I'm starting to convert all of the reflections about our work found
here: http://africasoils.net/labs/mobile/ into a pdf manual. I hope it
will be another useful resource for ODKers, particularly (but not
exclusively) those conducting agriculture and/or location-based
research.
I would love any feedback on what would be most useful. Who do you
like/not like about existing manuals? Should it be detailed or short?
Things like that.
Here's my Table of Contents so far to give you a sense of what I'm
thinking.
List of Acronyms 2
Useful Links 2
Introduction 2
-----Assumptions 2
Getting Started 2
Hardware Selection 3
Hardware Preparation and Management 5
Designing Your Survey(s) 6
------Translation 6
------Meta-Forms: Creating a Survey of Your Survey 7
Training and Training Materials 8
Using ODK Collect 10
Using Locus 11
Using Distance and Area Measurement 14
Be Prepared 17
-------Cultural Challenges 17
Budgeting: What to Expect 18
Limitations 18
------Android Takes Patience 18
------GPS Quality 19
Have a great day,
···
--
*Eric A. Couper, MPA DP *
ICT & Agriculture Coordinator
Africa Soil Information Service
c. +255 764 907 683
e. eric.couper@gmail.com
s. eric.couper
t. @_couper
···
On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 22:53, Eric Couper wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm starting to convert all of the reflections about our work found
> here: http://africasoils.net/labs/mobile/ into a pdf manual. I hope it
> will be another useful resource for ODKers, particularly (but not
> exclusively) those conducting agriculture and/or location-based
> research.
>
> I would love any feedback on what would be most useful. Who do you
> like/not like about existing manuals? Should it be detailed or short?
> Things like that.
>
> Here's my Table of Contents so far to give you a sense of what I'm
> thinking.
>
> List of Acronyms 2
> Useful Links 2
> Introduction 2
> -----Assumptions 2
> Getting Started 2
> Hardware Selection 3
> Hardware Preparation and Management 5
> Designing Your Survey(s) 6
> ------Translation 6
> ------Meta-Forms: Creating a Survey of Your Survey 7
> Training and Training Materials 8
> Using ODK Collect 10
> Using Locus 11
> Using Distance and Area Measurement 14
> Be Prepared 17
> -------Cultural Challenges 17
> Budgeting: What to Expect 18
> Limitations 18
> ------Android Takes Patience 18
> ------GPS Quality 19
>
>
>
> Have a great day,
>
> --
> *Eric A. Couper, MPA DP *
> ICT & Agriculture Coordinator
> Africa Soil Information Service
> c. +255 764 907 683
> e. eric.couper@gmail.com
> s. eric.couper
> t. @_couper
>
> --
> Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com
> Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
> Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en
This is an excellent Idea and we would be happy to contribute (Yaw
suggestion of a Google doc makes sense). Also good to see the Locus
interactions- we have some skinny document on this and also getting GIS
data into locus.
Good to add a section of companion apps as well - i.e. we use Pano to
produce panoramas, skitch to annotate images, smart tools for various
measurements as well as a few house keep apps (Astro, appskiller etc).
For us there is quite a lot around the hardware with batteries, power
backup, data backup and waterproofing and it would be great to get other's
experience with this.
I'm starting to convert all of the reflections about our work found
here: http://africasoils.net/labs/mobile/ into a pdf manual. I hope it
will be another useful resource for ODKers, particularly (but not
exclusively) those conducting agriculture and/or location-based
research.
I would love any feedback on what would be most useful. Who do you
like/not like about existing manuals? Should it be detailed or short?
Things like that.
Here's my Table of Contents so far to give you a sense of what I'm
thinking.
List of Acronyms 2
Useful Links 2
Introduction 2
-----Assumptions 2
Getting Started 2
Hardware Selection 3
Hardware Preparation and Management 5
Designing Your Survey(s) 6
------Translation 6
------Meta-Forms: Creating a Survey of Your Survey 7
Training and Training Materials 8
Using ODK Collect 10
Using Locus 11
Using Distance and Area Measurement 14
Be Prepared 17
-------Cultural Challenges 17
Budgeting: What to Expect 18
Limitations 18
------Android Takes Patience 18
------GPS Quality 19
Over here at The Carter Center we're working on a manual and training
curriculum simply for using ODK Collect. So we could perhaps
contribute or share content for your page 10. (Although I'm not sure
how you're going to fit it all on one page!)
Our situation may be somewhat unique in that we have to brief 50-60
observers on how to use ODK, and we only have about an hour to do it.
Doing a lecture with a demonstration just doesn't seem to work. So
we're experimenting with 'train the trainer' models where a team of
pre-trained trainers fan out during the briefing session and each
works with a small group.
We also have a 'cheat sheet' that we send out in the phone kit. We're
currently trying to improve that as well. I'd be happy to share it if
there is interest.
Also if others have faced this challenge, I'd be interested to hear
how you dealt with it.
To clarify re: "So we could perhaps
contribute or share content for your page 10. (Although I'm not sure
how you're going to fit it all on one page!)"
The numbers I have listed don't indicate I only anticipate one page
for that topic. I just copied and pasted the autogenerated table of
contents from the beginning of my word doc.
···
On Jan 26, 1:29 pm, J Moat wrote:
> This is an excellent Idea and we would be happy to contribute (Yaw
> suggestion of a Google doc makes sense). Also good to see the Locus
> interactions- we have some skinny document on this and also getting GIS
> data into locus.
>
> Good to add a section of companion apps as well - i.e. we use Pano to
> produce panoramas, skitch to annotate images, smart tools for various
> measurements as well as a few house keep apps (Astro, appskiller etc).
>
> For us there is quite a lot around the hardware with batteries, power
> backup, data backup and waterproofing and it would be great to get other's
> experience with this.
>
> Thanks
>
> GISTIN
> GIS Unit @ Kewhttps://www.kew.org/gis
>
> On 25 January 2012 06:53, Eric Couper wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hello,
>
> > I'm starting to convert all of the reflections about our work found
> > here:http://africasoils.net/labs/mobile/into a pdf manual. I hope it
> > will be another useful resource for ODKers, particularly (but not
> > exclusively) those conducting agriculture and/or location-based
> > research.
>
> > I would love any feedback on what would be most useful. Who do you
> > like/not like about existing manuals? Should it be detailed or short?
> > Things like that.
>
> > Here's my Table of Contents so far to give you a sense of what I'm
> > thinking.
>
> > List of Acronyms 2
> > Useful Links 2
> > Introduction 2
> > -----Assumptions 2
> > Getting Started 2
> > Hardware Selection 3
> > Hardware Preparation and Management 5
> > Designing Your Survey(s) 6
> > ------Translation 6
> > ------Meta-Forms: Creating a Survey of Your Survey 7
> > Training and Training Materials 8
> > Using ODK Collect 10
> > Using Locus 11
> > Using Distance and Area Measurement 14
> > Be Prepared 17
> > -------Cultural Challenges 17
> > Budgeting: What to Expect 18
> > Limitations 18
> > ------Android Takes Patience 18
> > ------GPS Quality 19
>
> > Have a great day,
>
> > --
> > *Eric A. Couper, MPA DP *
> > ICT & Agriculture Coordinator
> > Africa Soil Information Service
> > c. +255 764 907 683
> > e. eric.cou...@gmail.com
> > s. eric.couper
> > t. @_couper
>
> > --
> > Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com
> > Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
> > Options:http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en
I like your idea of a Google Doc, but it might be nice to track
changes, especially if more than 3 or 4 people get involved. I have
experience using a wiki site like http://www.wikispaces.com for this
sort of thing, but there might be a better solution available, I don't
know. Anyone have a different suggestion? Otherwise, I'll set it up on
a wikispace, and dump my current content there.
-Eric
···
On Jan 26, 1:29 pm, J Moat wrote:
> This is an excellent Idea and we would be happy to contribute (Yaw
> suggestion of a Google doc makes sense). Also good to see the Locus
> interactions- we have some skinny document on this and also getting GIS
> data into locus.
>
> Good to add a section of companion apps as well - i.e. we use Pano to
> produce panoramas, skitch to annotate images, smart tools for various
> measurements as well as a few house keep apps (Astro, appskiller etc).
>
> For us there is quite a lot around the hardware with batteries, power
> backup, data backup and waterproofing and it would be great to get other's
> experience with this.
>
> Thanks
>
> GISTIN
> GIS Unit @ Kewhttps://www.kew.org/gis
>
> On 25 January 2012 06:53, Eric Couper wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hello,
>
> > I'm starting to convert all of the reflections about our work found
> > here:http://africasoils.net/labs/mobile/into a pdf manual. I hope it
> > will be another useful resource for ODKers, particularly (but not
> > exclusively) those conducting agriculture and/or location-based
> > research.
>
> > I would love any feedback on what would be most useful. Who do you
> > like/not like about existing manuals? Should it be detailed or short?
> > Things like that.
>
> > Here's my Table of Contents so far to give you a sense of what I'm
> > thinking.
>
> > List of Acronyms 2
> > Useful Links 2
> > Introduction 2
> > -----Assumptions 2
> > Getting Started 2
> > Hardware Selection 3
> > Hardware Preparation and Management 5
> > Designing Your Survey(s) 6
> > ------Translation 6
> > ------Meta-Forms: Creating a Survey of Your Survey 7
> > Training and Training Materials 8
> > Using ODK Collect 10
> > Using Locus 11
> > Using Distance and Area Measurement 14
> > Be Prepared 17
> > -------Cultural Challenges 17
> > Budgeting: What to Expect 18
> > Limitations 18
> > ------Android Takes Patience 18
> > ------GPS Quality 19
>
> > Have a great day,
>
> > --
> > *Eric A. Couper, MPA DP *
> > ICT & Agriculture Coordinator
> > Africa Soil Information Service
> > c. +255 764 907 683
> > e. eric.cou...@gmail.com
> > s. eric.couper
> > t. @_couper
>
> > --
> > Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com
> > Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
> > Options:http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en
Google Docs have a revision history and the ability to restore to any past
version.
···
On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 10:31 PM, Eric Couper wrote:
Yaw et al,
I like your idea of a Google Doc, but it might be nice to track
changes, especially if more than 3 or 4 people get involved. I have
experience using a wiki site like http://www.wikispaces.com for this
sort of thing, but there might be a better solution available, I don't
know. Anyone have a different suggestion? Otherwise, I'll set it up on
a wikispace, and dump my current content there.
This is an excellent Idea and we would be happy to contribute (Yaw
suggestion of a Google doc makes sense). Also good to see the Locus
interactions- we have some skinny document on this and also getting GIS
data into locus.
Good to add a section of companion apps as well - i.e. we use Pano to
produce panoramas, skitch to annotate images, smart tools for various
measurements as well as a few house keep apps (Astro, appskiller etc).
For us there is quite a lot around the hardware with batteries, power
backup, data backup and waterproofing and it would be great to get
other's
experience with this.
I'm starting to convert all of the reflections about our work found
here:http://africasoils.net/labs/mobile/into a pdf manual. I hope it
will be another useful resource for ODKers, particularly (but not
exclusively) those conducting agriculture and/or location-based
research.
I would love any feedback on what would be most useful. Who do you
like/not like about existing manuals? Should it be detailed or short?
Things like that.
Here's my Table of Contents so far to give you a sense of what I'm
thinking.
List of Acronyms 2
Useful Links 2
Introduction 2
-----Assumptions 2
Getting Started 2
Hardware Selection 3
Hardware Preparation and Management 5
Designing Your Survey(s) 6
------Translation 6
------Meta-Forms: Creating a Survey of Your Survey 7
Training and Training Materials 8
Using ODK Collect 10
Using Locus 11
Using Distance and Area Measurement 14
Be Prepared 17
-------Cultural Challenges 17
Budgeting: What to Expect 18
Limitations 18
------Android Takes Patience 18
------GPS Quality 19
I just wanted to ask if there's been any progress on the manual or if
it is maybe online already?
I would be really interested in reading it.
Olivier
···
On Jan 27, 7:31 am, Eric Couper wrote:
> Yaw et al,
>
> I like your idea of a Google Doc, but it might be nice to track
> changes, especially if more than 3 or 4 people get involved. I have
> experience using a wiki site likehttp://www.wikispaces.comfor this
> sort of thing, but there might be a better solution available, I don't
> know. Anyone have a different suggestion? Otherwise, I'll set it up on
> a wikispace, and dump my current content there.
>
> -Eric
>
> On Jan 26, 1:29 pm, J Moat wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > This is an excellent Idea and we would be happy to contribute (Yaw
> > suggestion of a Google doc makes sense). Also good to see the Locus
> > interactions- we have some skinny document on this and also getting GIS
> > data into locus.
>
> > Good to add a section of companion apps as well - i.e. we use Pano to
> > produce panoramas, skitch to annotate images, smart tools for various
> > measurements as well as a few house keep apps (Astro, appskiller etc).
>
> > For us there is quite a lot around the hardware with batteries, power
> > backup, data backup and waterproofing and it would be great to get other's
> > experience with this.
>
> > Thanks
>
> > GISTIN
> > GIS Unit @ Kewhttps://www.kew.org/gis
>
> > On 25 January 2012 06:53, Eric Couper wrote:
>
> > > Hello,
>
> > > I'm starting to convert all of the reflections about our work found
> > > here:http://africasoils.net/labs/mobile/intoa pdf manual. I hope it
> > > will be another useful resource for ODKers, particularly (but not
> > > exclusively) those conducting agriculture and/or location-based
> > > research.
>
> > > I would love any feedback on what would be most useful. Who do you
> > > like/not like about existing manuals? Should it be detailed or short?
> > > Things like that.
>
> > > Here's my Table of Contents so far to give you a sense of what I'm
> > > thinking.
>
> > > List of Acronyms 2
> > > Useful Links 2
> > > Introduction 2
> > > -----Assumptions 2
> > > Getting Started 2
> > > Hardware Selection 3
> > > Hardware Preparation and Management 5
> > > Designing Your Survey(s) 6
> > > ------Translation 6
> > > ------Meta-Forms: Creating a Survey of Your Survey 7
> > > Training and Training Materials 8
> > > Using ODK Collect 10
> > > Using Locus 11
> > > Using Distance and Area Measurement 14
> > > Be Prepared 17
> > > -------Cultural Challenges 17
> > > Budgeting: What to Expect 18
> > > Limitations 18
> > > ------Android Takes Patience 18
> > > ------GPS Quality 19
>
> > > Have a great day,
>
> > > --
> > > *Eric A. Couper, MPA DP *
> > > ICT & Agriculture Coordinator
> > > Africa Soil Information Service
> > > c. +255 764 907 683
> > > e. eric.cou...@gmail.com
> > > s. eric.couper
> > > t. @_couper
>
> > > --
> > > Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com
> > > Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
> > > Options:http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en
Let's start with Google Docs and go from there. It's going to be a lot
faster for everyone to collaborate that way.
Yaw
···
On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 08:18, Gaetano Borriello wrote:
> Google Docs have a revision history and the ability to restore to any past
> version.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 10:31 PM, Eric Couper wrote:
>>
>> Yaw et al,
>>
>> I like your idea of a Google Doc, but it might be nice to track
>> changes, especially if more than 3 or 4 people get involved. I have
>> experience using a wiki site like http://www.wikispaces.com for this
>> sort of thing, but there might be a better solution available, I don't
>> know. Anyone have a different suggestion? Otherwise, I'll set it up on
>> a wikispace, and dump my current content there.
>>
>> -Eric
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 26, 1:29 pm, J Moat wrote:
>> > This is an excellent Idea and we would be happy to contribute (Yaw
>> > suggestion of a Google doc makes sense). Also good to see the Locus
>> > interactions- we have some skinny document on this and also getting GIS
>> > data into locus.
>> >
>> > Good to add a section of companion apps as well - i.e. we use Pano to
>> > produce panoramas, skitch to annotate images, smart tools for various
>> > measurements as well as a few house keep apps (Astro, appskiller etc).
>> >
>> > For us there is quite a lot around the hardware with batteries, power
>> > backup, data backup and waterproofing and it would be great to get
>> > other's
>> > experience with this.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > GISTIN
>> > GIS Unit @ Kewhttps://www.kew.org/gis
>> >
>> > On 25 January 2012 06:53, Eric Couper wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > > Hello,
>> >
>> > > I'm starting to convert all of the reflections about our work found
>> > > here:http://africasoils.net/labs/mobile/into a pdf manual. I hope it
>> > > will be another useful resource for ODKers, particularly (but not
>> > > exclusively) those conducting agriculture and/or location-based
>> > > research.
>> >
>> > > I would love any feedback on what would be most useful. Who do you
>> > > like/not like about existing manuals? Should it be detailed or short?
>> > > Things like that.
>> >
>> > > Here's my Table of Contents so far to give you a sense of what I'm
>> > > thinking.
>> >
>> > > List of Acronyms 2
>> > > Useful Links 2
>> > > Introduction 2
>> > > -----Assumptions 2
>> > > Getting Started 2
>> > > Hardware Selection 3
>> > > Hardware Preparation and Management 5
>> > > Designing Your Survey(s) 6
>> > > ------Translation 6
>> > > ------Meta-Forms: Creating a Survey of Your Survey 7
>> > > Training and Training Materials 8
>> > > Using ODK Collect 10
>> > > Using Locus 11
>> > > Using Distance and Area Measurement 14
>> > > Be Prepared 17
>> > > -------Cultural Challenges 17
>> > > Budgeting: What to Expect 18
>> > > Limitations 18
>> > > ------Android Takes Patience 18
>> > > ------GPS Quality 19
>> >
>> > > Have a great day,
>> >
>> > > --
>> > > *Eric A. Couper, MPA DP *
>> > > ICT & Agriculture Coordinator
>> > > Africa Soil Information Service
>> > > c. +255 764 907 683
>> > > e. eric.cou...@gmail.com
>> > > s. eric.couper
>> > > t. @_couper
>> >
>> > > --
>> > > Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com
>> > > Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
>> > > Options:http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en
>>
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>
>
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Eric is making steady progress on the manual. As of today, it's up to
10k words. If you are looking to help, ping Eric and describe what you
could help with.
If you are looking for other resources before the manual is finished
and put online, http://opendatakit.org/help/ has lots of pointers to
other ODK training guides.
Yaw
···
On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 01:27, Olivier Kalmus wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
> I just wanted to ask if there's been any progress on the manual or if
> it is maybe online already?
>
> I would be really interested in reading it.
>
> Olivier
>
> On Jan 27, 7:31 am, Eric Couper wrote:
>> Yaw et al,
>>
>> I like your idea of a Google Doc, but it might be nice to track
>> changes, especially if more than 3 or 4 people get involved. I have
>> experience using a wiki site likehttp://www.wikispaces.comfor this
>> sort of thing, but there might be a better solution available, I don't
>> know. Anyone have a different suggestion? Otherwise, I'll set it up on
>> a wikispace, and dump my current content there.
>>
>> -Eric
>>
>> On Jan 26, 1:29 pm, J Moat wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > This is an excellent Idea and we would be happy to contribute (Yaw
>> > suggestion of a Google doc makes sense). Also good to see the Locus
>> > interactions- we have some skinny document on this and also getting GIS
>> > data into locus.
>>
>> > Good to add a section of companion apps as well - i.e. we use Pano to
>> > produce panoramas, skitch to annotate images, smart tools for various
>> > measurements as well as a few house keep apps (Astro, appskiller etc).
>>
>> > For us there is quite a lot around the hardware with batteries, power
>> > backup, data backup and waterproofing and it would be great to get other's
>> > experience with this.
>>
>> > Thanks
>>
>> > GISTIN
>> > GIS Unit @ Kewhttps://www.kew.org/gis
>>
>> > On 25 January 2012 06:53, Eric Couper wrote:
>>
>> > > Hello,
>>
>> > > I'm starting to convert all of the reflections about our work found
>> > > here:http://africasoils.net/labs/mobile/intoa pdf manual. I hope it
>> > > will be another useful resource for ODKers, particularly (but not
>> > > exclusively) those conducting agriculture and/or location-based
>> > > research.
>>
>> > > I would love any feedback on what would be most useful. Who do you
>> > > like/not like about existing manuals? Should it be detailed or short?
>> > > Things like that.
>>
>> > > Here's my Table of Contents so far to give you a sense of what I'm
>> > > thinking.
>>
>> > > List of Acronyms 2
>> > > Useful Links 2
>> > > Introduction 2
>> > > -----Assumptions 2
>> > > Getting Started 2
>> > > Hardware Selection 3
>> > > Hardware Preparation and Management 5
>> > > Designing Your Survey(s) 6
>> > > ------Translation 6
>> > > ------Meta-Forms: Creating a Survey of Your Survey 7
>> > > Training and Training Materials 8
>> > > Using ODK Collect 10
>> > > Using Locus 11
>> > > Using Distance and Area Measurement 14
>> > > Be Prepared 17
>> > > -------Cultural Challenges 17
>> > > Budgeting: What to Expect 18
>> > > Limitations 18
>> > > ------Android Takes Patience 18
>> > > ------GPS Quality 19
>>
>> > > Have a great day,
>>
>> > > --
>> > > *Eric A. Couper, MPA DP *
>> > > ICT & Agriculture Coordinator
>> > > Africa Soil Information Service
>> > > c. +255 764 907 683
>> > > e. eric.cou...@gmail.com
>> > > s. eric.couper
>> > > t. @_couper
>>
>> > > --
>> > > Post: opendatakit@googlegroups.com
>> > > Unsubscribe: opendatakit+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
>> > > Options:http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en
>
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