Title :
A new generation of open source data collection tools
Author :
Anokwa, Yaw ; Hartung, Carl ; Lerer, Adam ; Derenzi, Brian ; Borriello, Gaetano
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Washington, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Organizations in low income regions need tools for collecting and reporting on data. Existing paper-based approaches are often slow and incomplete when compared to data collection tools on mobile devices. In this demonstration, we present the authors Android-based system in addition to broader work by the OpenRosa Consortium - a community dedicated to building open source, standards-based tools for mobile data collection, aggregation, analysis, and reporting.
Keywords :
data analysis; mobile computing; organisational aspects; public domain software; OpenRosa Consortium; android-based system; data aggregation; data analysis; data reporting; mobile data collection; mobile devices; open source data collection tools; organizations; paper-based approaches; Africa; Clinical trials; Data analysis; Decision making; Filling; Java; Mobile handsets; Monitoring; Personal digital assistants; Standards development; ICT; data collection; mobile phones;
Conference_Titel :
Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD), 2009 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Doha
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4662-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4663-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICTD.2009.5426732
