open data kit
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“Social Elevation through Authentic Data”
What is Open Data Kit
Many organizations are using mobile devices to collect data in the field. Open Data Kit is a suite of tools that allows data collection using Android mobile devices and data submission to an online server, even without an Internet connection.
Free app for Android devices
Collaboration between Google & Washington University
ODK is replacing traditional paper forms with electronic forms that allows text + numeric data + barcodes + GPS + Picture + Audio + Video …uploads to an online server
Works in low-tech and low-resource settings
Form Generator
Website: http://www.opendatakit.org
Current methods
Paper-based forms – ad hoc design
Long time-lag to usable dataNo historical data
It’s a suite of applications
ODK Build– drag and drop interface for survey design. Build is an HTML5 web application and works best for designing simple forms.
XLS Forms – Excel interface for survey programming.
ODK Collect – You can install ODK Collect from the Google Play Store and enter data on your Android mobile device.
ODK Aggregator – provide blank forms to ODK Collect, accept finalized forms submissions from ODK Collect and export data (e.g. as CSV files)
ODK Briefcase – is a standalone application that is used instead of ODK Aggregate to gather and manage data in cases of no internet connectivity.
web-enabled mobile device
running Android OS
Google Account to create a
Google AppEngine
instance
Java 6 installed and running on
your computer for ODK Aggregate
No programming skills needed
Prerequisites
Lot’s of systems use ODK
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It turns anybody who can use Excel into a programmer!
Build (build.opendatakit.org)
Add questions/fields
Sign in/Create an account
Menu Bar
Creating a Form
Publishing the Form
Aggregate goes to the host on the Google AppEngine
Publishing XML allows the user to customize the simple form (logic, appearance, etc.)
Creating Form in XML
Aggregate Front Page
Aggregate: Site AccessAllow anyone to download forms and submit data
CreatePermissions - 1.data Collector 2.Data viewer 3.Form Manager 4.Site admin
Aggregate: Form Management
Add New Form
Two methods of form uploading:
1.Upload XML file2.Uploaded when published from build
Xform Upload
ODK Application
Settings
ODK Setting
ODK Setting
ODK Application
Fill blank form
Getting Selected Form
Filling Data
Filling data
Submitting GPS location
Saving Form
Send Form
Sending Form to server
Viewing Data
Visualize
1.Pie Chart2.Bar Graph3.Map
Exporting Data
Export
Formats
1.CSV2.KML3.JSON
Getting Involved
Work with the CHANGE group at the University of Washington
Subscribe to the developers mailing lists for ODK
Contribute time…. Code, Code & Code
Thanks [email protected]