Data Collection Tools

Short Description: A test and comparison of several smartphone base app useful for mapping a transport system

Description: Comparaison of data collections app upon diffrerent caracteristics like:

• Which data can be collect with the app? GPS Trace (routes)? Number of passengers? Stops? On which format?
• Is the source code accesible and alterable? Is it a free to use app?
• Under which OS (Operating System)? Windows? iOS? Android?

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Organisations interested to contribute or already contributing: Jungle Bus, Digital Matatus Team, Agence Française de Developpement

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Tags: Data Collection

Category: Données

Theme: Données ouvertes, Traces de mobilité et des données associées, Africa

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Challenge addressed: Augmenter les connaissances partagées en cartographie et usages des véhicules et réseaux de transports

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Communauty of interest: Communauté autour des traces de mobilité et des données associées

Type of common: Commun, Restreint

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Which Smartphone App should I use for Data Collection On Board?

Tools	Caracteristic								Project	Collected Data
	Location GPS	Snaps to Road	Survey Question	Android	Apple	Open Source	Free to use	Format		Stops	Routes	#Passengers
Transit Wand	Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ	.csv .shp	Digital Matatus	Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ
My Tracks	Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ			Ѵ	.kml .gpx .csv	Digital Matatus		Ѵ
Itinerum	Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ	.csv	Accra Mobility phase 1,2		Ѵ
OSM Tracker	Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ	.gpx	Accra Mobility phase 3	Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ (manual by using notes)
GeoODK Collect	Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ			Ѵ
Map and Track a routes	Ѵ			Ѵ					Where Is My Transport - Cape Town	Ѵ	Ѵ
Fulcrum	Ѵ				Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ