Open Foris Collect

Open Foris Collect is a desktop application for creating and managing field‑based inventories. It lets users design complex questionnaires from scratch or from templates, automatically generating entry forms based on survey metadata. The software supports many data types—including text, numbers, coordinates, dates, files, and taxonomic information—and offers multilingual capabilities for international teams.

The program enforces advanced validation rules in real time, helping prevent entry errors and maintain data consistency. Built‑in data‑quality tools provide validation reports and a cleansing toolkit, enabling users to identify and correct inconsistencies across large datasets before export.

Collect integrates with other Open Foris tools, allowing surveys to be deployed to Collect Mobile for field capture and later imported for centralized review. Data can be migrated to Arena for multi‑cycle inventories and long‑term monitoring, supporting a seamless workflow from field observation to analysis.