Table 3.

Hardware and software requirements for the different data workflow stages within the EARS tool.

Workflow Stage	Hardware Required	Software Required	Comments
A: Data collection	Android phone or tablet	ODK Collect app, Android 4.0 or later	ODK Collect is installed through the Play Store
B: ETL processes	A personal computer	R and RStudio	This stage is not accessible to end-users
C: Accessing raw data	A personal computer, tablet or smartphone	Any modern web browser	The dashboards are web-based, with no specific hardware or software requirements beyond web access