The crowdsourced information solution, Ushahidi has launched its third version, using lessons learnt from the last seven years of operation.

The company will now offer its service in tiered packages to monetise its offering, but will remain strongly focused on the development of open source software.

Ushahidi's service, which the company claims has been used in 159 countries and has had over 90,000 deployments, reaching 20 million people since 2008, is now repositioning itself with great user interface that will allow easy interactivity with data.

"There are some key differences between what we built before and what we've learnt now that has allowed us to change our tool," Daudi Were, Ushahidi interim executive director announced at the launch of the new version.

"For example we have updated our user interface making it easier for you to interact with Ushahidi with any device, from the most basic mobile phone to the highest powered computer," he added.

The software will now allow easy collaboration through various social media platforms. Users will be in a position to receive data from multiple channels.

The new timeline allows users to quickly glance at charts, maps and communication channels.

"We have now made it easier to share your data through our new visualisation tools including the map and the rebuilt chart inside the platform," Were announced.

He added that the new business model will show that in the 21st century one can build a technology platform for good and still remain financially sustainable.

"We nurture innovation through programmes like Making All Voices Count and Resilience Network Initiative. This success has served to tell us one thing: we are only at the beginning of this journey. There is still a lot of work to be done. We need to stay curious, always innovating, always questioning."

The platform has been used in many global events including the Nepal earthquake in April 2015 and the recent Nigerian elections.