electronic data capture using open data kit
DESCRIPTION
Slides for Keith Branson's talk on performing mobile data capture using Open Data Kit (ODK). Presented at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine for a seminar on Mobile Data Collection seminar on Sept 27, 2013.TRANSCRIPT
Electronic Data Capture using Open Data Kit
Keith BransonKaronga Prevention Study (KPS)
Mobile Data Collection Seminar27 September 2013
Open Data Kit (ODK)
• Set of tools, author, collect and manage mobile data collection on an android device
• Free• Open source• Software development by ODK community
ODK tools
• Build a data collection form or survey (XLSForm is recommended for larger forms)
• Collect the data on a mobile device and send it to a server
• Aggregate the collected data on a server and extract it in useful formats.
Survey
• NCD survey at two sites in Malawi• 5 electronic questionnaires • 3 languages English, Chichewa Tumbuka• Questionnaires range from a 21 page
form to single page
ODK Process
• Design form for mobile device ( build, Excel or 3rd party design tools)
• Transfer form to tablet (wireless or cable)
• Collect data• Upload data from tablet
Form design• Coded in Excel spreadsheet
ODK Aggregate Server• provide blank forms to ODK Collect• accept finalised forms (submissions) from ODK Collect • visualise the collected data using maps and simple graphs • export data (e.g., as CSV files for spreadsheets, or as KML files for Google
Aggregate Server interface
ODK Collect
ODK Collect Options
Collect “go to prompt”
Collect “Finalize”
Issues
Software • Amending
uploaded data• Pre –print tickets• Lockdown
Mobile device selection• Battery life• GPS accuracy• Camera quality
Mobile device considerations
http://opendatakit.org/