Mobile phones are on the verge of becoming powerful tools to collect data on many issues, ranging from global health to the environment. Computer scientists at the University of Washington have used ...

Open-source software tools continue to increase in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack ...

Getting developing world data with Android and Open Data Kit, Ars Technica “In the developed world, getting real-time data can be a simple matter: simply carry whatever sensor is required, get the ...

This section provides guidance on the selection and implementation of various technologies used to develop Open Data platforms, with a particular focus on Open Data catalogs, which are the web-based ...