Epicollect5

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

Imperial College London, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Manufacturing/Building Method

Epicollect5 is a software platform build on HTML5.

Intellectural Property Type

Open Source

User Provision Model

The Epicollect5 web platform is available for access. The Android app can be downloaded on the Google Play Store and the iOS app can be downloaded on the Apple Store.

Distributions to Date Status

Unknown

Design Specifications

Epicollect5 is an online software. Users need to create an account to start using the app – including mobile forms config, data collection, data visualization, etc.

Technical Support

Full User Guide can be found online. To report issues and bugs or get more info, users can consult the Epicollect5 community and post under the appropriate category

Replacement Components

N/A

Lifecycle

N/A

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

N/A

Vetted Performance Status

After evaluation of existing data collection/processing solutions and their field testing in Kenya, Tanzania and Senegal, Epicollect5 has been selected as the data collection tool for the Emerging Pandemic Threats Phase 2 (EPT-2) Program conducted by FAO and funded by USAID. This app is the evolution of Epicollect and Epicollect+ (Plus).

Safety

N/A

Complementary Technical Systems

N/A

Academic Research and References

Compliance with regulations

Local regulation on information privacy rights and policies needs to be reviewed where implementation and usage is taking place.

Other Information

None.