| Characteristics of an Effective Map Checklist |
Geospatial |
Best practices for developing and styling your map. |
Katie Lilly |
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| Creating a Proportional Circle Map in QGIS |
Geospatial |
How to create proportional circle maps in QGIS, and how to create a suitable legend that does not take up valuable space on a map page. |
Paul Knight |
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| Creating a Basemap in QGIS |
Geospatial |
The process of making a basemap using QGIS. |
Frida Archibold |
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| Scenario Planning in the Ukraine Response |
Information Design |
How the Ukraine operation developed, monitored, and acted upon scenario plans. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Developing an Operational Leadership Daily Briefing |
Information Design |
How a SIMS Remote Coordinator can support the operational leadership daily briefing. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Infographic Templates in Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft PowerPoint |
Information Design |
Links to infographic templates in Illustrator and PowerPoint, as well as tips for how to use them. |
Katie Lilly |
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| Web Scraping and Geocoding National Society Branch Locations |
Data Transformation and Analysis |
An example of scraping address data from across multiple web pages and geocoding them in bulk. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Prerequisites for Working with Python |
Data Transformation and Analysis |
How to make sure your computer is set up to follow along with Python-related SIMS guides. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Visualizing Qualitative Data |
Information Design |
Examples of qualitative data visualizations useful for CEA activities. |
Katie Lilly |
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| Adding a Last Refresh Date Timestamp to PowerBI |
Web Visualization |
A Power Query snippet to generate a timestamp on your PowerBI dashboard that displays when it was last refreshed. |
Katie Lilly |
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| SIMS Remote Coordination Checklist |
SIMS Remote Coordination |
This checklist is meant to guide a SIMS Remote Coordinator through the entire process from initial setup to deactivation. Includes links to useful guidance documents. |
Katie Lilly |
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| SIMS Platforms and Tools Overview |
Standard Operating Procedures |
An overview of commonly-used tools and the process for evaluating new ones as technology and the way SIMS operates continue to evolve. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Using the SIMS Slack |
Standard Operating Procedures |
Overview of how Slack is used during SIMS activations. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Data Visualization Accessibility Checklist |
Style Guidance |
Key factors to consider to help ensure your products are accessible to as broad a group of viewers as possible. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Final Product Checklist |
Standard Operating Procedures |
Key elements to consider before you send a product back to the field. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Managing Product Updates with a Changelog |
Standard Operating Procedures |
How to create and manage product updates with changelogs. |
Alexei Schwab |
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| SIMS Deactivation Process |
Standard Operating Procedures |
Steps to follow and issues to consider when serving as a SIMS Remote Coordinator at the end of a SIMS activation. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Reverse Geocoding Coordinates Using the OpenCage API |
Data Transformation and Analysis |
How to reverse geocode a list of coordinates at scale using the OpenCage API. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Geocoding Addresses Using the Google Maps API |
Data Transformation and Analysis |
Use the Google Maps API to batch process large lists of addresses into point coordinates. |
Jonathan Garro |
Python Geocoding Script for ATMs in Turkiye |
| Connecting Kobo Toolbox to PowerBI |
Web Visualization |
How to connect your PowerBI dashboard directly to your Kobo survey data. |
Katie Lilly |
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| Importing the Standard IFRC Color Palette into PowerBI |
Web Visualization |
How to import a JSON file into PowerBI in order to gain quick access to standard IFRC colors. |
Katie Lilly |
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| Dealing with Messy Dates in Python |
Data Transformation and Analysis |
Use Python to fix dates and date formatting in large datasets like beneficiary lists. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Creating Maps in Excel and PowerPoint |
Geospatial |
How to use Excel and PowerPoint to create editable maps with a lower technical barrier than tools like QGIS. |
Helen Campbell |
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| Importing SIMS Color Palette to QGIS |
Geospatial |
How to download and import the SIMS colors into QGIS from a .gpl file. |
Alexei Schwab |
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| Creating Navigation Panels in PowerBI |
Web Visualization |
A variety of ways it improve the navigation of larger PowerBI dashboards. |
Katie Lilly |
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| Spinning Globe with Point Markers in D3.js |
Web Visualization |
Walkthrough of creating the spinning globe visualization featured on the SIMS Portal landing page. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Timeline Templates in Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft PowerPoint |
Information Design |
Links to timeline templates in Illustrator and PowerPoint, as well as tips for how to use them. |
Katie Lilly |
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| Designing a Survey |
Data Collection and Survey Design |
How to design and start developing a survey, with a focus on ODK and Kobo. |
Dan Joseph |
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| XLS Form Cheatsheet |
Data Collection and Survey Design |
Examples of common constraints and functions used in XLSForm development. |
Katie Lilly |
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| Example XLSForm |
Data Collection and Survey Design |
Example XLSForm that you can adapt to your operation's needs. |
Katie Lilly |
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| SIMS Remote Coordinator Handover Guidance |
SIMS Remote Coordination |
A checklist of tasks to manage the handover process between rounds of SIMS Remote Coordinators. |
Katie Lilly |
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| Creating Response Stories |
SIMS Remote Coordination |
How to plan for and draft a response story that summarizes a SIMS activation. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Creating a 3W (Who, What, Where) Infographic |
Information Design |
Learn to create a 3W infographic using a simple Powerpoint template. |
Katie Lilly |
Turkish Red Crescent Earthquake Response 3W |
| Data Visualization Best Practices |
Style Guidance |
Quick tips to help make your data visualization products cleaner, easier to interpret, and more professional. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Remote Profile Specializations and Tiers |
Standard Operating Procedures |
How remote profiles and the associated tiering system work, and how this data connects with competency frameworks. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Remote Supporter Preparation Checklist |
Standard Operating Procedures |
Checklist for those considering providing remote IM support on a SIMS request, including clarifying questions for you to get as much information as possible about the request. |
Katie Lilly |
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| Creating a Movement Picture |
Information Design |
Tips for planning, data collection, design, and approvals related to joint Movement Picture documents. |
Jonathan Garro |
Movement Picture for Venezuela Migration and Americas Population Movement |
| Creating a Shaded Relief Map in QGIS |
Geospatial |
How to use a Digital Elevation Model layer to create a shaded relief map in QGIS. |
Alexei Schwab |
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| Geocoding Addresses Using the OpenStreetMap API |
Data Transformation and Analysis |
Use the OpenStreetMap API to batch process large lists of addresses into point coordinates. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| A Deep Dive into Map Visualizations in PowerBI |
Geospatial |
An extensive overview of the pros and cons of various methods for visualizing geo data in PowerBI. |
David Callaghan |
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| Disclaimer Text for SIMS Products |
Style Guidance |
Standard language to include on maps and other products, in the four official IFRC languages. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Official Logos and Icons for SIMS Products |
Style Guidance |
Access to standard IFRC logos, and a repository of national society logos. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| SIMS Color Palette |
Style Guidance |
Primary and secondary colors, and the ways to use them. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| SIMS Standard Fonts |
Style Guidance |
Standard SIMS fonts, how to get them, and when to use them. |
Jonathan Garro |
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| Getting Country Data from the GO Platform via the API |
Data Transformation and Analysis |
Use Python to fetch information about national societies from the GO Platform's API. |
Jonathan Garro |
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