Several other programs, notably OpenDataKit (ODK) which we use extensively when mapping single-point features, allow the user to fill out form fields with specific types. ODK forms can accommodate numbers (integers or decimals), strings of text, selections from lists (single choice or “radio button” style, or multiple choice for selecting all that apply), and photos from the smartphone’s camera. However, ODK’s feature for taking a GPS line, as opposed to a single point, was terribly inadequate.
Programu nyingine, Hasa OpenDataKit (ODK) ambayo tunaitumia kwa kiango kikubwa wakati wa kuchukua taarifa, inamruhusu mtumiaji kujaza aina maalum ya fomu. Form ya ODK inaweza kuchukua namba (tarakimu au desimali), maandishi, chaguo kutoka kwenye orodha (chaguo moja au “radio button”, au chaguo nyingi kwa kuchagua kila kinachotumika) na hata picha kutoka kwenye kamera ya simu.