Verification: Methodology vs. Technology
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Verification: Methodology vs. Technology
Emmanuel Kala – Ushahidi
Wisdom of the Crowd
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Who are we?
A platform, a community and a movement
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Election Monitoring
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Russian-Fires.ru
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Harassmap - Egypt
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Earthquake & Tsunami – Japan
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“The process of making sure or demonstrating that something is true, accurate or justified” –
Oxford English Dictionary
De-mystifying Verification
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• Anonymity & Privacy
• Trustworthiness
• Triangulation
• Steakeholders Stakeholders
• Motivation of the authors
Considerations
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• A “yes” or “no” answer
• Much of the work happens outside the application – phoning people on the ground near reported incidents, checking media reports…
The Ushahidi Model
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Haiti - 4636
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Libya
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Challenges
• Overly simplistic and an area of contestation where different stakeholders with varying levels of reputation and risk are involved
• Verification workflow
• Doesn’t scale where there is a large volume of reports.
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Christchurch Earthquake – NZ
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Lessons
• Design methodology outside the technology
• Design for verification • Occam’s Razor • “A map is only as useful as the process
and the people to make it happen” – George Chamales, Rogue Genius
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Collaborate • Open Street Map • FrontlineSMS • Standby Task Force • SODNET
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Finally…
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Thank You
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