Optimizing Mobile Application Communication for Challenged Network Environments

Brunette, Waylon; Vigil, Morgan; Pervaiz, Fahad; Lev-Ari, Shahar; Borriello, Gaetano; Anderson, Richard

doi:10.1145/2830629.2830644

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“…-To propose new tools compatible with the ODK suite or with the ODK-X suite [20], [21], [22], [23], [24]; -To make improvements to a single component of the ODK suite or the ODK-X suite, without having to touch all the others [25], [26]; -To use one or some of the components of the ODK or ODK-X suite without having to use the whole suite. The tools of the two suites can even be used with other technologies that do not belong to ODK [31], [32], [34], [38], [40], [41]; -To extend a component of the ODK or ODK-X suite by adding new functionalities and then to use this extension with the other components of the suite [27], [28], [29].…”

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Open Data Kit: Mobile Data Collection Framework For Developing Countries

Bokonda¹,

Ouazzani-Touhami²,

Souissi³

2019

IJITEE

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To evaluate and improve the delivery of health care services and programs; to collect and share information on agro-biodiversity; to fill the gaps in the data of artisanal or industrial fisheries, the use of computer tools of data collection is a major asset. It is now obvious that most of these tools are difficult to use in developing countries. And this is because of the complexity of use, either because they are commercial solutions or simply because these tools require a stable internet connection. This study is the result of thorough research on Open Data Kit (ODK), a suite of tools fully compatible with the context of developing countries and fully open source software. This article traces the research work done for the design, implementation, and improvement of ODK. A description of the different ODK extensions that can be found in the literature is given in addition to the reasons that explain the success of ODK in developing countries. To highlight the utility of ODK, an analysis of the areas of use of ODK has been made. This analysis concludes that ODK is mainly used to improve the intervention effectiveness of health system agents in developing countries.

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“…5 [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26] Improvement or Creation of a new component of the ODK tool suite. 7 [27], [28], [29] Proposal for an ODK extension.…”

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Open Data Kit: Mobile Data Collection Framework For Developing Countries

Bokonda¹,

Ouazzani-Touhami²,

Souissi³

2019

IJITEE

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“…In practice according to the user studies, WiFi Direct seemed to be a preferable solution. WiFi Direct can take a bit longer to setup compared to Bluetooth, but offers better 4 Google Gears https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gears_(software) (last accessed 10 May 2017) speeds and is particularly suitable for files more than 1MB in size as demonstrated by the authors. The authors have shown that Submit can act according to configured policies, for instance, it was able to conserve 3G traffic by sending only essential data, and the rest of the data was sent using WiFi.…”

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“…ODK Submit [4] targets the data collection and submission problem. ODK Submit uses contextually available information about the data (like the importance of the data, availability, and price of different types of network connection) to identify which channel should be used to transfer which type (or part) of the data.…”

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Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development

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Interacting with knowledge in a timely fashion is critical for the success of humanitarian missions. At the same time, the places where humanitarian action is needed are often those where Internet connection is poor or not available at all, making digital knowledge access difficult. In this paper, we propose a novel knowledge delivery model that relies on a peer-to-peer middleware and uses low-cost computers for local knowledge replication. We have developed a system implementing the model and evaluated it during eight deployments in Médecins Sans Frontières missions. The evaluation demonstrated knowledge delivery abilities of the system and its usefulness for the field staff.

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“…ODK takes a multi-perspective approach to the creation of customizable abstractions for varying contexts [10]. The platform perspective incorporates the device and operating system perspective on aspects such as connectivity, power, features, and mobility.…”

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Open Data Kit 2.0

Brunette

Sudar

Sundt

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the 15th Annual International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services

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In resource-constrained communities, organizations often use information and communication technologies to amplify their limited resources to improve education, health, and economic opportunity. Over two-thirds of the world's population have mobile phones, yet less than half are connected to the Internet [23]. Organizations helping disadvantaged populations often rely on mobile devices as their primary computing resource because of their availability in resource-constrained contexts. However, to reach under-served populations, mobile applications often operate in areas with no connectivity or challenged network environments. Unfortunately, many mobile application frameworks are generally not well-suited for long periods of disconnected data collection and management. Furthermore, mobile application frameworks are generally aimed at users with significant technical skills and resources. In this paper, we discuss our experiences building, deploying, and refining the Open Data Kit (ODK) 2.0 tool suite. ODK 2.0 is a modular application framework that facilitates organizations with limited technical capacity to build application-specific information services for use in disconnected environments. We discuss ODK 2.0's flexible abstractions that enable users of varying technical skill levels to create customizable mobile data management solutions. We present ODK 2.0 case studies involving multiple organizations and discuss lessons learned from building a service-based mobile application framework for disconnected data management.

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Optimizing Mobile Application Communication for Challenged Network Environments

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Open Data Kit: Mobile Data Collection Framework For Developing Countries

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