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World Vision Project SPEED EVIDENCE EVALUATION June 2014 CONTENTS CONTENTS • Objectives • Summary and Analysis • Matrices - Products Against Features - Products Against Standards • Appendices - Appendix A - List of Products Evaluated and Included in the Matrix - Appendix B - List of Products Evaluated and Excluded from the Matrix - Appendix C - List of Features by Product for Products in the Matrix OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES Based on the features of Speed Evidence • Identify and evaluate products that are able to deliver similar and extended functionality • Compare products using a matrix of products against features SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS It is important to note that this research not based upon first hand experience of the products but on information gleaned from websites and case studies, in some cases inferences were made. • Matrix of products against features - 28 products evaluated against Speed Evidence - Products are evaluated against 33 features under 8 headings • Features - The 33 features are listed under specific headings - E.g. Uploading/downloading surveys, Sends bulk SMS, Twitter feeds, Geo- located data, Easy to manage contacts, Set notifications, Free & easy to set up SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ●Headings - The 8 headings are assessments, SMS, emails, data feeds, mapping, data management, user experience and other • Top 3 platforms by features - Speed Evidence 31/33 features, 8/8 headings - Ushahidi 21/33 features and 8/8 headings - Palantir Gotham 15/33 features and 7/8 headings • Palantir Gotham is a possible alternative to the Ushahidi platform for Speed Evidence SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS CONTINUED • Speed Evidence, its component tools, Palantir Gotham, and View World are the only products that handle both assessment data and internet data feeds • Speed Evidence, its component tools, and Managing News have the highest information and knowledge management standards (Matrix - Products Against Standards) • Top 13 products ranked by number of features are as follows: Explanation: This is the full list of Features by Products with Points by Feature and Points by Heading listed at the top. They are ordered in descending order of Points by Feature. COSTS FOR PRODUCTS THAT ARE NOT FREE • DataWinners - $299/month (https://www.datawinners.com/en/pricing/) • Dimagi CommCareHQ - POA (http://www.commcarehq.org/software- plans/) • ESRI ArcGIS - POA (https://www.arcgis.com/features/plans/pricing.html) • Geofeedia - POA (http://geofeedia.com/request-a-demo) • Magpi - $10,000/year (https://datadyne.zendesk.com/entries/21093588-cost-of-episurveyor) • Palantir Gotham - POA (http://www.palantir.com/contact/) • View World - POA (http://www.viewworld.net/plans/) POA = Price on application MATRIX Products Against Features MATRICES EXPLAINED For each section we have highlighted 2 products that we feel are most inline with Speed Evidence needs. • Matrices by Features - Platforms - Survey Building and Data Management - SMS - Mapping and Data Feeds • For more details see these appendices - Appendix A - List of Products Evaluated and Included in the Matrix - Appendix C - List of Features by Product for Products in the Matrix PLATFORMS • Whilst Palantir Gotham is an impressive alternative to Ushahidi, the costs of using the platform are not clear, whereas Ushahidi is a free, tried and tested platform. SURVEY BUILDING AND DATA MANAGEMENT • Akvo FLOW is a reputable product with widespread usage. It is part of an umbrella organisation for international aid/development technology including Akvo RSR, Akvo OpenAid, and AkvoPedia; all of these combined provide a powerful tool for assessing and sharing data. • With OpenDataKit creation of forms is simple, and collecting and aggregating data can done both with and without internet connectivity. SMS • InSTEDD GeoChat facilitates geolocated communication over email, Twitter, and real-time chat, as well as SMS. They have also developed relationships with several local mobile operators to reduce SMS costs. • RapidSMS is an award-winning product that’s highly customisable so will integrate easily with other data management tools. MAPPING AND DATA FEEDS • Geofeedia provides a clear interface for searching and viewing time- stamped, location-tagged social media including Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Picasa and Instagram. • Ushahidi CrowdMap is the only product that accepts all relevant data feeds and can dynamically update the data to a map. MATRIX Products Against Standards STANDARDS EXPLAINED • Source of standards -Information and Knowledge Management for Disaster Risk Reduction (IKM4DRR) Framework and Scorecard1 • Purpose is to guide the initiation, creation and sustainability of IKM for DRR at all levels in order to -address current issues in working with IKM -improve, efficiency and interoperability of IKM for DRR efforts REFERENCE 1. UNISDR 2013. Information Management for Disaster Risk Reduction (IKM4DRR) Framework and Scorecard. Accessed on 11 June 2014 from http://www.unisdr.org/files/35238_ikm4drrframeworkscorecard.pdf. PRODUCTS AGAINST STANDARDS PRODUCTS AGAINST STANDARDS CONTINUED APPENDIX A List of Products Evaluated PRODUCTS EVALUATED Akvo FLOW Managing News Akvo RSR MicroMappers Clickatell OpenDataKit DataWinners OpenStreetMap Dimagi CommCareHQ OpenXData ESRI ArcGIS Palantir Gotham FrontlineSMS / Cloud RapidSMS G-MoN SMAP Geofeedia Speed Evidence Google Earth Ushahidi Google Fusion Tables Ushahidi CrisisNet InSTEDD GeoChat Ushahidi CrowdMap InSTEDD Riff Ushahidi SwiftRiver LifeRay View World Magpi TOTAL 29 APPENDIX B List of Products Evaluated and Excluded from the Matrix PRODUCTS EVALUATED AND EXCLUDED FROM MATRIX CrowdFlower Disaster Reporter Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) Google Crisis Response Google GeoModel HelpBridge InfoAsAid Instant Act Navvi PyBossa SyriaDeeply Zooniverse TOTAL 12 These products were excluded either due to insufficient information or because they were deemed inapplicable. APPENDIX C List of Features by Product for Products in the Matrix AKVO FLOW (http://akvo.org/products/akvoflow/) - Inputs: Assessments - Features: - Additional notes: ● Internet-based management tools ● History ○ design surveys with varied content, including ○ first version of FLOW developed by Water for People, US NGO, in 2010 ■ photos ○ further development by Akvo from ■ videos 2012 onwards ■ barcodes ● Open source, GitHub repository ■ audio clips ○ manage how they are distributed to smartphones ● FLOW field survey app on Android smartphones ○ data collection ■ geographically referenced data ■ phones can store hundreds of surveys and data can be collected in areas where there is no mobile connection ■ once a connection is detected, data is automatically transmitted to databases hosted in the cloud and appear in the programme dashboard real time analysis and map interface display ● Dashboard and Maps ○ manage phone users ○ create surveys ○ produce reports in a number of formats ranging from Excel spreadsheets to maps, histograms and pie charts AKVO RSR (REALLY SIMPLE REPORTING) (http://akvo.org/products/rsr/) - Input: Activity reporting, photos, text and video - Features: ● Online service ● Automatic generation of location map ● Direct donations via PayPal and iDEAL ● A web page for each of your projects ● Deal with multiple sources funding, support ○ brand your own way and field implementation ○ searchable ● User permissions ○ contents ● Filter by sector, location, partner and keyword ■ what’s happening, when and where? ● Ability to deep dive to find out about or ■ funding chain donate to any project in detail ■ project updates ● Akvo Widgets allow your partners and funders to quickly and easily embed as ○ embed into your own website structure much of your content as they want into ● Mobile Android app - Akvo RSR Up - and simple interface their own sites ○ allows support and field staff to enter project information and ● Akvo RSR API allows you to automatically pull data from RSR into your own online updates easily and directly - including photos, text and video - systems and display it however you like. using their smartphone, tablet or computer ○ post updates wherever you are regardless of signal strength, updates upload automatically when a signal returns AKVO RSR CONTINUED - Additional notes: ● Akvo RSR is a Django-based content management system designed to allow users to create, manage, and host their database of projects and programmes easily and publicly ● Features seem better suited to a simple ongoing project site rather than to a rapid response platform ● Open source, GitHub repository CLICKATELL (http://www.clickatell.co.uk/) -Input: SMS - Features: ● Bulk SMS service ● Set reminders ● Free to use, but text emssages themselves cost (http://www.clickatell.co.uk/message-pricing/) ● Has various APIs DATAWINNERS (https://www.datawinners.com/en/home/, http://datawinners.wordpress.com/) - Input: Assessments - Features: ● Unlimited data for one monthly fee ● Collect data on SMS, smartphone, web or offline ● Uses local numbers to reduce costs ● Questionnaire builder - SMS/Web/Smartphone ● Contacts list for people and places (including GPS coordinates) ● Automates deadlines and reminders ● Data visualization tools such as maps, graphs and charts ● Filterable data and able to export to excel ● Cloud based ● Multilingual customer support - Additional notes: ● Only accepts sms from registered numbers - Cost: ● $299/month (https://www.datawinners.com/en/pricing/) DIMAGI COMMCARE HQ (http://www.commcarehq.org/) - Input: Assessments - Features: ● Job aid for mobile