In the developed world, getting real-time data can be a simple matter: simply carry whatever sensor is required, get the data, and then plug into the local network—you're set. Things aren't so simple ...

Open Data Kit, a set of free and open-source survey tools, can integrate GPS locations, photos, videos and audio files into customized forms, while also working off-the-grid. Users can transfer data ...

Geek of the Week profiles the characters of Pacific Northwest tech, science, games, innovation and more. See the Geek of the Week archive for more. Yaw Anokwa, UW Ph.D. student in computer science ...

More conservation organizations are seeing the need to involve local communities in monitoring wildlife and other conservation activities for informed decision making, thanks to advances in technology ...