Propose initial list of case studies for groundplatform.org

[gino-m]

@jo-spek @jabramowitz5 Can we work on this together? Some initial ideas:

• Initial UX research studies (interviews, Sumatra immersion with HAkA)
• Ecam AFQ pilot
• Terrabio pilot
• Mauritius, Kenya, Cote D'Ivoire field testing (FAO)
• PNG pilot (FAO, AIM4Forests)
• Ghana CERSGIS Lacuna Fund cocoa data

[gino-m]

@jo-spek @jabramowitz5 If you agree, perhaps we can come up with a template / format and split them up amongst us?

[jo-spek]

Hi @gino-m. When you say case studies, you mean first successful campaigns with some useable data and maybe some nice pictures etc to put on display on the website?

Besides, when we talk about templates, I'd suggest e.g. an EUDR template that is as hyper-simple as it gets, covering nothing but the 4 categories that the EU Information System requires (geometry, producer country, production place, producer, hectares), such as this one: https://ground.openforis.org/survey/tPvsJUbRrfdoP4H9ImTm

Regarding the template you requested in #2116: For training purposes I previously created templates that would cover every functionality that is currently available in Ground. I could share or create one of these again.

[gino-m]

Hi [@gino-m](https://github.com/gino-m). When you say case studies, you mean first successful campaigns with some useable data and maybe some nice pictures etc to put on display on the website?

Yes, that's correct.

Besides, when we talk about templates, I'd suggest e.g. an EUDR template that is as hyper-simple as it gets, covering nothing but the 4 categories that the EU Information System requires (geometry, producer country, production place, producer, hectares), such as this one: https://ground.openforis.org/survey/tPvsJUbRrfdoP4H9ImTm

Did we say we were prioritizing public listed + unlisted surveys over survey templates for now? In that way we would data collectors to start testing the app without needing to use the web app to create a survey from a template. Please cmiiw.

Regarding the template you requested in #2116: For training purposes I previously created templates that would cover every functionality that is currently available in Ground. I could share or create one of these again.

This was referring to a Jekyll template for the proposed site layout, not a Ground template. @amegantz is looking into that.

[jo-spek]

Yes, that's correct.

Ok, we might have some stuff from the Kenya campaign, albeit it was really just a first show and tell and no data collection campaign.

Did we say we were prioritizing public listed + unlisted surveys over survey templates for now?

TBH I don't know what exactly you mean with these distinctions (public listed / unlisted / survey templates). This is what I understand:

• I guess it could be neat to have an exemplary test survey that always shows up for anybody using the Android app for the first time.
• Then it would also be great to have templates in Ground platform that survey organizers can adjust to their needs.
• Were you also thinking of existing surveys with data already collected that can be viewed by newcomers in Ground platform?

[gino-m]

Ok, we might have some stuff from the Kenya campaign, albeit it was really just a first show and tell and no data collection campaign.

Perhaps the feedback from the AIM4Forests trainings in PNG would be more interesting?

@jo-spek Moving the public vs template discussion out of this ticket to #2121

[jabramowitz5]

We definitely should highlight the CERSGIS campaign in this way, and we have the material (content + photos) to do so. I am thinking we have a set format with a few required pieces of info (bolded) and then a description of about 1 paragraph with details. Maybe something like this (to be edited):

Project Title: Reference Data Collection for Improving Land Use Change Mapping in Ghana - Building Climate Resilience in the Cocoa-Forest Mosaic Landscape
Photos:
Organization: Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS)
Partners: SERVIR Science Coordination Office, SERVIR West Africa, World Resources Institute (WRI)
Funders: Lacuna Fund, WRI
Geographic Scope: Ghana (Western North, Western, Ahafo Ashanti, Eastern, Central Regions)
Collection Period: 4 field deployments between Sept 2024 and Mar 2025, totaling xx field days
Description: something about goal of project, anticipated uses of data, amount of data collected, number of enumerators involved, etc.
(optional) Data availability: Coming soon! | Public (with link) | Available upon request | Private
Contacts: email contacts for project leads