David Schaub-Jones
Smarter water systems
via training, advice & software
www.greenseesaw.com
The reality Not many smartphones
Low literacy levels
Cost of sending data is a disincentive
SeeTell Decide whether “working” or “not working”
Dial the corresponding number
Wait for it to ring, then hang up
Snapture Press “Start Data Entry”
Take a photo of your neighbour
Take a photo of one code from the code sheet
David Schaub-Jones
SeeSaw
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA
www.greenseesaw.co
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Smarter
water systems
via training, advice & software
Speech notes
Intro SeeSaw South Africa based company,
focussed on use of new technology (cellphones, google maps) in water sector
Do three things:• Training• Advice • Software
Opening slide (ii) Founded by a group of water people
with long experience in Africa – working with government, water providers, regulators
Also good links to NGOs and donors How to harness new technology in an
appropriate way, bearing in mind the incentives of key groups
Map/backend slide So, like everyone else, we have a
smartphones and a map This is all very well for collecting baseline
information But the truth is, we’re more focussed on
how you update any information over time – without needing guys on motorbikes - and how you design to fit the circumstances on the ground here in Africa
Literacy slide(stress Africa-based)
This is where being based in Africa is an advantage
We know literacy is a challenge, we know that smartphones are still expensive, we know that the cost of data (and even SMS) still a concern
Live testing ground in Cape Town where almost a million people live in informal settlements
2 Low literacy applications that plug into other systems
So, focussing on literacy challenges, two demos that help to address that issue
• SeeTell, which uses the phones people have, making missed calls
• Snapture, which relies on the fact that everyone can take a photo
Audience demo / Instructions slide
Hand out 6 cards 3 smartphones, three sheets Show instructions
Go through demo, show map slide, explain that results will appear there ...
Map/backend slide The results update here > come over and see it
afterwards
SeeTell > have a system that allows us to geo-locate issues even though the reports come from basic phones. Free to the user reporting ..
Receive reports by email, filter results, export – all the usual stuff
Not just ‘survey’ software – designed by water experts focussed on spotting patterns, trends, anomalies > who can assist with interpreting results
SeeSaw active largely in SADCbut moving north (Mapbox slide)
Given rural example here, but other uses > eg using it for river monitoring, urban fault reporting, oversight of maintenance
For instance now using SeeTell in Ghana to report maintenance issues around filtered water schemes and discussing the monitoring of urban standpipe services in Angola.
Snapture by guys standing knee deep in water and in full sun, mapping river infrastructure
SeeSaw South Africa-based company
• Training // Advice // Software
Develop software to suit local realities – designed to be integrated into government systems from outset
Two apps, SeeTell & Snapture with a user interfance simple enough my 5 year old can use them
Come learn more, find out website here, pick up cards
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