Training on Advanced Servers for ODK
ODK Aggregate is an open source Java application that stores, analyzes, and presents XForm survey data collected using ODK Collect , KoboCollect or other OpenRosa-compliant applications. It supports a wide range of data types, and is designed to work well in any hosting environment. ODK Aggregate can be hosted on your local or cloud server or by cloud providers such as DigitalOcean, and Amazon Web Services.
This training on advanced servers for ODK course is aimed at equipping the participant with practical skills to install, deploy and manage ODK Aggregate for local and cloud servers.
Target Participants
Training on advanced servers for ODK is aimed at participants who want to build their skills to manage ODK Aggregate for local and cloud servers
Course Duration
Online 7 Days
Classroom-based 5 Days
What you will learn
By the end of this course the participants will be able to:
- Plan for ODK Aggregate deployment
- Install and deploy ODK Aggregate for localhost installation
- Install and deploy ODK Aggregate for cloud server
- Use and Manage ODK Aggregate
- Create XLSForms for use with ODK Aggregate
- Collect field data using ODK Collect/KoboToolbox
Overview of Mobile Data Collection
- Introduction to mobile phone data collection
- Common mobile based data collection platforms
- Data aggregation, storage, and dissemination
- Understanding question types forming a questionnaire
Introduction to Open Data Kit (ODK)
- Components of Open Data Kit (ODK)
- ODK Form
- ODK Collect Application Interface
- ODK Aggregate
- ODK Manage
- ODK platforms and formats
Planning ODK Aggregate Deployment
- Component versions
- Infrastructure architecture
- Data locality
- Data Security and Protection
- Database systems
Local-Hosted instance of ODK Aggregate
- Installing Java
- Installing Tomcat on Windows/Linux/MacOS
- Configuring server and network devices
- Establishing a DNS name for the server
Hosting ODK Aggregate on Cloud(Using Digital Ocean)
- Creating a DigitalOcean Account
- Creating Droplet
- Setting up Domain
- Log into Aggregate
- Server Security
- Installing PostgreSQL
- Installing ODK Aggregate
Using ODK Aggregate
- Managing Forms in Aggregate
- Working with Submitted Data in Aggregate
- Administering Aggregate
- Getting Data out of Aggregate
- Visualizing Geographic Data
Designing and Creating form using XLS form
- Introduction to XLSForm
- Components of XLSForm
- Question types
- Form Logic, styling, language
- Form operators and functions
- Constraints & Skips
- Form validation
Using ODK Collect/KoboToolbox for field data collection
- Filling forms in ODK Collect/KoboToolbox
- Managing forms in ODK Collect/KoboToolbox
- Collecting different types of data
- Advanced use and best practices
- Submitting data to ODK aggregate
