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Collect Mobile

Use this tool to
Collect geolocated biophysical, socioeconomic, or biodiversity data in the field via a customizable survey
End Product(s)

Data file recording the biophysical/socioeconomic/biodiversity metrics surveyed for each geolocated sample point

Collect Mobile is an Android mobile application for field data collection that is part of the OpenForis series of software tools. With it, users can record geolocated biophysical and socioeconomic data in the field based on customized surveys. (Collect Mobile requires the use of Open Foris Collect to create these custom surveys.) Users can collect and save data while on or offline. Once collected, the data can then be exported to a local drive, sent as an email attachment,  exported to the cloud as a csv file, or submitted directly to the central Collect Mobile server.

 

The tool is designed for restoration project managers and monitoring practitioners who are responsible for on-the-ground data collection at the site of restoration projects. It is applicable for monitoring any terrestrial ecosystem and is customizable for collecting a wide range of data points. Collect Mobile surveys can be validated in real time to improve data quality.  In addition, the application can handle large lists of species or other attributes, it has embedded GPS to facilitate geo-location, it works completely offline, and it can be integrated with the OpenForis Collect tool for data management, analysis and export. Collect Mobile may be used by forestry authorities, environmentalists, statisticians, NGOs, research and academic institutions, consultancy companies, and individuals.

Scale
Site
Technical skills/resources required
Device with Android 4+ OS, camera, and micro-SD card slot
Cost
Free
Language(s) available
Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, English, French, Spanish, Others