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Using Mobile data collection sing Mobile data collection • SMS based system • Smartphone System• When to go for Mobile• Implementation

Edouard LegoupilData Management [email protected]

Mobile data collection system1983 1992 19991996 2003 2010

World’s First Mobile PhoneMotorola DynaTAC 8000X

World’s First Mass-Produced GSM Phone Nokia 1011

Multi Touch screenIphone

First mass-produced

PDA (Personal Digital Assistant/ palmtop)Palm Pilot

First mass-producedTablet PCIpad

20072002

Smartphone (PDA + email)Blackberry 5810

2008

Android (open source mobile OS)HTC G1

First Integrated PDA-GPS receivers

Garmin iQue 3600

First phone using 3 G(i.e. better bandwidth)Nokia 7110

1998

First handheldGPSGarmin Etrex

First phone using WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)Nokia 7110

Mobile data collection system

Short Message Service (SMS) system

ExportCSV

RapidAndroid:SMS Gateway

Short Message System


SMS pros & consShort Message System

SMS = 140 Characters = limitation in what can be encoded

Security can not be enforced and network can

go down

Cheap & Easy to implement:• Contact• Alert• Distribution tracking• Event


Cash Distribution through SIM CardShort Message System

•Tested in 2011 by WFP in Cote d'Ivoire

•Mobile Money services provided by many telecoms companies in Africa – need negotiation

•Distribution of SIM card filled with credit

•Beneficiaries can use the devices from the mobile bankers

•Possibility to track Beneficiaries money withdraw and to broadcast messages


Smartphones

Android (open source mobile OS)HTC G1

First handheldGPSGarmin Etrex

10 years

19982008

The Desktop revolution

The Web revolution

The Mobile revolution

1990’s 2000’s 2010’s

Smartphone


Laptop used as a

local server

Ruggerized Briefcase

Wifi Router to establish

a LAN between

the server and the mobiles

Different type of Mobile (smartphone,

tablet, etc.)

Emergency Deployment Briefcase

Smartphone


Mobile Data Collection for Site Assessment in Eastern DRC and for Prevention of Malaria in Kenya

Smartphone


“Paper Forms” versus “Electronic forms”

• Increased accuracy of data

• Saving time

• Efficient data transmission

• Richer data

• Pre-set values

When to go for mobile


• Large volume of data

• Many or recurrent surveys conducted

• Closed questions

• Willing to learn about new technologies

• No safety risk to the data collector

Favorable situationsWhen to go for mobile


• Mobilization• Time • Technical back office • Linear form• Asset management • Budget • Power sources • Community’s perception • Sensitive data.• Data loss • Restriction of mobile device

ChallengesWhen to go for mobile


Open Data KitImplementation


Features

• Type of form fields (Text, Date, integer, numeric, photo, bar code …)

• Multiple choice, unique choice

• Field validation• Conditional Field visibility• Internationalized user

interfaces

Implementation


Training & Equipment

• Confirm the number of surveyors

• Train/Test the knowledge of surveyor for Mobile OS

• Procure enough devices

• Plan for external power sources (car

charger, solar panel) and spare batteries

Implementation


Conclusion

Answer a few questions to define if Mobile Data Collections is REALLY an option to consider

Plan for spare Equipment

Configure and test ENOUGH IN ADVANCE the forms to be configured

Come tonight for the session if you want to test!

Conclusion

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