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OpenFieldKit
Universal Field Intelligence System
Local-first observation capture for research in the field.
OpenFieldKit is a local-first observation capture platform for scientific research, citizen science, humanitarian monitoring, archaeology, environmental monitoring, and other field observation workflows. Organizations define custom schemas, field teams capture structured observations offline, and completed datasets export as structured research packages, including an automatically generated static website. No centralized backend or complex infrastructure is required to use it.
Primary Use Cases
Built for more than one discipline.
Scientific Research
Researchers record observations in the field and later publish datasets and supporting media.
Citizen Science
Organizations publish schemas that let volunteers contribute structured observations.
Archaeology
Field teams record artifacts, site context, and excavation notes.
Environmental Monitoring
Researchers capture species sightings, environmental measurements, and site conditions.
Humanitarian Monitoring
Field teams document infrastructure damage, aid delivery, and situational observations.
Key Capabilities
What it must support.
- Install schemas from a URL
- Capture observations offline
- Attach media evidence (photos, audio, documents)
- Store data locally, first
- Organize observations into datasets
- Export datasets as structured packages
- Generate static websites from datasets
Who It Serves
Researchers, citizen-science organizations, archaeologists, environmental and conservation teams, and humanitarian field teams who need reliable structured data capture in places where connectivity can’t be assumed.
Pilot Fit
The right first pilot is a bounded field workflow: one schema, one team, one dataset, with a clear need for offline capture and a publishable output at the end. That scope proves the core loop before expanding to more disciplines or organizations.
Shared Process
From fragmented inputs to usable outputs.
Define a schema
Capture observations offline
Attach evidence
Export and publish
Who's building this
Edward Monk is designing and building OpenFieldKit as a local-first field-capture platform, alongside LinkedCulture and other independent research and infrastructure projects. More about Edward →