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Collecting data with smart forms on mobile phones - Yaw Anokwa

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<str<strong>on</strong>g>Collecting</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>data</str<strong>on</strong>g> accurately and quickly <strong>on</strong> paper is difficult.<br />

ODK uses ph<strong>on</strong>es and servers to digitize <str<strong>on</strong>g>data</str<strong>on</strong>g> collecti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

1. Build form 2. Collect <str<strong>on</strong>g>data</str<strong>on</strong>g> 3. Aggregate results<br />

http://open<str<strong>on</strong>g>data</str<strong>on</strong>g>kit.org (@open<str<strong>on</strong>g>data</str<strong>on</strong>g>kit)<br />

http://nafundi.com (@nafundi)<br />

http://anokwa.com (@yanokwa)<br />

Using paper to collect <str<strong>on</strong>g>data</str<strong>on</strong>g> is difficult and inefficient. ODK is a free and open-source set of<br />

tools which use <str<strong>on</strong>g>smart</str<strong>on</strong>g>ph<strong>on</strong>es and cloud servers to digitize <str<strong>on</strong>g>data</str<strong>on</strong>g> collecti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

ODK provides an out-of-the-box soluti<strong>on</strong> for users to:<br />

1. Build a <str<strong>on</strong>g>data</str<strong>on</strong>g> collecti<strong>on</strong> form or survey;<br />

2. Collect the <str<strong>on</strong>g>data</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> a <strong>mobile</strong> device and send it to a server; and<br />

3. Aggregate the collected <str<strong>on</strong>g>data</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> a server and extract it in useful formats.<br />

Are there are any questi<strong>on</strong>s I could answer?

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