When the device comes back online, it will synchronize the data you have collected with Kobo’s server (note that you can install Kobo Toolbox on a local server, but at your own risk). Once the form is deployed and saved on your device, you can collect data offline. Of course, as time goes on, phones and browsers will incorporate more HTML5 components and therefore, this will be less of an issue. Therefore, although ideally the form should work in any browser, the reality is that it makes use of a number of HTML5 features that are not necessarily present in older browsers. I was unable to load the form at all on an iPhone 4 (even in Chrome). I was able to load the form onto an iPhone 4s (but only using Chrome, not Safari), but was unable to save it, so lost it once the phone was offline. A couple of quick caveats are important here. On my iPhone 5s, I simply saved the link to the home screen.
You need to save the link so that it can be used without a data connection.
Once the form is deployed and you have an internet connection, the user loads the form into a browser on your device. The form is created through their online tools and can create fairly elaborate forms with skip logic and validation criteria.
#KOBO COLLECT FOR IPHONE ANDROID#
This means that data can be collected on devices that are already owned or that can be bought cheaply (e.g., a lower level Android device v.
#KOBO COLLECT FOR IPHONE PC#
You can use an iPad or an iPhone just as well as an Android device or a Mac or PC computer. Kobo Toolbox’s primary benefit is that, because it is browser-based, it is platform independent. The central component of this attempt at digital data collection is Kobo Toolbox (see my earlier posts for more details… here, here, here and here), an open-source and web-browser based form creation, deployment and collection tool. My device of choice (or honestly by default) is my iPhone 5s. The idea, therefore, is to largely use minimal electronic equipment in the field I tried to use only one device (while also experimenting with others) for this reason. So, everything needs to be set up prior to arrival in the field. We also take minimal electronic equipment into the field for the week (e.g. There is limited cellular data signal (if you stand on the water tower, which is in the center of town and the highest point even though it is only one story tall, you can get a weak cellular data signal enough for texts and receiving emails, but not enough for internet use or sending emails) and there is no other access to internet. During the week, we reside in rather cramped conditions in rented space in a much more remote location, where amenities (digital and otherwise) are minimal. It does not have internet nor a strong cellular data signal. It has many of the conveniences needed for digital data collection, such as reliable electricity, surge protectors, etc. The first is the field center established and currently run by Maria Masucci, Drew University. Here’s what I have tried, what worked well, what did not and how those limitations were addressed.įirst a description of the conditions. This is a field report of efforts to develop a plan for low cost, digital data collection. (Note: originally posted here: on Aug 6, 2016)
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