Federal Mobile Computing Summit

Washington DC July 9

Use Cases of Mobility

Pam Hird, CAPI Program ManagerUnited States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Pam.hird@nass.usda.gov

202-615-9845

CAPI the NASS Way

USDA - NASS Office

CAPI Solution

Field Interviewer

Apple iPad 2, 3, 4 3G/4G & WiFi Enabled

Cell Tower

USDA-NASSWeb Survey Site

Electronic Data Repository(EDR) Wireless

Broadband

Agricultural Operation

Information Cloud

Questionnaires Transmitted to Device

Data Saved for Review to Cloud

Data Submitted to the Office

Data entered into device

Fully automated Flexible Scalable

Unique Solutions

Apple platform

No data stored on iPad

Cloud Technology

Electronic Data Repository (EDR)

o Rewritten

o Non platform specific

AJAX

All pieces of the solution can be replaced

without changing the process

Application Solution

Electronic Data Repository (EDR)

o Original written in response to Paperless Act

o Non platform specific

o Rewritten to include Ajax and improve speed

o Custom designed for NASS data collection

JavaScript and DoJo

Inclusion of AJAX for transmission

Work in progress – evolving based on need

Built in Efficiencies

Electronic coordination of multiple surveys for

respondent

Question coordination – duplicate questions prefilled

Electronic enumerator assignment

Mapping feature (plan route)

Timeliness of Data (48 – 72 hours)

Supervisor management interface

• Reassignments electronically

• Remote review questionnaire simultaneously

Quality checks and training tool

Soft Edits, Sum Fields, Skip Logic

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Enumerator Assignment Listing

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Supervisor Assignment Listing

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All assignment locations

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Operator’s Survey Listing

Tap to open survey

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Contact:Pam Hird

pam.hird@nass.usda.govTel: +1-202-690-1185Fax: +1-202-720-6396

Questions ? Comments ?