Field Data Collection

Application for receiving specially formatted SMS

Checking and automatic correction of errors in messages

Data processing and storage

Challenge

Enable the collection of data from external field workers by a means that is not dependent on a specific device that the workers would have to carry and operate.

Eliminates the need to equip workers with one type of equipment
Employees do not need to be trained to use it
Anyone can send an SMS message from any mobile phone
Proofreading to receive the message reduces the number of errors

Solution

We have developped an application for receiving specially formatted SMS messages for Android smartphone. The app forwards the received data from the field to a web service that checks and automatically corrects the data if there is an error or typo on the part of the message sender. The data is then stored in a database for later processing.