Data

General Issues
Health
Science & Technology
Specific Topics
Public Safety
Information & Communications Technology
Collections
Participedia Team
Covid-19 Response
Scope of Influence
No Geographical Limits
Links
Crowdsourcing app aims to fill gaps in coronavirus data
Opendemic official
Start Date
Ongoing
Yes
Purpose/Goal
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Deliver goods & services
Spectrum of Public Participation
Inform
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Open to All
General Types of Methods
Collaborative approaches
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Inform, educate and/or raise awareness
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Crowdsourcing
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
No
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Online
Decision Methods
Not Applicable
Staff
No

CASE

Opendemic: Anonymous COVID-19 Proximity Alerts

April 15, 2020 doramulet
March 31, 2020 Jesi Carson, Participedia Team
March 21, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
General Issues
Health
Science & Technology
Specific Topics
Public Safety
Information & Communications Technology
Collections
Participedia Team
Covid-19 Response
Scope of Influence
No Geographical Limits
Links
Crowdsourcing app aims to fill gaps in coronavirus data
Opendemic official
Start Date
Ongoing
Yes
Purpose/Goal
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Deliver goods & services
Spectrum of Public Participation
Inform
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Open to All
General Types of Methods
Collaborative approaches
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Inform, educate and/or raise awareness
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Crowdsourcing
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
No
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Online
Decision Methods
Not Applicable
Staff
No

Opendemic is a crowdsourcing app which aims to fill gaps in COVID-19 data; it allows users to anonymously share their locations and health status as well as receive alerts about nearby cases, both potential and confirmed.

Problems and Purpose

Given concerns about a lack of data due to inadequate testing, David Hachuel and his business partner developed their new Opendemic application to crowdsource information on potential and confirmed COVID-19 cases. As such, users can better inform their own decisions about social distancing.

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

The application is open to all interested in downloading it and/or participating information.

Methods and Tools Used

Crowdsourcing

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

Analysis and Lessons Learned

See Also

References

External Links

Notes