Using free opensource tools to conduct surveys in vulnerable communities.
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Using free opensource tools to conduct surveys in
vulnerable communities
Image-AD is privately own ICT company which specializes in web applications, desktop applications, mobile wireless technologies and their integration with corporate systems
to be the preferred "mobile enabling" technology solutions provider
About the Company
mSurvey
mSurvey is based on opensource tools Open Data Kit (ODK), it is a suite of tools that allows data collection using mobile devices and data submission to an online server, even without an Internet connection or mobile carrier service at the time of data collection
xForms are compactible with feature and smart phones
The process
An officer list the questions a survey may consist with other data types such as Pictures, GPS, Audio, etc
The officer designs the forms with xForm designer with good controls and features, in an electronic survey form.Access rights and controls are then assigned by officer.
Enumerators download the survey form remotely using Survey Collect app on their android phone.
The officer manages and conducts analysis of the data collected or export the data to external systems like Google Fusion Tables or ArcGis for further analysis and sharing information
1. List questions 2. Design Questionaire
3. Download forms 4. View data on server
xForms Designer
The xForm designer is used to design surveys that run in the mobile application for Android devices.
Form Elements- Input text- numerical input- multi-select- single-select- bar-codes- Images- Audio- Pictures- geo-location with GPS
mSurvey Collect
mSurvey Collect allows you to use the forms designed to be downloaded on your mobile devices, the forms are in a sequence of input prompts that apply forms logic.
Features- Save form at any point- Collect data in offline mode- Supports phone and tablets- Data can be exported from SD card
Pros and Cons
Pros- Easy to use for surveys- Low cost of implementation- Runs on android and java- Works in offline and online mode- Export data in different formats
Cons- It’s not well support- Extra cost to customize- Database do not relate with each other
Our customization
Additional features- Setup on free cloud servers- Send SMS from server- Send Voice Messages from
server- Conduct custom reports- Create relationship with
other surveys- Connect with other API for
additional datasource- Customize for use in any
sector.
We provide customization of the ODK for use in any sector. We integrate with our proprietary MAST framework to give additional functionalities.
Hands on training
