Agriculture
January 17, 2024
mWater Field Test Kit
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mWater
Product Description
Users can print it, take it into the field, and record notes and observations about the area. Later, the users can photograph each page in the atlas, and upload them back into Field Papers where a scan code geolocates the atlas so that the written data can be traced and then shared or downloaded.
Target SDGs
SDG 1: No Poverty
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Target Users (Target Impact Group)
Household, Community, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Public Sector Agencies
Distributors / Implementing Organizations
Anyone who has a computer, internet access, and a printer can create an atlas and print it off. Visit the Field Papers website, make an atlas, make take notes and observations and upload the photo of your atlas.
Manufacturing/Building Method
Field Papers is built on Python, Javascript and Ruby on Rails. It utilizes Devise for managing users and Leaflet for it's interactive maps. More details available on their GitHub page
Intellectural Property Type
Open-source
User Provision Model
Users obtain the tool by accessing it online and downloading the resulting atlas and uploading the image with the notations.
Distributions to Date Status
The first version of Field Papers was launched in May 2012, in partnership with Caerus Associates. In June of 2013, Stamen Design relaunched the site in collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) with major improvements to site performance, new metrics on atlas creation, as well as a general usability upgrade. There have been over 100,000 atlases created on the Field papers site.
Mobile service required
Yes for map preparation; no for fieldwork.
Device(s) required
Computer, printer, scanner or camera.
Additional features required
None
Permanent network connectivity required
No.
Type of applications for data collection
Web based application
Level of mobile data coverage needed
2G for map preparation; none for fieldwork.
Type of data collected
Notes and observations from the field, geolocation
Usage rate (%)
unknown
Literacy support
Yes, images are used to visually demonstrate the instructions for how to use the tool.
Languages available
Field papers uses Transifex for language support and is attempting to add support for 33 languages
Currently they support English, Arabic, Chinese (Taiwan), French, German, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian fully
Operating system and version
All operating systems are supported as this application is browser based
Power Requirements
Occasional power required by end user
Application of mobile data collection
Geolocation tagging of field notes in remote areas without internet connectivity
Design Specifications
These photographs are called "snapshots" on the site. When a user uploads a snapshot, it's connected automatically to the atlas from whence it came. Users can transcribe any notes they made in the field into Field Papers (as points or areas) and share the results or download their notes for later analysis.
Technical Support
For step by step instructions for how to use Field Papers users can refer to the OpenStreetMap Wiki page Contributors or users can report bugs on their GitHub page
Replacement Components
Not Applicable
Lifecycle
Not Applicable
Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters
Field Papers is designed to print out custom maps and enable users to capture data that has been collected in the field. The tool was designed to be easy to use, and compatible with OpenStreetMap and offline OpenStreetMap editors.
Vetted Performance Status
Over 100,000 atlases have been created on the site
Safety
Not applicable
Complementary Technical Systems
OpenStreetMap, OSMAnd
Academic Research and References
“Field Papers.” n.d. Fieldpapers.Org. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://fieldpapers.org/
“About.” n.d. Fieldpapers.Org. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://fieldpapers.org/about
Goal 1. (n.d.). Sdgs.Un.Org. Retrieved May 26, 2024, from https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal1
“Goal 11.” n.d. Sdgs.Un.Org. Accessed June 1, 2024. https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal11
Fieldpapers: Field Papers Umbrella Project. n.d. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://github.com/fieldpapers/fieldpapers
“Make – Field Papers.” n.d. Fieldpapers.Org. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://fieldpapers.org/compose#3/25.40/-11.16
“Make – Field Papers.” n.d. Fieldpapers.Org. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://fieldpapers.org/compose#3/25.40/-10.99
“Snapshot Upload – Field Papers.” n.d. Fieldpapers.Org. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://fieldpapers.org/snapshots/new
“About.” n.d. Fieldpapers.Org. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://fieldpapers.org/about
“The Fieldpapers Translation Project on Transifex.” n.d. Transifex.Com. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://explore.transifex.com/fieldpapers/fieldpapers/
“Field Papers.” n.d. Openstreetmap.Org. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Field_Papers
Sign in To. n.d. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://github.com/fieldpapers/fieldpapers/issues/new
“Atlases – Field Papers.” n.d. Fieldpapers.Org. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://fieldpapers.org/atlases
“OpenStreetMap.” n.d. OpenStreetMap. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=8/-1.947/29.876
“OsmAnd.” n.d. Osmand.Net. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://osmand.net/
Compliance with regulations
Not applicable
Evaluation methods
Field trials
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