{"id":5548,"date":"2011-03-04T13:51:38","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T17:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=5548"},"modified":"2011-03-04T13:51:38","modified_gmt":"2011-03-04T17:51:38","slug":"job-ushahidi-project-for-nyc-urban-design-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2011\/03\/04\/job-ushahidi-project-for-nyc-urban-design-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Ushahidi project for NYC Urban Design Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Job: Ushahidi project for NYC Urban Design Week<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who\u2019s the client for this freelance work?\u00a0Project for Public Spaces (PPS) an international nonprofit community planning and design firm. – <\/a>http:\/\/www.pps.org\/about\/approach\/<\/a>
\nWhat\u2019s the project?\u00a0Ushahidi for NYC urban design improvement ideas with the Institute for Urban Design (IfUD), for an contest & event funded by the Rockefeller foundation.
\nWhere & for which users?\u00a0NYC, all residents
\nWhen does this need to be developed?\u00a0ASAP, for phase 1 launch in late March.
\nWho are we looking to hire?\u00a0A civic minded, frontend and backend developer w\/ PHP\/Ushahidi experience. — [Breaking March 2nd update: for PPS\u2019s website we\u2019re now also looking for a part time developer with WordPress experience.]
\nGeneral vision at PPS:\u00a0Ushahidi was made for intervention in hot crises, PPS wants to extend and adapt it now for the slower crises of how we plan and design for thriving & sustainable places.<\/p>\n

Interested? send any questions to:\u00a0Daniel Latorre,\u00a0danlatorre@pps.org<\/a>, cell 917-757-1761, twitter\u00a0@danlatorre<\/a> (Please share with any like minded friend and colleagues too. Thank You.)<\/p>\n

Developer Scope Outline:
\nPhase1<\/p>\n

– Install and Upgrade: take existing UX modifications (as on\u00a0http:\/\/pps.org\/placemap\/tupelo<\/a> and\u00a0http:\/\/pps.org\/placemap\/baltimore<\/a> ) and apply them to the latest version of Ushahidi.
\n– Modify UX and backend for altered questions, e.g. adding rating scale question.
\n– Making the comment and comment voting UX more emphatic and sized for best usability.
\n– Optimizing the server to handle peak loads
\n– Enabling the multiple-geometries input option.
\n– Set up of SMS and configuration for questionnaire flow
\n– Modification of report\/list and\/or map views, to allow for area-specific list view of items in that area.<\/p>\n

Phase 2:<\/p>\n

– Development of Design Submission View: designer submits design based on user suggestion\/need\/outcome in phase 1, as submission come in the public can openly view and browse design submissions on a map and list view.<\/p>\n

General Project Description:<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the City, For the City\u201d will set the groundwork for Urban Design Week\u2019s September 15 kick-off, the IfUD with PPS tools will launch a two-part, public ideas competition:<\/p>\n

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  1. In the first phase, we will ask New Yorkers to share their ideas about where the greatest opportunities are for improvement in their neighborhood and borough<\/li>\n
  2. The second phase will involve an international call for architects, planners, students, landscape architects, and other design professionals to choose one of the submitted sites and submit a brief proposal<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    PPS will adapt its (Ushahidi based) PlaceMap application for both phase one and phase two usage.<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Phase one work will consist of:\n
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      1. Design and modification of the PlaceMap<\/li>\n
      2. Up to 3 hours of advisement on social media outreach for citizen participation (email, blogging, social networks). Time beyond this at PPS\u2019s discretion.<\/li>\n
      3. Production and deployment of the PlaceMap website on either PPS\u2019s hosting environment or on the IfUD\u2019s. Use of various mobile interface additions, beyond Twitter and the existing Ushahidi mobile App will be at the discretion of PPS.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      4. Phase two work will consist of:\n
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        1. Collaboration with the IfUD\u2019s design team to modify the PlaceMap or PlaceMap data for display of design submissions.<\/li>\n
        2. Up to 2 hours of advisement on social media outreach for design submissions (email, blogging, social networks). Time beyond this at PPS\u2019s discretion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          All product code for this will remain Open Source under the existing LGPL software licenses.<\/p>\n

          —
          \n+\u00a0www.municipalarchive.wordpress.com<\/a> +\u00a0www.fencedlot.com<\/a> +<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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