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 ā ad hoc design Long time-lag to usable data No historical dataĀ
Itās a suite of applications ODK Buildā drag and drop interface for survey design. Build is an HTML5 web application and works best for designing simple forms. XLS Forms ā Excel interface for survey programming. ODK Collect ā You can install ODK Collect from the Google Play Store and enter data on your Android mobile device. ODK Aggregator ā provide blank forms to ODK Collect, accept finalized forms submissions from ODK Collect and export data ( e.g. as CSV files) ODK Briefcase ā 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 AggregateĀ No programming skills needed Prerequisites
Lotās of systems use ODK
It turns anybody who can use Excel into a programmer! 9
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 Access Allow anyone to download forms and submit data Create Permissions - 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 file 2.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 Chart 2.Bar Graph 3.Map
Exporting Data Export Formats 1.CSV 2.KML 3.JSON
Getting Involved Work with the CHANGE group at the University of Washington Subscribe to the developers mailing lists for ODK Contribute timeā¦. Code , Code & Code