From 9ab163c323c18bd4a8c9f8b74ca7d92a75863642 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: spwoodcock Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:16:42 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: further info about commcare as a competitor --- docs/about/faq.md | 17 ++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/about/faq.md b/docs/about/faq.md index 5d62ce65bf..eee3afa98d 100644 --- a/docs/about/faq.md +++ b/docs/about/faq.md @@ -82,13 +82,16 @@ Field survey-based data collection: - **ArcGIS Survey123**: proprietary / paid, more appropriate for our use case over ArcGIS Field Maps. However, not an option due to it's closed nature. -- **CommCare**: technically open-source, developed by Dimagi, but built in such - a way to make it quite difficult to self-host. Very good at collection of - "longitudinal data" (data over time), which ODK has only recently began to - address with Entities. However the key thing missing here is that it's not - well set up to handle geospatial data. It is possible to collect a GPS point - of users in the field, but not possible to select geometries to map. Despite - this we will definitely look for opportunities to learn from / collaborate +- **CommCare**: open-source, developed by Dimagi, and good for collecting survey + data. It does not, however, use the open XForm / XLSForm standards like ODK, + Kobo, and Ona. Very good at collection of "longitudinal data" (data over time), + which ODK has only recently began to address with Entities. + However there are two key missing features: + (1) it's not well set up to handle geospatial data. It is possible to collect a + GPS point of users in the field, but not possible to select geometries to map. + (2) it's not configured to coordinate a team of users for field mapping, but more + for individual users to map. + Despite this we will definitely look for opportunities to learn from / collaborate into the future. Unmaintained projects: