Mobile phones as a data collection tools offer convenience through their usability, size, and weight and battery longevity. They offer also additional possibilities for example GPS location data and imaging. Additionally, since mobile phones can send data from many remote locations, collected data can be transmitted in near real-time for analysis.

 Android Open Data Kit (ODK)

ODK is a free and open-source set of tools which help organizations author, field, and manage mobile data collection solutions. ODK provides a solution for users to:  

• Build a data collection form or survey; 
• Collect the data on a mobile device and send it to a server (Own Server or the online platform provided);  
• Aggregate the collected data on a server and extract it in useful formats.

In addition to socio-economic and health surveys with GPS locations and images, ODK is being used to create decision support for clinicians and for building multimedia-rich nature mapping tools.

Call us now to discuss details of your ODK implementation.  More details are also availlable on the Open Data Kit wiki 

Nokia Data Gathering

Nokia Data Gathering helps organizations to collect data using mobile phones instead of paper forms, PDAs or laptops. Ability to increase the visibility to critical information, and doing so quickly and accurately enough enables an effective response whether is fighting back disaster outbreaks, building census or tracking agricultural market prices and stock levels. Opportunities and uses are limitless!

Nokia Data Gathering consists of two modules, server and mobile phone, to enable smooth information transfer from the survey administrators to the field workforce and vice versa. The process includes the creation of questionnaires, their delivery to mobile phones and the subsequent integration and analysis of results.

For more details about this tool refer to the Nokia Data Gathering Wiki