Person Finder Mobile Project

Supporting the data collection efforts of Person Finder with a custom data collection tool for Android phones based on Open Data Kit.

CrisisCamp Update

If you are involved in a CrisisCamp this weekend, have an Android phone, or are an Android or App Engine developer, please follow the getting started steps below. You can log suggestions or bugs on the code site at: http://code.google.com/p/person-finder-mobile/issues/list

Why is there a Person Finder Mobile Project?

Because not everyone in Haiti has access to the web or SMS to register with the current People Finder systems. And, rather than relying on unstructured text messages, tweets, or blog posts, Person Finder Mobile gives a volunteer on the ground a tool to tap into the vast majority of the population that have not yet contacted friends and relatives, or reported their loved ones as missing persons.

How does this work?

Built on Open Data Kit, Person Finder Mobile provides an XForm / PFIF tool to collect data on missing people from on-the-ground in Haiti. It will push data into the official repository at http://haiticrisis.appspot.com according to the developer guide.

Getting started

• End-user testing: http://code.google.com/p/person-finder-mobile/wiki/PersonFinderMobileInstructions
• Developers: check out client or server code. Go to the issues list and suggest a defect you would like to work on.

Other ways to help

We need:

• Contacts to coordinate with current efforts
• Person Finder Mobile volunteers willing to go to Haiti
• Android phone donations
• Funding