Spatial Collective

We support people and organizations in adopting available technologies to collect data that is important to them

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This was the first time we planned a survey where the schedule was set by the moon.

New blog: Mapping Around the Tides

https://t.co/yIQFWd7NwY

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We've spent years arguing that project data ends up in closets. Turns out tools do too, even our own.

Before building the next version of our platform, we had to recover what we already had. And ask what we're bringing it back for.

https://t.co/PJ5uhz0P1H

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If collecting data were the same as knowing things, #Nairobi would be one of the best-understood cities in the world. It isn't. Why, and what we could build instead.

A short essay: We Don't Have a Data Collection Problem

https://t.co/4kOVQzKANH

[Primož Kovačič @primuskov]

Data that isn't returned to where it came from stops being trusted by the people who gave it.

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Every dot is one observation. Thousands of people, same locations, same questions. The overlap is the point. That's how you build ground truth in a city that doesn't know itself yet.

Read here: https://t.co/KjUs4PCZes

#data #cities #kenya

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A few frames from last week
#data #mapping #location #kenya

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A behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to deploy a large-scale urban data operation across several settlements and cities simultaneously, designed to leave communities running their own data systems independently.

https://t.co/pHFfUJM8Cv

#urbanintelligence #kenya

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Wet Seats and Random Samples
Consent, hiring, and the quiet mechanics of launching three household surveys.

https://t.co/weGQY3gMmz

#UrbanIntelligence #Fieldwork #HouseholdSurvey #CommunityData #Kenya

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Behind every field day is a lot of quiet coordination. The parts you don’t usually see - logistics, planning, paperwork, agreements, timelines, and constant problem-solving. No spotlights. Just the work that makes everything else possible.

#business #mapping #data #teamwork

[giulio quaggiotto @gquaggiotto]

"In other words, accuracy is generated collectively. The more observations we gather, the stronger and more reliable the data becomes" https://t.co/Kg7OLyhdn6 @SpatialCollect

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Across the Country Before Sunrise
From Nairobi to Lake Victoria and back in 48 hours

https://t.co/65yvGSs0k3

#work #technology #community #travel #kenya

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Project Launch Is a Ritual
Handshakes, logistics, and the human side of getting things started

https://t.co/MBIDMx6EZl

#technology #community #data

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Testing a Faster Way to Document the City
A new approach to documenting places using imagery and collective tagging

https://t.co/HLAA8ugXCN

#data #innovation #360photo #mapping

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Why is recruiting the right people so important? In community development, it all comes down to relationships and trust.

Read more: https://t.co/uQEPC0bSYJ

#CommunityDevelopment #Recruitment #Fieldwork

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From community meetings to Harambee Stars pride.

#communitywork #fromtheground #fieldwork #harambeestars

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We had a productive meeting in Machakos with national and county government reps, community members, and youth. Grateful for the warm welcome!

#communityengagement #youth #machakos #partnership #work #technology #teamwork

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The team is in Kayole, Soweto, meeting with community leaders and connecting with youth.

#youth #nairobi #work #technology

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Data lives on dashboards. But people don’t.

Read more: https://t.co/3v6LRGevax

#AI #LBS #AR #Homeground #DigitalInclusion

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Had a little planning session a while back

#work #friends #funtimes #blessed #nairobi

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Had a great time at the @TEDCountdown event in Nairobi last week. Honored to co-lead a Data for Impact workshop with @hotosm & @carbonmapper. Grateful for the chance to connect, collaborate, and learn. Big thanks to @LeadersQuest for the opportunity! #ClimateAction #DataForGood