Nokia Data Gathering

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Get started with Nokia Data Gathering!

Whether you would like to try out Nokia Data Gathering software, help implement a new data gathering project, or contribute new code and features you have landed on the right page. There are lots of ways to get involved in the Nokia Data Gathering community – if you’re interested, read on for a little inspiration.

Quick links:  Read more |  Register to Nokia Data Gathering playground | Download Nokia Data Gathering user guide |  Join the discussion |  Browse through the existing projects |  Latest release information


About Nokia Data Gathering

Collecting field data by filling out paper forms, sending them back and transcribing them is a slow and cumbersome process that delays information availability and potentially crucial decisions. Data collection with a mobile phone has the potential to dramatically improve any service that relies on accurate and up-to-date information. The more time-critical the information, and the more remote the location, the more organizations have to gain from a mobile phone based solution ( read more about benefits of mobile based data gathering here).

Nokia Data Gathering is a solution that helps organizations to collect field data on critical issues using mobile phones instead of paper forms, PDAs or laptops. Since mobile phones can send data from many remote locations, collected data can be transmitted in near real-time for analysis. (download  presentation or  executive summary for further details).

The process begins with survey creation, which enables the production of tailored questionnaires. The questionnaires can then delivered to the field workforce wirelessly. Having received the questionnaire(s) on their mobile phones, the field workforce can then use their phones to enter and store the responses to questions. Importantly, the solution also enables them to send responses back for instant analysis, again via a mobile network.

Read more from the below sections designed for users,  system administrators,  developers.

Users

Many organizations benefit greatly from our data gathering solution – would you like to be next? You'll find a wealth of information from the links below and we do encourage you to read through the basic material and our existing cases. Naturally we are happy to hear from you and later about your case as well - so please do send us feedback and register your case.

Try it out at Nokia Data Gathering playground:

Nokia Data Gathering playground is our hosted server that allows you to try, test and pilot data collection using Nokia Data Gathering. You can play around with the creation of surveys, sending them to the mobile phone, exporting the results and so on. Please register at the address and after having done so a wizard will walk you through the process of downloading the client software onto your mobile phones. Please note that Nokia Data Gathering is for trial purposes only and should not be used for real projects.

Need more help?

We are happy to  recommend organizations who we have worked with in the past and whom we trust to support you with your implementations.

System administrators and integrators

Nokia Data Gathering is free, open source software, and its users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software without limitation. You can get the first feeling about the tool using our Nokia Data Gathering playground. After the first look we propose you to download the documentation and the software and start properly! It would be great to see you on our discussion forums and technical questions can be posted to the mailing list.

Select a platform to start your own server:

More information:

Developers

Would you like to develop a new feature or make enhancements to Nokia Data Gathering? Why not join our developer community and scratch that itch? We offer you the source code, along with all the tools and documentation you need to take Nokia Data Gathering where you need it to go. And this is just a start… If you have an idea for a great new feature, why not post your thoughts on our mailing list and we will discuss them at the next release roadmap discussions. Even better… send us a patch. Whatever your ideas, we hope you'll share them with us for the benefit of our users and the developer community.

The Developers section will be moving to  Github for the Dazzling (4.04) release

Several individuals and organizations have been instrumental in getting Nokia Data Gathering to where it is today. We would like to extend thanks to:

Releases

University Collaboration Program

Projects

Organizations engaged in fundamentally different activities share the same need for accurate and timely field data. When time is of the essence, it doesn’t matter whether it is a public service or commercial operation; fast, accurate information is important for sound decision-making in every organization.  Read more about Nokia Data Gathering projects.

  • Fighting back dengue fever in the Amazonas – Amazonas State Health Department and Health Vigilance Foundation
  • Improving accessibility and quality of the health care in rural Ecuador – Foundation Human Nature and Fundación Me Hi Pro
  • Following up the crop production in the Philippines – Department of the Agriculture and WWF
  • Building birth registration in Liberia – Crisis Management Initiative
  • Collecting child sponsorship data in Indonesia - World Vision Indonesia
  • Reducing the risk to drought in vulnerable communities (water and veterinary surveys) in Kenya and Uganda - FAO
  • Giving children the right to an identity in Kenya (birth registration) - Plan
  • Helping to secure livelihood for smallholder farmers in Kenya (farmer surveys) - Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Saving the most endangered seal in the world in Finland (lair counts) - Metsähallitus
  • Mapping access to essential medicines among rural communities in Zimbabwe - HIFC

Awards

2011: Justmeans Social Innovation Award for the “Philanthropy: Most Strategic Use of Philanthropic Funds” category.
The Justmeans international awards program is considered one of the top honours in the field of sustainability, giving recognition to companies implementing groundbreaking strategies and programs that drive social and environmental innovation.

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