Recently we began conducting research into the use of our various products around the world, assessing impact and use, apparent successes, perceived and critical failures, as well as qualitative and quantitative evaluations of the data collected from each platform. What’s perhaps, different about this particular document is that it also looks at non-crisis deployments like Vacant NYC.
As many fans and supporters of Ushahidi recall, the Ushahidi−Haiti Project raised the profile of crisis mapping to a new level. It demonstrated the potential of crowdsourced maps for targeted disaster response to a broad and empowered audience and provided a useful foundational model for the international community to leverage and improve upon in advance of future emergencies.
Following their recent examination of the 
