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Finding the local in locations: Working with GPS non-use in Nairobi

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XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students, Volume 26, Issue 2

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Published: 25 November 2019 Publication History

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The Nairobi Accident Map crowdsourced traffic accident reports on social media and geocoded them using the landmarks and road names mentioned in social media posts. In doing so, the project centered the agency and local practices of Kenyan social media users.

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cover image XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students

XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students Volume 26, Issue 2

Global Cultures and Computing

Winter 2019

70 pages

ISSN:1528-4972

EISSN:1528-4980

DOI:10.1145/3373363

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Diane Golay
Uppsala University, Sweden
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Apple Inc.

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