Start and end times of ODK surveys as well as in survey gps tracking and navigation

Dear ODK users,

I have a quick query regarding the start and end times recorded in by the
survey using the metadata start and end options.

start: the date and time that the survey is started
end: the time the survey is completed or the last time the survey is opened
and edited?

We are seeing that some of our surveys are only open for a couple of mins
per survey. Our team are saying that they shut the screen off while they
survey the plots but this seems illogical.

On a related note, I have not been following developments as closely as I
should and I was wondering if there is a navigation function which can be
used in conjunction with an open data kit while undertaking a survey, or
some sort of tracking function?

Many thanks and kind regards,
Wesley

··· -- Dr Wesley Roberts jwesroberts@gmail.com Cell: +27(0)83 5355 646 skype: roberts-w

Hi Wesley,

Start time stored the first time the form is loaded. End time is
updated every time the form is saved. The time ODK Collect uses is
based on the time that the device's clock reports.

If the problem is happening on one particular device or with one
enumerator, try to get that device or document the process the
enumerator is using (e.g., turning off the screen) so the core team
can try to reproduce it.

Yaw

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On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 11:59 PM, Wesley Roberts jwesroberts@gmail.com wrote:

Dear ODK users,

I have a quick query regarding the start and end times recorded in by the
survey using the metadata start and end options.

start: the date and time that the survey is started
end: the time the survey is completed or the last time the survey is opened
and edited?

We are seeing that some of our surveys are only open for a couple of mins
per survey. Our team are saying that they shut the screen off while they
survey the plots but this seems illogical.

On a related note, I have not been following developments as closely as I
should and I was wondering if there is a navigation function which can be
used in conjunction with an open data kit while undertaking a survey, or
some sort of tracking function?

Many thanks and kind regards,
Wesley

--
Dr Wesley Roberts
jwesroberts@gmail.com
Cell: +27(0)83 5355 646
skype: roberts-w

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