Before the openMatatus project, the matatu buses of Nairobi operated in a no-man’s land of organization, with each driver responsible only for his own small piece of the puzzle. The minibuses were not owned by a government agency and fares were unregulated, contributing to uneven fare prices, lax safety regulations, and overly centralized and congested […]
Transparent Chennai is an open mapping project that aims to improve urban governance in Chennai, India. The organization is building on and improving poor quality government data through a team of mapping volunteers and by using the power of crowd-sourcing. The data collected by Transparent Chennai is shared with the public through open databases and via
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Collection of maps, developed by the IRI and the IFRC, that provides information for humanitarian decision-making and early action around the world. The collection includes the following types of maps which are updated daily: Six-Day forecasts: These maps show where heavy rainfall is expected in the next six days, and how much rainfall is expected.
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