ODK (software)

ODK is an open-source mobile data collection platform.[1] It enables users to fill out forms offline and send form data to a server when a connection is found. Once on the server, the data can be viewed, downloaded, and acted upon.

For other uses, see ODK (disambiguation).
ODK
Developer(s)Get ODK
Repositorygithub.com/getodk
Written inJava, JavaScript, Python
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeData collection, Mobile forms
LicenseApache 2
Websitegetodk.org

ODK is primarily used by organizations working in humanitarian aid and global development. Notable users include World Health Organization,[2] International Red Cross and Red Crescent,[3] and Carter Center.[4] ODK has been recognized by the Digital Public Goods Alliance as a digital public good.[5]

History

ODK (formerly called Open Data Kit) was founded in 2008 by Gaetano Borriello, Yaw Anokwa, Waylon Brunette, and Carl Hartung. It was designed to be an extensible, open-source suite to build information services for developing regions.[6]

References
  1. https://getodk.org
  2. "WHO supports accelerated response efforts for contact tracing in Somalia as cases surge".
  3. "Supporting Open Data Kit".
  4. https://getnemo.org
  5. "Registry ยป Digital Public Goods Alliance".
  6. Hartung et al. (2010) Open Data Kit: Tools to Build Information Services for Developing Regions http://anokwa.com/publications/2010_ICTD_OpenDataKit_Paper.pdf
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