Epicollect5 User Guide
  • What is Epicollect5
  • About
    • Projects and Entries Syncing
    • Our Community
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookie Policy
    • News & Papers
    • Epicollect5 Citation
  • Web Application
    • Intro
    • Create a Project
    • Project Info & Privacy
    • Delete Projects (Web)
    • View Projects
    • Search Projects
    • Viewing Entries
    • Print Entries
    • Add & Edit Entries
    • Manage Entries
      • Entries Limits
      • Entries Bulk Uploads
      • Entries Ownership & Metadata
    • Manage Users
    • Transfer Ownership
    • Manage Entries
    • Data Mapping
    • Downloading Data
    • Downloading Media
    • Metadata
    • Clone Project
    • Rename Projects
    • Import & Export Projects
    • Web Link to Add Entries
  • Formbuilder
    • Intro
    • Languages and Translations
    • Question Types
    • Add Questions
    • Edit Questions
    • Linking Forms
    • Rename Forms
    • Print Forms
    • Remove Forms
    • Search
    • Jumps (If-Else)
    • Branches
    • Groups
    • Title
    • Uniqueness
    • Double-entry Verification
    • Import & Export Forms
    • Import & Export Possible Answers
    • Edit Possible Answers
  • Mobile Application
    • Intro
    • Platforms and Media
    • Mobile App Authentication
    • Mobile App Permissions
    • Add Projects
    • Add Entries (Single Form)
    • Add Entries (Multiple Forms)
    • Edit Entries
    • Re-use answers
    • Save & Resume Entries
    • Upload Entries
      • Upload Errors
      • Incomplete Entries
      • Missing required aswers
      • Unsync entries
    • Entries Limits
    • Download Entries
    • Delete Entries
    • Delete Projects (App)
    • Location Questions
    • Add Bookmarks
    • Project Info
    • Share Media Files
    • Adjust Font Size
    • Filter Entries
    • Beta updates (Android)
    • Xiaomi Troubleshooting
  • Developers
    • Intro
    • API
    • Apps
  • Integrations
    • Google Maps
    • Google Earth
    • Microreact
    • Survey Toolkit
    • Google Sheets
  • Common Use Cases
    • Matrix Style Questions
    • Consolidate data
    • Jumps 101
    • Other, Please Specify
    • Non-Hierarchical Forms
    • Users Working Groups
    • Excel and UTF-8
    • Excel All Data in One Cell
    • Barcodes
    • Child Forms vs Branches
    • Dependent Dropdowns
    • Referencing Parent Form Responses
  • Extra
    • Useful Links
    • Demo Projects
    • FAQ
    • How-to Videos
    • Known Issues
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What is Epicollect5

Free and easy-to-use mobile data-gathering platform.

Epicollect5 is a mobile & web application for free and easy data collection developed by the CGPS Team.

It provides both web and mobile applications for the generation of forms (questionnaires) and freely hosted project websites for data collection.

Projects are created by using the web application at five.epicollect.net (see how to create a project) and then downloaded to the device to perform the data collection (see how to add a project to the mobile app).

Data are collected (including GPS and media) using multiple devices and all data can be viewed on a central server (via map, tables, and charts).

Data can be exported in csv and json format

The mobile app is currently available for both Android (10+) and iOS (15+)

Please note that the supported versions of our application may change over time due to requirements imposed by Google and Apple. These requirements may include updates to the minimum API levels for Android or iOS versions supported by Apple devices.

As a result, older versions of our application may become incompatible with the latest operating systems or may no longer receive updates and support. To ensure the best experience and access to the latest features and security enhancements, we recommend regularly updating to the latest version of the application available on the respective app stores.

Epicollect5 is 100% free to use without any limits(*). You can create as many projects and upload as many entries as you wish.

Epicollect5 is financially supported by the Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance and we implement open-source technologies to provide the service for free.

(*) We kindly remind you of our fair usage policy, which remains in effect.

For instance, uploading 500 videos, each at 500MB, would consume a total of 250GB of storage space.

While there are no restrictions preventing you from doing so, it's essential to note that our resources are finite, and Epicollect5 is not designed as a free storage solution.

Ready? Go ahead and create your first project!

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