Boldly going where no data tools have gone before

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

• Episode: Boldly going where no data tools have gone before
• Website: The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source
• Feed URL: https://changelog.com/podcast/feed
• Duration: 01:14:25
• Published: 2019-06-19 20:20

Computer Scientist Yaw Anokwa joins the show to tell us how Open Data Kit is enabling data collection efforts around the world. From monitoring rainforests to observing elections to tracking outbreaks, ODK has done it all. We hear its origin story, ruminate on why it’s been so successful, learn how the software works, and even answer the question, “are people really using it in space?!” All that and more…