FAIMS Mobile: Flexible, open-source software for field research
FAIMS Mobile is a native Android application supported by an Ubuntu server facilitating human-mediated field research across disciplines. It consists of ‘core’ Java and Ruby software providing a platform for data capture, which can be deeply customised using ‘definition packets’ consisting of XML do...
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doaj-bdf4d26c071a40c1891bc3987310a5112020-11-25T01:48:35ZengElsevierSoftwareX2352-71102018-01-0174752FAIMS Mobile: Flexible, open-source software for field researchBrian Ballsun-Stanton0Shawn A. Ross1Adela Sobotkova2Penny Crook3Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaDepartment of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; Big History Institute, Department of Modern History, Politics, and International Relations, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; Correspondence to: Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University, 2109 NSW, Australia.Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaDepartment of Archaeology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, AustraliaFAIMS Mobile is a native Android application supported by an Ubuntu server facilitating human-mediated field research across disciplines. It consists of ‘core’ Java and Ruby software providing a platform for data capture, which can be deeply customised using ‘definition packets’ consisting of XML documents (data schema and UI) and Beanshell scripts (automation). Definition packets can also be generated using an XML-based domain-specific language, making customisation easier. FAIMS Mobile includes features allowing rich and efficient data capture tailored to the needs of fieldwork. It also promotes synthetic research and improves transparency and reproducibility through the production of comprehensive datasets that can be mapped to vocabularies or ontologies as they are created. Keywords: Android, Mobile software, Field research, Field sciencehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352711017300869 |
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FAIMS Mobile is a native Android application supported by an Ubuntu server facilitating human-mediated field research across disciplines. It consists of ‘core’ Java and Ruby software providing a platform for data capture, which can be deeply customised using ‘definition packets’ consisting of XML documents (data schema and UI) and Beanshell scripts (automation). Definition packets can also be generated using an XML-based domain-specific language, making customisation easier. FAIMS Mobile includes features allowing rich and efficient data capture tailored to the needs of fieldwork. It also promotes synthetic research and improves transparency and reproducibility through the production of comprehensive datasets that can be mapped to vocabularies or ontologies as they are created. Keywords: Android, Mobile software, Field research, Field science |
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