Workshop at CES on 22 June 2015 at 9:30 am titled "Mobile Field Data Collection using OpenDataKit (ODK)" by Ujaval Gandhi from Google Bangalore
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Topic:
Mobile Field Data Collection using OpenDataKit (ODK)
Speaker:
Ujaval Gandhi, Google Bangalore
Date & Time:
22 Jun 2015 - 9:30am to 1:30pm
Event Type:
Workshop
Venue:
CES Lotka Volterra
Abstract:
Open Data Kit (ODK) is a free and open-source set of tools which help organizations author, field, and manage mobile data collection solutions. ODK tools are versatile and designed to work in completely
offline environments. In this workshop, you will learn about different ODK tools and how to set them up for your field data collection project. You will learn how to use *ODK Build* to create forms, use *ODK Collect* android app to collect data and setup *ODK aggregate* server to collect and process field data. At the end of the workshop, you will take ODK out for a spin and carry out a field data collection exercise within the IISc campus.
Speaker Bio:
Ujaval Gandhi is currently working as a Staff Geo Data Specialist at Google Bangalore. He has a Masters degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison in the field of Geoinformatics and has 10 years of experience in the field of Remote Sensing and GIS. He is passionate about open-source software and an active contributor in the QGIS community. Over the past two years, he has been working with OpenDataKit to help non-profits improve their field data collection efforts.