Data Infrastructure
Foundational Datasets for Somali AI
Data Access Tiers
Available:
Somali NLP Corpus
Cleaned Somali text from news, social media, and literature for LLM training.
2 Billion+ Sentences
Verified Grammar
Tokenized for GPT
JSONL / CSV
Somali Speech (STT)
High-fidelity voice recordings with native Somali accents and dialects.
100+ Hours of Audio
Diverse Dialects
Timestamped Transcripts
Bilingual (Somali-English-Arabic)
Urban Mapping
New
High-resolution street-level imagery and satellite data of Somali urban environments
Labeled road conditions & landmarks.
Urban density heatmaps.
3D point cloud data for low-resource environment mapping.
Time Series Data
Data Access Tiers
Available:
Somali NLP Corpus
Cleaned Somali text from news, social media, and literature for LLM training.
2 Billion+ Sentences
Verified Grammar
Tokenized for GPT
JSONL / CSV
Somali Speech (STT)
High-fidelity voice recordings with native Somali accents and dialects.
100+ Hours of Audio
Diverse Dialects
Timestamped Transcripts
Bilingual (Somali-English-Arabic)
Urban Mapping
New
High-resolution street-level imagery and satellite data of Somali urban environments
Labeled road conditions & landmarks.
Urban density heatmaps.
3D point cloud data for low-resource environment mapping.
Time Series Data
Data Access Tiers
Available:
Somali NLP Corpus
Cleaned Somali text from news, social media, and literature for LLM training.
2 Billion+ Sentences
Verified Grammar
Tokenized for GPT
JSONL / CSV
Somali Speech (STT)
High-fidelity voice recordings with native Somali accents and dialects.
100+ Hours of Audio
Diverse Dialects
Timestamped Transcripts
Bilingual (Somali-English-Arabic)
Urban Mapping
New
High-resolution street-level imagery and satellite data of Somali urban environments
Labeled road conditions & landmarks.
Urban density heatmaps.
3D point cloud data for low-resource environment mapping.
Time Series Data
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What is Ogaal Labs?
Ogaal Labs is a Somali AI research and innovation lab dedicated to building local datasets and practical AI tools for African communities.
Who does Ogaal Labs serve?
We serve students, researchers, startups, and public institutions interested in localizing AI technology.
How can I join your programs?
We offer research programs, fellowships, and bootcamps for young graduates and developers focusing on AI engineering, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and advanced data science.
Why focus on local Somali datasets?
Global models often overlook local languages. We believe Somali people should build and own systems that reflect their own culture and needs.
Is Ogaal Labs an open-source project?
Ogaal Labs operates as both an AI startup and a research center. While we build proprietary solutions for specific sectors, a core part of our mission is to accelerate AI development by releasing open-source Somali datasets, NLP models, and research tools for the global developer community to use and build upon.
How can organizations partner with you?
We actively collaborate with universities, NGOs, tech companies, and private enterprises. Organizations can partner with us in three main ways: Research Partnerships: Co-developing open-source Somali datasets, collaborating on advanced NLP models, or co-authoring academic research. Funding & Sponsorships: Providing grants or funding to support our AI bootcamps, research fellowships, and essential computing infrastructure. Applied AI Solutions: Working with us to build custom machine learning tools tailored to solve specific challenges in your sector (such as Health, Education, or Agriculture).
Common questions
Find your answers here
Find answers to common questions about our mission, our research, and how you can join the Somali AI movement.
Still have questions?
What is Ogaal Labs?
Ogaal Labs is a Somali AI research and innovation lab dedicated to building local datasets and practical AI tools for African communities.
Who does Ogaal Labs serve?
We serve public institutions interested in localizing AI technology, researchers, startups and students
How can I join your programs?
We offer research programs, fellowships, and bootcamps for young graduates and developers in Python and Machine Learning.
Is Ogaal Labs an open-source project?
Yes, where possible, we support open learning and open access to knowledge to help the wider community grow.
How can organizations partner with you?
We collaborate with universities, NGOs, and private businesses to solve real-world problems through applied machine learning.
Common questions
Find your answers here
Find answers to common questions about our mission, our research, and how you can join the Somali AI movement.
Still have questions?
What is Ogaal Labs?
Ogaal Labs is a Somali AI research and innovation lab dedicated to building local datasets and practical AI tools for African communities.
Who does Ogaal Labs serve?
We serve students, researchers, startups, and public institutions interested in localizing AI technology.
How can I join your programs?
We offer research programs, fellowships, and bootcamps for young graduates and developers focusing on AI engineering, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and advanced data science.
Why focus on local Somali datasets?
Global models often overlook local languages. We believe Somali people should build and own systems that reflect their own culture and needs.
Is Ogaal Labs an open-source project?
Ogaal Labs operates as both an AI startup and a research center. While we build proprietary solutions for specific sectors, a core part of our mission is to accelerate AI development by releasing open-source Somali datasets, NLP models, and research tools for the global developer community to use and build upon.
How can organizations partner with you?
We actively collaborate with universities, NGOs, tech companies, and private enterprises. Organizations can partner with us in three main ways: Research Partnerships: Co-developing open-source Somali datasets, collaborating on advanced NLP models, or co-authoring academic research. Funding & Sponsorships: Providing grants or funding to support our AI bootcamps, research fellowships, and essential computing infrastructure. Applied AI Solutions: Working with us to build custom machine learning tools tailored to solve specific challenges in your sector (such as Health, Education, or Agriculture).
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Join our community of researchers, developers, and innovators building local solutions for Africa.
Join the Movement
Shape the Future of Somali AI
Join our community of researchers, developers, and innovators building local solutions for Africa.