xMart

Hint

Any site, laboratory, sample or sewage data that you may have available in another format or database can be easily integrated even in an automated fashion within this platform!

How does it work?

If you already store your data in a database elsewhere, you don’t have to duplicate this data. You can upload your data to xMart, a system that harmonizes and transforms data. This will allow you to:

  • Import already established site data on maps

  • Import sample and specimen data to visualize on maps

  • Import potential sewage data (for instance via another ODK server than the one provided by WHO)

The import into the application of sites or sewage data will follow the same logic as described for adding ONA or ODK sewage lines in that it will become a new source to add on the editor.

Important

In order to upload data or configure a new import into the platform, you will need an account for xMart. You can ask us to get one. Apart from sample data, adding new site or sewage data via this route will need some customization in the code as well. Thus, please contact us. Note that this data, once in xMart, may become visible to other users who have access to xMart.

You can download the data model here.

Sample data

In order to have your sites connected with sample data and show the Collection calendar for your sites, the application needs your sample data either via an upload or a pipeline. Refer to the xMart documentation for that or use our template here.

The data model will require the following:

  • GUID for each sample collection

  • origin (this could be the name of your organization for instance)

  • a site code foreign key to an existing site in the system (you’ll need to create the sites first on the map and add the according metadata)

  • a collection date in YYYY-MM-DD

Refer to the data model above.

Site data

The data model will require the following:

  • GUID for each site

Obviously, a latitude and longitude would make sense, otherwise the site will not be visible. Refer to the data model above.

Important

Sites are always associated to maps. Thus, if you choose to upload or import data via xMart, you will still have to create a map in the area where the site is located to show on the catalog!

Sewage line data

The data model will require the following:

  • GUID for each sewage line

  • origin (this could be the name of your organization for instance)

  • a set of latitude and longitude