While looking at bios of Knight News Challenge winners,  I came across one of the creator of this company.

Local Data is a tool that can help businesses, community leaders and government agencies simplify the process of data collection. Instead of using traditional, handwritten tools, Local Data simplifies this process through technology. Through its app, Local Data allows users to collect data in the field and use it in a way that can help their business or group. The idea is that users can bypass ‘data experts’ and collect and visualize data easily from their own phones.

Once launched, Local Data can be an essential tool for journalists looking for quick and easy ways to collect and visualize data for their readers. Most news organizations make use of info graphics to visualize statistics, especially with the growth of digital news media.  Now, as journalists in the field are collecting data for their stories, they will have a simple way on their phones to input and visualize that data in order to quickly spot any trends. An app makes it easy for on-the-go journalists to make sense of the information they gather in the field and send it back to their editors. For example, during this past presidential election, as journalists all over the country were recording trends at voting polls, this app would have assisted them in inputting data they were collecting and visualizing it so they could see any relevant trends that might develop into stories.

For more information please visit: localdata.com