6. WHAT SMS CAN DO?
100
Collect quantitative data 75
50
25
0
2007 2008 2009 2010
Query information
7. WHAT SMS CAN DO?
100
Collect quantitative data 75
50
25
0
Create custom maps
2007 2008 2009 2010
Query information
8. WHAT SMS CAN DO?
100
Collect quantitative data 75
50
25
0
Create custom maps
2007 2008 2009 2010
Query information
SMS subscription list
9. WHAT SMS CAN DO?
100
Collect quantitative data 75
50
25
0
Create custom maps
2007 2008 2009 2010
Query information
SMS subscription list
Group communication
- It works in places where there’s no internet
- It’s easy to train people to use it
- It allows the creation of a wide variety of applications on top of it
- health workers
- farmers
- community leaders
- Anybody!
- health workers
- farmers
- community leaders
- Anybody!
- collect quantitative data and analyze it
- query information and get results
- create custom maps with landmarks
- distribute information to subscribers
- communicate with your team members
- collect quantitative data and analyze it
- query information and get results
- create custom maps with landmarks
- distribute information to subscribers
- communicate with your team members
- collect quantitative data and analyze it
- query information and get results
- create custom maps with landmarks
- distribute information to subscribers
- communicate with your team members
- collect quantitative data and analyze it
- query information and get results
- create custom maps with landmarks
- distribute information to subscribers
- communicate with your team members
everybody receives everybody’s else messages => group chat
create a custom map with your landmarks by sending messages with location information
use a simple syntax to report and collect structured information