Gauhati University
- Platform Engineering, Education / Research
Client
Gauhati University
Location
Guwahati, Assam
Engagement
Platform Engineering and Education / Research
Technologies & Tools Used
From paper surveys to offline-first digital field research.
The Department of Anthropology at Gauhati University, one of North East India’s oldest institutions, conducts research surveys as part of its academic curriculum.
Students collect field data across the region, including remote areas where connectivity barely exists, while reviewers analyze the results.
Previously, this work was managed entirely through paper questionnaires that were collated by hand.
Building a reliable digital field research system for remote locations.
Paper surveys made research data unreliable at every stage.
There was no way to verify whether surveyors answered honestly, manual collation took significant time, and hard copies were vulnerable to damage and loss.
Every manual entry increased the risk of errors, while poor connectivity in remote survey locations ruled out the use of simple online forms.
Spark Eighteen digitized the Anthropology Department’s field surveys with an offline-first Android application and a results dashboard, replacing error-prone paper workflows.
The Challenge
Gauhati University needed a digital survey system that could operate in remote areas without connectivity, verify submitted responses, and protect research data from the risks associated with paper-based collection.
Unverifiable Data
Remote Areas, No Signal
Paper Decay
The Solution
Spark Eighteen built a web portal and an Android tablet application.
Surveys can be created and managed centrally using multiple-choice and open-ended questions, with options to edit, clone, and assign them.
Surveyors access the application through role-specific logins, while the location is captured automatically with every response.
The application supports fully offline survey capture and automatically synchronizes the data when connectivity is restored.
A reviewer dashboard enables filtering by location, date, and surveyor, with results exportable in Excel and PDF formats.
The Results
Field surveys now run digitally across even the remotest parts of the region, with location stamps making every response verifiable.
Reviewers can filter and export results instantly instead of collating paper records manually.
