Ushahidi

Ushahidi is an open-source, web-based crisis mapping and incident reporting platform designed to collect, manage, and visualize real-time information during emergencies, events, and community reporting activities.

Features of Ushahidi:

• Web-based platform for collecting and managing crisis or incident reports.
• Supports multiple reporting channels (web forms, emails, APIs, and integrations).
• Provides data visualization with maps, timelines, and categorized incident dashboards.
• Containerized deployment support for easy installation and portability using Docker.

Ushahidi Usage:

# Switch to root user
$ sudo su
$ sudo apt update 
$ Restart Ushahidi: docker start $(docker ps -aq)
 
# View ushahidi credentials:
$ cat /var/ushahidi/credentials.txt
 
# Open ushahidi in your browser:
$ http://your-server-ip