Case studies
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A production application to support survivors of human trafficking
DrivenData developed Freedom Lifemap, a digital tool designed to support survivors of human trafficking on their journey toward reintegration and independence
Monitoring water quality from satellite imagery
DrivenData created an open-source package to detect harmful algal blooms using machine learning and satellite imagery. Included running a machine-learning competition, conducting end user interviews, and engineering a deployable pipeline
Tracking attacks on health care in Ukraine
DrivenData built a real-time, interactive map to visualize attacks on the Ukrainian health care system. The map will support partner efforts to provide aid, hold aggressors accountable in court, and increase public awareness.
Mining chat messages with plant doctors using language models
Automated recognition of agricultural entities (such as crops, pests, diseases, and chemicals) in WhatsApp and Telegram messages among plant doctors enables new ways to surface emerging trends and improve science-based guidance for smallholder farmers
Advancing data reporting and analytics in off-grid solar
Over 1 billion people lack access to electricity, and off-grid solutions need investment. DrivenData worked with The World Bank to analyze repayment data across dozens of pay-as-you-go (PAYG) off-grid solar energy companies and build out key performance indicators for PAYG portfolios.
Mapping agricultural supply chains from source to shelf
DrivenData worked with Fair Trade USA to create a "supply chain map" with interactive visualizations of how products were assembled, in space and time, from their origins to their retail destinations.
Promoting digital financial services in Tanzania
DrivenData worked with IDEO.org to reveal patterns in behavior and barriers to trust in use of mobile money among low-income populations in Tanzania. Our team analyzed millions of financial records from a large mobile network operator (MNO) to inform how new user-centric approaches could be designed.
Targeting higher education development outreach
Our data science team worked with EverTrue to understand how the factors that they collect affect major gift donations.
Using Yelp reviews to flag restaurant health risks
DrivenData, in partnership with Yelp and Harvard, and with support from the City of Boston, structured a predictive challenge to tie Yelp reviews and ratings with the results of Boston's food safety inspections.
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