Data Collection


Mobile Data Collection without the Hassle: Episurveyor Training November 20th

Are you interested in mobile data collection, but worried all of the services out there are too confusing to configure? Do you have a winter break research project coming up where you need to collect data quickly and easily? Have you been searching for some practical skills amidst your hours of econ problem sets and lines of Stata code? Then we have the perfect training for you! Join us Tuesday, November 20th, in the 6th floor cafe IAB (SIPA) from 6-8pm to learn about Episurveyor (Please […]


ICT4Ag – Mobile Data Collection – Africa Soil Information Service

On Friday, January 13, 2012, SIPA alum Eric Couper (MPA in Development Practice 2011) gave a talk at the MVP colloquium focused on his work in Arusha, Tanzania testing, deploying, and refining mobile data collection tools and processes. Mr. Couper is the ICT and Agriculture Coordinator for the Africa Soil Information Service, where he headed an ICT4Ag Pilot Survey. The results he shared at the colloquium highlight the possibilities, as well as the continuing challenges, of using mobile technology for data collection. We felt New Media Task […]