WS2: ODK

Workshop #2: Mobile data collection with ODK

Monday, November 5th, 2012, 2-3:45PM

Trainer: Sandra Sudhoff (CartONG) is a Landscape Architect/Landscape Planner by profession. She was exposed to emergency mapping and thematic mapping in the developing world while writing her thesis on Natural Resource Management for the German Technical Cooperation (GIZ) in Mozambique. It sparked her interest and she pursued a Masters degree in GIS and Remote Sensing after. Sandra has been working for both, private (3D Lidar mapping) and public/humanitarian sector (GIZ, UNHCR) in the past and has joined CartONG in 2007. Since then, she has been involved technically and as a manager, in projects with UNHCR, Shelter Cluster, MSF, ICRC, GIZ, IMS and IMMAP.

Objective: overview of ODK technology, hands-on exercises with smartphones and presentation of potential applications. In addition, for advanced users, tools and tips for survey managers.

Audience: this workshop is aimed to humanitarian professionals, and will be divided in two working groups: one for beginners (no requirements), and one advanced users who wants to improve their skills.

Trainer's presentation

CartONG will provide smartphones for this workshop. However, if you have one, please bring it in order to save ours for people who don’t have one (you can already install the application, search “ODK” in the Android market). Advanced users also need to bring their own laptop.

Summary

For beginners:

1. Demonstration of Android Phone technology

   1. How to fill a form (practical)

   2. How to synchronise the records (demonstration)

   3. How to download the records (demonstration)

2. Coordination tricks and tips:

   1. Roles of people involved in the survey

   2. Importance of using Standard operating procedures

3. Question and answers/Lessons learned

For advanced users:

1. Coordination tricks and tips:

   1. What is the role of the Survey manager and the roles of others involved in the survey

   2. Importance of Standard Operating procedures and examples

2. Practical on full cycle:

   1. How to set up and launch the server (demonstration)

   2. How to get the application on the phones

   3. How to get the forms on the phones

   4. How to fill and synchronize records

   5. How to explore and download records

3. Question and answers/Lessons learned

Aims

At the end of the workshops, beginners will have an overview of ODK technology, and will know how to deploy it concretely on the field. Advanced users will get a more in-depth overview on what a survey manager using ODK needs to know and get to practice the steps which are required to deploy the software successfully.