Crowdsourcing By: Pete Gross

What is it? Receiving information by asking people to contribute People do it for a fee or free Term created in 2005 Term created in 2005

Why Crowdsource? Ability to get a lot of information Ability to get information form all over the world Think how many people have smart phones Ability to help other people out

Waze Uses GPS Uses GPS Gather real-time data Gather real-time data traffic traffic accidents accidents police police road hazards road hazards traffic cameras traffic cameras

Sit or Squat Uses GPS Provides list of public restrooms Users rate cleanliness SitSquat

Placemeter Earn $50/month Uses old phone Suction-cup to window View outside Collects data about pedestrian traffic vehicle traffic Data used by marketers

Stereopublic Uses GPS Records surrounding noise for 30 seconds Provides ability to find quite spot in City iOS Only

Grasswire Cross references news Users employ social media to make sure story is true Uses the crowd as a giant fact checker Android only

OpenSignal Uses GPS Builds a picture of mobile phone network Provides true data signal quality of the carrier

Weather Signal Uses Smart Phones sensors Gathers info about temperaturepressurelighthumidity Uses GPS Smart Phones are mini- weather stations!

Other Examples of Using the crowd CrowdfundingCrowdsearching