Nokia Data Gathering is a new
software solution to help public sector and non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) quickly and accurately collect data on critical
issues such as disease outbreaks or disaster relief via mobile devices.
The Amazonas State Health Department in Brazil will be the first to use
the solution as part of its fight against dengue fever in the city of
Manaus in Northern Brazil.
The
Nokia Data Gathering software will be available to public sector
organizations and NGOs free of charge. It can be used to create
tailored questionnaires and distribute them to multiple mobile phones
using a normal mobile network. Field personnel surveying local
conditions can quickly complete the questionnaires and immediately
transmit their findings to a central database. The system also allows
organizations to geo-tag data with GPS location information to build a
more detailed picture of very local conditions.
Nokia Data Gathering software will be available to public sector
organizations and NGOs free of charge. It can be used to create
tailored questionnaires and distribute them to multiple mobile phones
using a normal mobile network. Field personnel surveying local
conditions can quickly complete the questionnaires and immediately
transmit their findings to a central database. The system also allows
organizations to geo-tag data with GPS location information to build a
more detailed picture of very local conditions.
Nokia Data Gathering aims to improve accuracy and
deliver information in near real-time, helping decision-makers to
improve the delivery of social services," said Gregory Elphinston,
Director of Community Involvement at Nokia.
Accurate
and timely information is essential when monitoring the effectiveness
of disease prevention measures and preventing further outbreaks. This
is the basis for the deployment of Nokia Data Gathering in Brazil by
the Amazonas State Health Department, SUSAM (Secretaria de Estado de
Saúde do Amazonas), which will be using the solution to monitor
outbreaks of disease and the effectiveness of prevention programs in
the city of Manaus. Commencing in October 2008, 50 SUSAM field
personnel equipped with Nokia E61 and Nokia E71 devices will take to
the street in the metropolitan region of Manaus focusing initially on
dengue fever. The program will then be expanded in 2009 to cover the
whole State of Amazonas, with SUSAM's 600 field agents gathering data
on the fight against dengue fever, malaria and yellow fever.
and timely information is essential when monitoring the effectiveness
of disease prevention measures and preventing further outbreaks. This
is the basis for the deployment of Nokia Data Gathering in Brazil by
the Amazonas State Health Department, SUSAM (Secretaria de Estado de
Saúde do Amazonas), which will be using the solution to monitor
outbreaks of disease and the effectiveness of prevention programs in
the city of Manaus. Commencing in October 2008, 50 SUSAM field
personnel equipped with Nokia E61 and Nokia E71 devices will take to
the street in the metropolitan region of Manaus focusing initially on
dengue fever. The program will then be expanded in 2009 to cover the
whole State of Amazonas, with SUSAM's 600 field agents gathering data
on the fight against dengue fever, malaria and yellow fever.
The
software was developed by Nokia and Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia
(INdT), a non-profit research and development center in Brazil. Nokia
will be donating licenses for the Nokia Data Gathering software to
public sector organizations and NGOs. More information can be found by
visiting www.nokia.com/datagathering.
software was developed by Nokia and Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia
(INdT), a non-profit research and development center in Brazil. Nokia
will be donating licenses for the Nokia Data Gathering software to
public sector organizations and NGOs. More information can be found by
visiting www.nokia.com/datagathering.