Patrick Meier: Crowdsourcing Change

1,167 views · Published 14 June 2010 · 22:56 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: PopTech · 2010 · Science & Technology

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Patrick Meier, director of Crisis Mapping for Ushahidi, shares how the collaborative mapping platform has been used as a tool for citizens and organizations to quickly respond to emergencies. At the PopTech Chicago Salon 2010, Meier describes how Ushahidi's grassroots response to the Haitian earthquake literally saved lives.

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