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Sensors, empowerment, and accountability: a Digital Earth view from East Africa

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Pages 285-304 | Received 18 Mar 2011, Accepted 28 Apr 2011, Published online: 21 Jun 2011

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Figure 1.  Example of a billboard design as put at 50 public water points in Zanzibar, urging people to report poor quality and/or lack of water via SMS to the water authorities.

Figure 1.  Example of a billboard design as put at 50 public water points in Zanzibar, urging people to report poor quality and/or lack of water via SMS to the water authorities.

Figure 2.  Example of real-time, public display of citizens' reports on Google maps.

Figure 2.  Example of real-time, public display of citizens' reports on Google maps.

Figure 3.  An integrated research approach regarding the feasibility and performance of a human sensor web.

Figure 3.  An integrated research approach regarding the feasibility and performance of a human sensor web.

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