Hi Nisha, Though 'spreadsheets are ubiquitous', I would think a better way of data gathering would be through an Android survey tool, given that smartphones are only slightly less ubiquitous than spreadsheets. Open Data Kit is probably a good free option.
Cheers, On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Nisha Thompson <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello All, > > I have been working with the Keystone Foundation, in the Niligiris on how > they collect and manage data. > > We have been putting together a case study on how water related NGOs in > the field deal with data and how they manage it. We decided to document > why data is important to them, how it influences their work, and what > problems they encounter. We also are offering some solutions and tips to > basic problems. > > The first three posts of the series is up. The first two are background on > Keystone and their projects. The 3rd is a post on tips for using excel more > effectively for data management and analysis. > > > http://www.indiawaterportal.org/articles/water-and-livelihoods-nilgiris-part-i > > http://www.indiawaterportal.org/articles/water-and-livelihoods-nilgiris-part-ii > > http://www.indiawaterportal.org/news/tips-working-spreadsheets-data-entry-storage-and-retrieval > > This series will continue over the next few months. If anyone has any > other tips or suggestions for excel or any other low cost, low tech > solutions that could be worth exploring, please let me know! > > Any comments welcome! > > Nisha > > -- > Nisha Thompson > Mobile: 962-061-2245 > > -- > For more details about this list > http://datameet.org/discussions/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "datameet" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- For more details about this list http://datameet.org/discussions/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
