Random sampling with Collect Mobile (omitting predefined sample list)

  • Asked
  • Active
  • Viewed 2700 times
0

Dear all,

Is it possible to design a survey omitting the “sampling point list" and enabling Collect Mobile to record directly from any point in the field? It would be great if somebody knows how to do this and sharing a small guideline how to design such survey?

I thought about assigning a unique ID to the coordinates, and/or a combination the coordinates and the sampling date, hour, minute (to avoid duplication of IDs); but first i need to avoid an error message when i omit the "sampling point file"!

It would also be great (in the future) to enter such IDs by location via a map, e.g. Google if online or a downloaded OSM for offline use. There are several apps that operate in this way, e.g. (Geo) ODK and ObsMapp (an interesting app for flora&fauna inventory).

Cheers, Joseph

asked

joseph 128●3●19●30 accept rate: 0%

1

Accepted answer

Hi Jos,
The sampling point file is not required in Collect, you can define a survey without it.
Where do you get the error message of missing Sampling point file?
Thanks for your suggestions, we will try to include them in the future release of Collect.
Open Foris Team

permanent link

answered

Stefano (OF) ♦♦ 5.6k●1●1●9 accept rate: 18%

As you said: a survey/questionnaire is now possible without using a predefined sampling list (and without a species list)! Only a key attribute is needs to be defined (to keep the design error free). Thanks

joseph joseph

Your answer

Insert an image

Say what the image shows, for people who can't see it.
At least 50 characters

Powered by the Open Foris edition of OSQA Content licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

This Q&A software is free and open source (GPL). Any organisation can run it for its own community: get the code and instructions at github.com/openforis/osqa.

Keyboard shortcuts

Anywhere

?
Show this list
/
Search
g h
Go to the home page
g q
Go to the questions
g t
Go to the tags
g u
Go to the users
a
Ask a question

Lists of questions

j k
Next or previous question
Enter
Open the question

Question pages

j k
Next or previous post

Shortcuts never apply while you type in a text field. Members can turn them off in their preferences.