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# Ushahidi Reviews
**Vendor:** Ushahidi  
**Category:** [GIS Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/gis)  
**Average Rating:** 2.3/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 2
## About Ushahidi
Ushahidi is a map-making tool, built with an open API, that allows you and the world to collaboratively map your world.




## Ushahidi Reviews
  ### 1. Great Open Source tool for Electotal  Incident Mapping

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Mark O. | IT Manager, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** November 14, 2023

**What do you like best about Ushahidi?**

Streamlined Response Pipeline with a clear structure of the process.
Great crowd-sourcing tool  for data gathering with  verification and publishing  built into the process.

**What do you dislike about Ushahidi?**

The filters can sometimes be a little confusing

**What problems is Ushahidi solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Being able to map out election events and reports during an election. Verify the crowd-sourced information published and empower various civil society partners to take action.

  ### 2. Crowd map is too confusing

**Rating:** 0.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Architecture & Planning | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** December 12, 2017

**What do you like best about Ushahidi?**

It is a very collaborative and real-time setup

**What do you dislike about Ushahidi?**

I dislike all the moving parts...it is not intuitive.

**Recommendations to others considering Ushahidi:**

This is a great idea, but seems redundant with other social apps and software.

**What problems is Ushahidi solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Just being able to map where other people are working and socializing in a real time manner.


## Ushahidi Discussions
  - [What is Ushahidi used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-ushahidi-used-for)

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## Ushahidi Features
**Data Management**
- Data Capture
- Data Storage
- Data Manipulation
- Data Visualization
- Data Capture and Transfer

**Community Building**
- Member Profiles
- Real-Time Notifications
- Member Discovery
- Member Referrals
- Community Spaces
- Paid Memberships
- Multimedia Sharing
- Courses
- Alerts/Notifications

**Map Creation**
- Geocoding
- Buffer Zone Query
- Overlaying
- Publishing

**Community Improvement**
- Gamification
- Polls & Questions
- Automation Rules

**Analysis**
- Spatial Analysis
- Reporting 
- Real-Time Streaming 
- Trend Analysis
- Statistical Analysis

**Additional Functionality**
- Monitoring
- Reporting & Statistics
- Color Codes/Icons
- Map Creation
- Geographic Maps
- Location Tracking
- AI Copilot
- Internet Mapping
- API
- Map Sharing
- Third-Party Integrations
- Interoperability
- Reporting/Analytics
- Image Management
- Activity Dashboard
- Geotargeting
- Labeling
- Data Collection
- Route Optimization
- Geolocation
- Generative AI
- Data Import/Export
- Multi-Location
- Census Data Integration
- 3D Imaging
- Data Mapping

**Customer Analytics**
- Community Insights
- Community Engagement Analytics
- Downloadable Reports
- ROI Tracking
- Engagement Tracking
- Activity Tracking

**Community Management**
- Community Feeds & Discussions
- Live Streaming
- Chat & Messaging
- Events Management
- Admin Roles & Permissions
- Knowledge Base Management
- Group Management
- Content Management
- Feedback Management
- Membership Management
- Email Management
- Website Management
- Communication Management
- User Management
- Calendar Management

**Agentic AI - Online Community Management**
- Autonomous Task Execution
- Multi-step Planning
- Cross-system Integration
- Natural Language Interaction
- Proactive Assistance
- Decision Making
- Social Media Integration
- Third-Party Integrations
- Multi-Language

**Additional Functionality**
- Activity Dashboard
- Generative AI
- Single Sign On
- Email Reminders
- API
- Discussions/Forums
- Ideation
- Personalization
- Reporting & Statistics
- Contact Database
- Moderation
- @mentions
- Member Directory
- Mobile Access
- Filtering
- Data Import/Export
- Commenting/Notes
- Document Storage
- Customizable Branding
- AI Copilot
- Drag & Drop
- SSL Security
- Customizable Templates

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