“Mobile phone software that allows scientists to send, retrieve and map data from remote areas could benefit scientists in developing countries, but some barriers must be overcome first, a study finds.
The EpiCollect software runs on ’smartphones’ — mobile phones with additional features such as web connectivity and PC functionality — and allows researchers or members of the public to collect, record, access and map data, photos and videos by connecting to a central online database.”
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Ochieng’ Ogodo, SciDev.net, 1 October 2009
Article (Aanensen, 2009)
