Web-Based and Smart Mobile App for Data Collection: Kobo Toolbox / Kobo Collect

Abstract

Rapid technological advances have led to the smarter data collection being easier to access, less expensive and more efficient.Researchers and organisations in many fields have successfully developed and deployed various Mobile applications (apps) for data collection. In the present era the data collection phase plays a vital role in a survey research. It is a process of gathering and measuring of research data. It turns out to be a tredious process to collect research data through traditional methods.This paper explains the application and usage of Mobile data collection, features of kobo toolbox and ‘kobo collect’, an open source suite for data collection. Kobo Toolbox/Collect is a precise, handy and remote data collection tool. It helps researcher to collect the data by using ‘one click method’ and can compile the data based on the predefined criteria of the research. There are several web based and Mobile applications which are trending as data collection tools such as Google forms, LimeSurvey, SurveyMonkey, KwikSurveys, eSurv, and Kobo Toolbox.