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I am an OpenClinica user rather than an ODK user but, like other OC users, find the ODK documentation and forums very useful.
Best, Simon
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Hello everyone,
I'm delighted to introduce myself to the ODK community! I'm typically based in Seattle, Washington, where I work as a data analyst for a non-profit organization focused on environmental conservation. My journey with the ODK community began a few years ago when I stumbled upon the power of open-source tools for data collection and management.
My ODK origin story started when I was tasked with streamlining our data collection process in the field. After some research, I discovered ODK and was immediately drawn to its flexibility, scalability, and the supportive ODK community. Since then, I've been an active contributor and advocate for ODK in various projects.
I've had the privilege of working on a range of ODK projects, from designing complex survey forms for public health research in rural areas to developing custom ODK Collect widgets to enhance user experience.
Outside of data collection and ODK, I have a few favorite pastimes. I love hiking in the Pacific Northwest, where I get to enjoy the stunning natural landscapes. I'm also an amateur photographer and have a passion for capturing the beauty of the great outdoors.
Fun Fact: I once participated in a community-driven reforestation project where we planted over 1,000 trees in a single day!
I'm excited to be a part of the ODK community and look forward to collaborating with all of you on innovative data collection solutions.
Best regards,
kevan
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Hello Everyone,
I am very glad to join this wonderful community. My name is Yahaya Baba Ibrahim. I am a Ghanaian living in the Northern part of Ghana and working at Savelugu Municipal Education Directorate as Monitoring, Data Collection and Statistics Officer.
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Hello everyone,
I am Sahil from India, i am new to this open source space and looking forward to contribute to this amazing open source software.
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Hello everyone,
I'm a French agronomy engineer working for INRAe, a French research institute for agriculture, food and environment.
We are currently working on a European project called DIVINFOOD, which is about the co-construction of short food chains for the valorization of agrobiodiversity in healthy plant-based food.
I am in charge of database management and data production control. We decided to use ODK for this as it's a crowdsourced project and we need a tool that is easily accessible for everyone and flexible.
I'm looking forward to see how things will work out!
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Greetings,
I'm Joseph Muganga, currently serving as a Data Officer at the Ifakara Health Institute, where I am actively involved with the Vector Control Product Testing Unit.
My journey into the world of data management and analysis has been enriched by my experience with ODK (Open Data Kit), a valuable tool for data collection and organization.
Since 2020, I've been an avid reader on this forum, finding it to be an invaluable resource for knowledge sharing and professional growth.
I am genuinely grateful for the insights and support I've received from this community and am enthusiastic about continuing my membership here.
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Hello,
I am Kagũnda Joseph from Kenya. I am a freelance software developer with experience primarily in C# and Linux. Recently, I have been transitioning into technical writing.
Four years ago, a friend asked for my help setting up ODK Central. This was my first time using ODK. I followed the documentation and the installation went smoothly. Since then, I have undertaken several custom ODK installations, each of which presented its own challenges and lessons learned.
The posts in this forum have taught me a lot, and I am grateful to join this community.
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Glad you clarified 'Down Under' (there's more than one... 
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Hi All
This is Vivek from New Delhi, India. I am a medical doctor working as a Additional Professor of Community Ophthalmology at AIIMS New Delhi. I am a public health specialist with deep interest in data science, been involved in numerous small and large scale population based surveys.
Some of my research publications can be seen at my Google Scholar profile page.
I write a personal blog at www.epidemiology.tech
I have a deep-seated interest in leveraging IT for public health purposes and I think ODK is a great tool for the same. I have been a ODK user since 2008 when I was running my own instance of ODK on my desktop and users with android tablets would upload forms to it by connecting to the wireless router. Needless to say we have moved on since then and we now have a Central server with over 150,000 records ! All of this woudl not have been possible without the great work of the ODK team !
Looking forward to more interactions here !
Vivek
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Hello folks!
I am Pradeep, and I live in Bangalore, India. I am an ecologist and a conservation scientist, and an engineer in a previous professional life. My work regularly takes me down obscure (to me) alleyways broadly around large-scale geospatial data analysis, open and reproducible science and data workflows. I have known about and highly regarded ODK from the outside for many years, and have recently started to learn to incorporate it into work I'm involved in. Currently, I am exploring setting up an ODK-based data collection, management and insights pipeline for a small local enterprise around farmer livelihoods and coffee.
In the brief time I've been on this forum, I have already found it so useful, thanks to all you helpful folks generously sharing your learnings in the open. Looking forward to engaging more and learning together!
-Pradeep
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Blessings!
I am Bob, residing in Monument, Colorado. I am a Technical Lead / Software Engineer for Compassion International. My team integrates ODK Collect with our in-house mobile applications. Outside of work, I enjoy working on house renovation projects (don’t tell my wife that I actually enjoy it!!), walking / hiking in Colorado, and real.good.coffee. 
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Hello everyone, my name is SAWADOGO Sombewendin Patrick and I’m from Burkina Faso.
I’m a worker in NGO in Ouagadougou and work as hygiene and sanitation technician. as part of my job, I draw up survey forms in the water and sanitation sector.
apart from data collection I work with geographic information systems to produce maps.
you can catch me on twiter: @patricksawadogo6.
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Hello everyone,
I would like to introduce myself as Yekeh F. Howard from Liberia 
. I am new to the world of programming and ODK, and I am eager to learn more about these topics. I am reaching out to this community for help and guidance in gaining a deeper understanding of programming and ODK. Any assistance or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all in advance.
My email: yekehhoward2016@gmail.com
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Hi everyone!
My name is Michael Scholtens and I am the Manager of Data and Analytics at The Carter Center. I am working on getting my organization to adopt ODK Central more broadly and am looking forward to learning and problem solving with everyone here.
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Hello everyone!
My name is Max and I am a GIS developer from Canada. I have recently started building XLSForms for Esri Survey123 and have relied heavily on this forum to answer some of my questions. Nice to meet everyone!
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Hi everyone,
My name is Gilbert Makgopa from Pretoria in South Africa. I have used ODK few years ago, and I am back again to use for data collection projects in the public health sector. I am happy to be part of this forum and I am looking forward to contribute and learn.
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HI my name is Surob. I am M&E officer at NGO. I would like ask is how can I get the information from my android the filled questionnaire to my computer?
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Hi,
I'm Benno and I work in Caen (France). We have been using ODK Aggregate for a few years and will be switching to ODK Central.
Thanks to the community for these tools
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Hello everyone,
I'm Junior Diawara, a web developer from Senegal 
. I've used the ODK suite in the past as part of a school project, and recently I've been looking into it to automate data collection from different types of points of sale.
Glad to be with you
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Hey Everybody,
This is Caroline, Spatial Data Scientist based in Kenya. I apply data and analytics in the Infrastructure Management industry. I mainly use ODK platform for data collection and a bit of data management.
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