SMS Turks

SMS Turks is a system created by the Ushahidi team to help mobile reporting projects parse information out of text messages.  It allows for the translation, categorization and basic geocoding of sms messages in a way that keeps them organized and manageable.

Uses

Processing reports during election monitoring can be time consuming and tedious.  SMS Turks can help organizations spread the work between many volunteers while keeping information organized under one cohesive system.

SMS Turks was created during the Ushahidi Haiti deployment following the January 2010 earthquake.  SMS Turks allowed the SMS request data to be collected and accessed by thousands of workers and volunteers. The workers/volunteers entered English translations of Kreyol and French messages into the unique online form which sorted the information by need and priority, and distributed it to various emergency responders and Aid organizations.

Useful Links

Turks SMS is currently being rewritten.  Follow the progress on github or check the Ushahidi blog for updates.