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Welcome to D4D tools

Below you will find Fact Sheets on Technical and Digital Tool Types used in financial cooperation. They provide background information on when and why a specific tool is relevant for a Financial Cooperation project. They describe what project partners and suppliers need to know regarding their respective usefulness for the project’s objectives, implementation options as well as interoperability and legal requirements. They also list Use Cases and links to further sources.

A quick overview

Building information modelling is a cutting-edge method for integrated design, construction, and operation of infrastructure projects.
Cameras are manual or automatic optical instruments to capture static and omnidirectional photos, virtual reality or videos.
Collaboration platforms are software applications designed to optimize the interactions or "group processes" for people working on a common task.
Crowdsourcing can be used to quickly collect up-to-date information from many individuals at relatively low cost, especially from target groups.
Drones can be helpful in providing aerial imagery for monitoring agriculture, wildlife, the environment, and infrastructure.
eLearning tools are primarily web-based software to deliver training and content across a variety of electronic devices.
Geospatial tools are designed to collect, istore, edit, manipulate and analyze different types of geospatial data in layers of maps.
Maintenance Management Systems are used to manage maintenance operations and optimize the utilization and availability of equipment and infrastructure.
Mobile Data Collection tools are used for collecting information from the field via mobile devices such as a smart-phones, tablets, or GPS trackers.
Remote anagement Information Systems are useful for tracking infrastructure quality and the progress of complex projects.
Earth Observation via satellites is a discipline that allows us to gather information about our planet.
A sensor is a device that monitors changes by converting signals continuously and automatically from analog objects into a digital interface .