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CensusIO CensusIO Guide

Submissions

A record that arrives from the field is treated exactly like one entered by hand.

The collection flow A field worker collects in ODK Collect and sends finalized forms. CensusIO validates each submission with the same survey engine as manual entry, attributes it to the collector, and creates a private draft record that enters the review workflow. ODK Collect Android, offline Send finalized form CensusIO Validates and attributes to collector Record private draft enters review submit
A field submission is validated, attributed to the collector, and saved as a private draft that enters review.
  • Validated the same way. Each submission goes through the same survey engine as manual entry and file import. If a value is invalid, the submission is rejected with the reason, so bad data does not slip in.
  • Attributed to the collector. The record records who collected it, so every field observation has a clear owner, even though collectors have no CensusIO account.
  • Private until reviewed. A submission starts as a private draft, so it goes through the same review workflow as any record before it becomes official.
  • Safe to re-send. Records are identified by a unique id from the device, so a re-send (after a dropped connection) updates the same record rather than creating a duplicate.
  • Location captured. When the device records GPS accuracy, CensusIO keeps it and uses it for the location check during review. The same off-station check runs on records collected with the CensusIO app.