iddy chazua
Iddy Chazua is a GIS and Tech Lead at OMDTZ with work experience in several countries such as Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Liberia, DRC and Indonesia. He holds a BA in Geography and Environmental Studies from the University of Dar es Salaam and has extensive experience in data analysis and visualization, data management, and configuration of data collection tools such as OpenDataKit and ODK central servers. With his expertise, Iddy has successfully supported numerous projects including Zanzibar Solid Waste Management Value Chain Optimization Study, Ramani Huria, Open Skies Fellows, Greater Kampala Integrated Flood Resilience Partnership, Using Low-Cost Equipment to Gather High Precision Data for Flood Modeling in Msimbazi and Tanzania Nationwide Mills Census. Iddy's responsibilities include assisting with technology development, overseeing initiatives and insure skills development for the team.
Session
The main object of the workshop is to deploy a web map which utilizes ODK Central server and its API to visualize points data collected from the field. Participants will also have a chance to learn how OMDTZ effectively utilized the ODK Application, ODK Central, and its API to construct a dynamic web-map platform which played a pivotal role in the successful implementation of nationwide data collection on two occasions which is national wide mapping of mills machines and local government offices and the second focused on public primary schools and District offices. During the data collection process, ODK was employed for data collection, ODK Central for data storage, and a live interactive map was created to directly query data from the server. This map was utilized by the project manager and quality assurance team to monitor and assess the data's quality in real-time.
The workshop will be highly interactive and hands-on. Before the sessions we will deploy the ODK Central server, all participants will be granted access to a remote host server (Digital ocean or Amazon Web Services) and they will receive guidance on the deployment procedure for their web-maps. Upon completion, participants will have the chance to test their web-maps by collecting data in their respective locations, while simultaneously observing live updates on the map.