Spatial Collective

Every dot is one observation. Thousands of people, same locations, same questions. The overlap is the point. That's how you build ground truth in a city that doesn't know itself yet. Read here: medium.com/spatial-collec… #data #cities #kenya

A few frames from last week #data #mapping #location #kenya

A behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to deploy a large-scale urban data operation across several settlements and cities simultaneously, designed to leave communities running their own data systems independently. medium.com/spatial-collec… #urbanintelligence #kenya

Wet Seats and Random Samples Consent, hiring, and the quiet mechanics of launching three household surveys. medium.com/spatial-collec… #UrbanIntelligence #Fieldwork #HouseholdSurvey #CommunityData #Kenya

Behind every field day is a lot of quiet coordination. The parts you don’t usually see - logistics, planning, paperwork, agreements, timelines, and constant problem-solving. No spotlights. Just the work that makes everything else possible. #business #mapping #data #teamwork

"In other words, accuracy is generated collectively. The more observations we gather, the stronger and more reliable the data becomes" medium.com/spatial-collec… @SpatialCollect

Across the Country Before Sunrise From Nairobi to Lake Victoria and back in 48 hours medium.com/spatial-collec… #work #technology #community #travel #kenya

Project Launch Is a Ritual Handshakes, logistics, and the human side of getting things started medium.com/spatial-collec… #technology #community #data

Testing a Faster Way to Document the City A new approach to documenting places using imagery and collective tagging medium.com/spatial-collec… #data #innovation #360photo #mapping

Why is recruiting the right people so important? In community development, it all comes down to relationships and trust. Read more: spatialcollective.com/recruiting-par… #CommunityDevelopment #Recruitment #Fieldwork

From community meetings to Harambee Stars pride. #communitywork #fromtheground #fieldwork #harambeestars

We had a productive meeting in Machakos with national and county government reps, community members, and youth. Grateful for the warm welcome! #communityengagement #youth #machakos #partnership #work #technology #teamwork

The team is in Kayole, Soweto, meeting with community leaders and connecting with youth. #youth #nairobi #work #technology

Data lives on dashboards. But people don’t. Read more: spatialcollective.com/homeground-whe… #AI #LBS #AR #Homeground #DigitalInclusion

Had a little planning session a while back #work #friends #funtimes #blessed #nairobi

Had a great time at the @TEDCountdown event in Nairobi last week. Honored to co-lead a Data for Impact workshop with @hotosm & @carbonmapper. Grateful for the chance to connect, collaborate, and learn. Big thanks to @LeadersQuest for the opportunity! #ClimateAction #DataForGood

Attended the TED Countdown event in Nairobi this week, where Michelle and I co-led a workshop on translating data into action. Grateful for the experience, the people we met, and the opportunity to share our work. #ClimateAction

Honored to be running a workshop at the TED Countdown Summit in Nairobi: Translating Data into Action 📅 Wed, 18 June 2025 We'll explore how tech, citizen data & local stories are driving community power, policy change & climate action. #TEDCountdown #ClimateAction

🎉 Spatial Collective turns 13 today!

New post! The Power of Location Why Location Data Matters More Than Ever spatialcollective.com/the-power-of-l… #Location #data