form builders for mobile devices

Question

hi all,

We're going to build survey apps for rural development(in India) using cellphones, including some Nokia and Android devices. For building and capturing user info, we're looking at OpenXdata( which is open source J2ME solution) and exZact, (which works on iPhone/iPod Touch). We're also looking at ODK.

What tools/framework have other users used for the same ? Did you use cellphones or custom devices ? What phones worked for you ? What are the pros and cons of each ?

P.S : We're looking to develop for devices in the $100 category so that a big number of such devices can be deployed in the field cost effectively.

Thank you,

BR,
~A

Answer 1

I found an open source solution (J2ME, FLASH and J2EE) from Nokia for a) mobile
b) form creation
c) server side app

respectively.

http://www.nokia.com/corporate-responsibility/society/nokia-data-gathering/english/00-index