Smartphones Offer Promise in Better Gauging Rural Life, Researchers Find
Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 14:31
in Health & Medicine
The use of smartphones enhances self-reporting of weather incidents, school attendance, illness, and other aspects of daily life in rural areas, a team of researchers has found. Its pilot study indicates that such technologies have the potential to transform data collection in these regions, providing near-real-time windows into the development of markets, the spread of diseases, and the diffusion of ideas and innovations.