UPDATE: Since this graphic was published, a few additional clarifications have come to light. Please see Robert’s comment for more details.
Shortly after we posted the original Project 4636 info graphic, a few folks involved in the project got in touch to see if we could clarify the process. There are a lot of moving parts, many of which are constantly changing, and so the original graphic didn’t quite reflect the exact process as well as it could have. With that in mind, we worked with Josh Nesbit of Frontline SMS Medic and Nicolás di Tada of InSTEDD to make sure the graphic reflected the process as accurately as possible. The biggest update that we made is that InSTEDD’s Nuntium SMS Gateway and the Thomson Reuters Foundation Emergency Information System are now the first entities that receive and process incoming SMS’s. Everything else is pretty much the same.
The Updated Overview
The Updated Graphic
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Thanks again to Josh, Nicolás and all the Crisis Mappers for the great feedback!
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Great graphic! You have to be quick with this partnership though – this has already been updated!
Comcel is no longer going through the Nuntium Gateway and if we are adding purely technical steps like EIS incoming we also need a big thanks to FrontlineSMS:Medic and Energy for Opportunity who have staffing Mission 4636 full-time since launch.
A big shout-out also to community groups like Union Haiti who have dedicated 1000s of hours to the translation efforts!
very interesting graphic. i’ve seen that you also have the sms data available for download at http://haiti.ushahidi.com/download/ — does that csv consist of the contents of bin 5? and if so, are there reports that are not making it into bin 5 for any reasons?
i ask because i was looking at the time series of different types of reports, and this tells an interesting story about what’s going on on the ground. but i don’t want to read too much into it before i know what exactly i’m looking at.
here is a graphic of your reports by category, over time:
http://healthyalgorithms.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/reports.png
@Robert: Thanks for the comments and clarifications! I’ve updated the post accordingly.
@Abraham: Awesome graphic! I’m not exactly sure if I can answer your question though. Patrick Meier, our director of crisis mapping would definitely be the one to talk to about that: patrick@ushahidi.com
Great work getting it updated; iteration is everything.
For some reason I have never been able to read diagrams like this.. its meant to be easier but I really struggle for some reason. I found the bullet points helpful though.. thanks.
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