How do you choose the best field data collection app?
Shirley Sweeney
See how the most popular field data collection apps compare and understand how to choose the best one for your fieldwork needs.
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Get Data Fast: Why SurveyCTO is the best data collection platform for quick visualization
Melissa Kuenzi
Discover the best data collection platform for fast, integrated, real-time field data visualization.
How to use geofencing to improve field data collection, rostering, and route planning
Melissa Kuenzi
Learn how geospatial tools like geofencing improve route planning and field data collection with these practical tips.
How to analyze data from a survey: A step-by-step guide for meaningful insights
Melissa Kuenzi
Learn how to analyze survey data and start turning responses into real insights.
Data sharing, part 2: Syncing up for interoperability: Collaboration and partnerships
Melissa Kuenzi
Part 2 in our series on foundational strategies for data sharing to strengthen interoperability.
Data sharing, part 1: Building interoperability through effective strategies
Melissa Kuenzi
Explore foundational strategies for data sharing to strengthen interoperability.
How do you choose the best field data collection app?
Shirley Sweeney
See how the most popular field data collection apps compare and understand how to choose the best one for your fieldwork needs.
Get Data Fast: Why SurveyCTO is the best data collection platform for quick visualization
Melissa Kuenzi
Discover the best data collection platform for fast, integrated, real-time field data visualization.
How to use geofencing to improve field data collection, rostering, and route planning
Melissa Kuenzi
Learn how geospatial tools like geofencing improve route planning and field data collection with these practical tips.
Best of suite vs. best of breed: Letting your priorities guide your tech stack
Maria Pervova
Do you need a one-size-fits-all platform, or a set of specialized tools? Learn the pros and cons of best-of-breed vs. best-of-suite!
Building a tech stack for interoperable data collection
Melissa Kuenzi
Using the right suite of digital tools can scale your business, reduce overhead, and drive greater impact for your research.
Data governance is key–here’s how to implement it
Melissa Kuenzi
Three practical steps towards implementing effective data governance to improve data security and achieve interoperability.
Protect Your Field Research: 5 Best Practices for Data Security
Melissa Kuenzi
Learn how to implement robust security measures in your fieldwork using tools to maximize data protection.
A data collection tool you can trust: We’re SOC 2 certified
Lindo Simelane
We are excited to share that SurveyCTO has achieved SOC 2 Type 1 certification and the audit report is now available.
How to get informed consent for remote surveys using SMS
Chris Robert
Learn how to use SurveyCTO and SMS messaging to request and record consent.
What is entity-based data collection, and when should you use it?
Melissa Kuenzi
Streamline complex projects using our offline case management feature, or build your own custom workflow.
How Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion empowers refugees with disabilities and their host community in Bangladesh with SurveyCTO
Melissa Kuenzi
Learn how Humanity & Inclusion uses SurveyCTO to provide essential services to over 30,000 people.
How IPA enhanced candidate discovery in rural Sierra Leone with SurveyCTO’s advanced offline features
Melissa Kuenzi
SurveyCTO’s advanced offline features enabled Innovations for Poverty Action to streamline candidate discovery in Sierra Leone
SurveyCTO, a year in review: 2025
Melissa Kuenzi
It’s been a year of change, resilience, and innovation. Make sure you’re up to date on the data collection trends that shaped 2025.
Reflecting on the 2025 Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference
Melissa Kuenzi
Team SurveyCTO went to the 2025 Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development (DIHAD) Conference & Exhibition. Here’s what we learned.
A year in review: 2024 from SurveyCTO
Melissa Kuenzi
SurveyCTO’s 2024 offerings and updates for data collection professionals making an impact.
Experience SurveyCTO’s AI agent skill and MCP server
Melissa Kuenzi
SurveyCTO’s new AI agent skill and MCP server makes AI-enhanced data collection work easier than ever.
Medical professionals, protect your data with HIPAA-compliant SurveyCTO
Melissa Kuenzi
SurveyCTO’s best-in-class data collection platform is now formally HIPAA-compliant.
Come meet the 2025 SurveyCTO Primary Data Collection Research Grant winners
Melissa Kuenzi
Meet the 2025 primary data collection research grant awardees, and learn about the innovations and methodologies shaping research today.