’s mission is to grow and diversify the entire Responsible Tech community. The University Network serves that mission by extending opportunities for learning and career growth (and a good time!) to affiliated student clubs at colleges and universities across the globe.
Cali Cómo Vamos
CaliCali Cómo Vamos es un programa de seguimiento y evaluación de la calidad de vida en la ciudad, tiene como referencia el Programa “Bogotá Cómo Vamos”, adelantado desde 1998 por iniciativa de la Casa Editorial El Tiempo, la Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá y la Fundación Corona.
Swipe and tap. Put communities on the map. Help humanitarians find and help vulnerable people.
Field Papers is a tool to help you create a multi-page atlas of anywhere in the world. Once you print it, you can take it outside, into the field, to record notes and observations about the area you're looking at, or use it as your own personal tour guide in a new city.
Responsible Tech Talent Pool
New York City, NY, USAForm to add yourself to All Tech Is Human's job matching pool
Measure from images: A unique photogrammetry software suite for mobile and drone mapping PIX4Dmapper: Photogrammetry software for professional drone mapping
Kepler.gl is a powerful open source geospatial analysis tool for large-scale data sets.
Web forms evolved. Deploy and conduct surveys that work without a connection, on any device.
SurveyCTO is a mobile data collection platform for researchers and professionals working in offline settings.
Turn-by-turn navigation, OpenStreetMap, Crowd-Sourced Traffic, 3D maps, Satellite maps, Offline maps and Transit. Entirely free.
Skeptic Reader
Spain (España)Your personal bullshit🤌 detector for the Internet.
The Export Tool is an open service that creates customized extracts of up-to-date OSM data in various file formats.
The Sketch Map Tool is an easy-to-use tool for participatory sketch mapping through offline collection, digitization and georeferencing of local spatial knowledge. The tool has a variety of applications. For example, do you want to work together with people in a community to map their experience and perception of risk in their neighbourhood in a paper-based format, but still be able to quickly analyse the results digitally? Then, the Sketch Map Tool is exactly what you need!
EveryDoor is an OpenStreetMap editor for POIs and entrances.
Responsible Tech Organizations
New York City, NY, USAAll Tech Is Human's Airtable of 600+ organizations
OpenAerialMap (OAM) is a set of tools for searching, sharing, and using openly licensed satellite and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery. Built on top of the Open Imagery Network (OIN), OAM is an open service that provides search and access to this imagery.
Domestic Data Streamers
Carrer Papin 33, 08028 Barcelona, SpainWe are a research and design studio partnering up with organisations to build change through data, community, and arts.
DEMOCRACY X
Denmark (Danmark)In 2023, the Danish Board of Technology and ParticipationDenmark merged. We are now called DEMOCRACY X, with a focus on technology, society and sustainability.
Surveillance Watch is an interactive map that documents the hidden connections within the opaque surveillance industry.
Tech for Democracy
Denmark (Danmark)Tech for Democracy is a Danish-led initiative that brings together representatives from governments, multilateral organisations, tech industry and civil society to make technology work for democracy and human rights, not against them.
#startsmall
San FranciscoBlock Head - Jack Dorsey's public fund for global COVID-19 relief. After the pandemic, the focus will shift to girl’s health and education, and UBI.
전국 공보 지도 (National Public Information Map)
Republic of South Korea (Hanguk or Namhan)그렇다면, 인터넷 시대에 '전자 공보'는 우리 시민의 곁에 얼마나 더 가까워졌을까요?
Poliquicks
DelawareNonpartisan political education app.
We are a group of security practitioners helping NGOs, human rights defenders, media outlets, and activists.
Metroverse, an interactive tool built by Harvard’s Growth Lab, makes it possible to understand your city’s economy and compare it to others.
Gali Fakta
IndianaA new kind of media literacy game specifically tailored for an Indonesian audience.
Counting trucks for environmental justice
Open Government for Stronger Democracies
OECD, Rue André Pascal, Paris, FranceAn OECD global assessment of countries' implementation of its 2017 Recommendation on Open Government
The Al Accountability Fellowships seek to support journalists working on in-depth AI accountability stories that examine governments' and corporations’ uses of predictive and surveillance technologies to guide decisions in policing, medicine, social welfare, the criminal justice system, hiring, and more.
Arkam (أرقام - مرحبا بيك)
Tunisia (Tunis)Arkam gathers, analyzes and presents relevant data on public policies in Africa to promote transparent and effective governance.
NIDOROUALMEwaAFE
Chad (Tchad)Using GPS mapping technology, Nidoroualmewaafe identifies areas that do not have access to safe drinking water and shares this information with local authorities and communities to inform decision-making.
Data Zetu
United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania)This project is using geospatial technology to solve the climate mobility data gap and inform required food security and planning interventions.
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