dissemination

One of the limitations of mobile text messaging, when used for public dissemination of information, is its inability to easily authenticate the sender of the message.  By this I mean it is possible for someone to spoof a mobile number and message, such that to the recipient the faked message appears to originate from your organization.  It is important to address authentication issues to prevent falsified information being distributed by a third party, as well as to maintain the 'authoritative voice' / public trust of a forecast office or watch provider.  Quite often mobile s

Neste suplemento (Secção III) ao guia de instruções Weaver sobre o FrontlineSMS, apresentamos a utilização de “Keywords” (Palavras-Chave) para recolha de dados e outras tarefas automatizadas.  Apresentarei diversos exemplos hipotéticos que são relevantes para a comunidade hidrometeorológica, mas existem muitíssimas possibilidades.  Se ainda não estiver familiarizado com a instalação ou funcionamento de base do FrontlineSMS, por favor leia a Secção I e a Secç&

Com os seus mais de 2,2 mil milhões de utilizadores, os telemóveis (telefones portáteis ou celulares) representam uma das tecnologias de comunicação com crescimento mais rápido a nível mundial.  Especialmente nos contextos de países em vias de desenvolvimento, as redes móveis expandiram-se para zonas rurais onde ou não existem outros meios de comunicações, ou são demasiado caros ou não são fiáveis.  Enquanto os serviços avançados de transferência de d

Dans ce supplément (Section III) au guide Weaver sur FrontlineSMS, nous étudions l’utilisation de mots-clés (Keywords) pour aider à la collecte de données et autres tâches automatisées. Je vais utiliser plusieurs exemples hypothétiques qui ont trait au secteur de l'hydrométéorologie, mais les applications pratiques sont innombrables.

Dans la 1^ère section de cette sous-série Weaver, j’ai présenté FrontlineSMS, j’ai offert des informations sur comment utiliser ce programme et j’ai expliqué comment l’installer. Cette 2^e section étudie plus en détail comment envoyer et recevoir des messages, comment gérer les contacts et comment paramétrer simplement FrontlineSMS. Dans la 3e section, nous verrons plus en détail les fonctionnalités avancées des mots-clés de FrontlineSMS.

Avec ses quelques 2,2 milliards d’utilisateurs, la téléphonie mobile représente l’une des technologies de communication qui connaît en ce moment une des croissances les plus rapides dans le monde entier. En particulier dans les pays en voie de développement, les réseaux mobiles sont déployés dans des zones rurales où les autres moyens de communication n'existent pas, se révèlent hors de prix ou ne sont pas fiables.

In this addition (Part III) to the Weaver tutorial on FrontlineSMS, we look at the use of Keywords for collection of data and other automated tasks.  I will provide several hypothetical examples relevant to the hydro-meteorological community, but there are many, many possibilities.   If you are not yet familiar with basic setup and operation of FrontlineSMS, please read Part I and Part II.

In Part I of this Weaver sub-series, I introduced you to FrontlineSMS, provided some background and thoughts on how to utilize this software application, and finally walked through the basic installation.  This section, Part II, will look more at sending and receiving messages, managing contacts, and basic setup of FrontlineSMS.  Part III will examine how to use the more advanced Keyword functionality of FrontlineSMS.

Managing Tabs
If you look at the default view of FrontlineSMS, there are six basic tabs shown. 

With some 2.2 billion users, mobile phones represent one of the fastest growing communication technologies the globe over.  Particularly in developing country contexts, mobile networks have pushed out to rural areas where other communications do not exist, are too expensive, or perhaps are unreliable.  While advanced data services over mobile have yet to deploy widely, and moreover voice remains prohibitively expensive for routine use by rural individuals in developing country contexts, mobile text messaging has been used in a number of creative ways to both send and receive