Boldly going where no data tools have gone before (The Changelog #350)
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English - June 19, 2019 18:20 - 1 hour - 102 MB - ★★★★ - 28 ratingsTechnology Education How To changelog open source oss software development developer hacker Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Computer Scientist Yaw Anokwa joins the show to tell us how Open Data Kit is enabling data collection efforts around the world. From monitoring rainforests to observing elections to tracking outbreaks, ODK has done it all. We hear its origin story, ruminate on why it’s been so successful, learn how the software works, and even answer the question, “are people really using it in space?!” All that and more…
Computer Scientist Yaw Anokwa joins the show to tell us how Open Data Kit is enabling data collection efforts around the world. From monitoring rainforests to observing elections to tracking outbreaks, ODK has done it all. We hear its origin story, ruminate on why it’s been so successful, learn how the software works, and even answer the question, “are people really using it in space?!” All that and more…
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Featuring
Yaw Anokwa – Twitter, GitHub
Adam Stacoviak – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Jerod Santo – Twitter, GitHub
Notes and Links
Hat tip to Brett Neese for the show idea
Here’s the Singularity episode Jerod referenced
University of Washington has a great backgrounder on Yaw and ODK
Open Data Kit’s website is where to dive in
Or check out the source on GitHub
Nafundi – the company behind the project
Videos of ODK in action
evaluating global health programs
forest monitoring from the ground to the cloud
mapping flood risk in Tanzania
Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!