CAPI the NASS Way | Pam Hird | Federal Mobile Computing Summit | July 9, 2013
1. Federal Mobile Computing Summit
Washington DC July 9
Use Cases of Mobility
Pam Hird, CAPI Program Manager
United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Pam.hird@nass.usda.gov
202-615-9845
2. USDA - NASS Office
CAPI Solution
Field Interviewer
Apple iPad 2, 3, 4
3G/4G & WiFi Enabled
Cell Tower
USDA-NASS
Web 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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