Increase access to DAS by mobile Internet device users. The framework upgrade of DAS automatically enabled access from mobile devices that run on the operating systems iOS 4 and Android 2.3 or higher. The entire DAS website works nearly flawlessly, except for minor errors caused by the default browser on Android 2.3 or due to slow Internet access. Currently, there are 832 DAS accounts with a minimum of 1 login in 2014; 625 DAS users logged in 3+ times, while 381 users logged in 10+ times. The survey results from our 2013/2014 user survey show that 265 respondents have experience with smartphones or PDAs, while 161 respondents actually use DAS on their mobile devices, with 141 using DAS on their smartphone and 77 on their tablet computer. Google Analytics for the DAS website shows that, between January 1 and September 30, 337 and 169 users accessed DAS with their mobile device and tablet, respectively. These numbers suggest that our set target of 175 mobile users was reached. Google Analytics indicates that the majority of users view DAS on their iPhone (211) or iPad (157). Goal 3: Expand the use of DAS among Hispanic growers and managers. This team promoted the benefits of using DAS among Washington State growers, pest managers and consultants, with an emphasis on Hispanic stakeholders, in 17 presentations (15-60 minutes long) reaching approximately 2,000 attendees of various events, including WSDA pesticide applicator trainings, Wenatchee Valley College’s Hispanic Orchard Employee Education Program classes, company trainings, grower meetings and Washington State Horticultural Association annual meeting. As our DAS outreach was piggybacked on tightly scheduled recertification classes with Hispanic growers and pest managers in order to reach more potential users, long hands-on workshop activities were not possible there. In addition, nine 2-hour long hands-on workshops were held in small groups (74 participants total) to allow attendees to set up a DAS account and practice navigating through all website features, utilizing our DAS mobile computer lab or their own laptops. The presentations and workshops were held in Spanish and/or English. As part of our efforts to make DAS more available to Hispanic users, the entire Spanish DAS website was reviewed and edited by native Spanish speakers with horticulture and pest management expertise. These revisions were necessary so that only common and proper terminology with the local Hispanic growers and pest managers is used. In addition, all current help video scripts ha...
Increase access to DAS by mobile Internet device users. The DAS website was upgraded and made accessible on all major mobile platforms (iOS 4+ and Android 2.3+). As a result, more users are now able to view the full information available on DAS using their mobile Internet devices, which shows in the increased number of DAS users accessing DAS with their smartphones and/or tablets.
Increase access to DAS by mobile Internet device users. Before the start of this project, a mobile version of DAS only existed for iPhones and only 18 (12%) survey respondents said they access DAS mobile in 2010. That previous mobile version was very limited compared to the desktop version. The goal to expand mobile access of DAS and provide access to all DAS desktop features across all platforms (iOS 4+, Android 2.3+, etc.) was accomplished. The anticipated target was a minimum of 175 mobile users by the end of this project. Depending on the statistics considered, the target was nearly reached or exceeded. The most recent user survey indicates that 161 (46%) respondents access DAS on their smartphones and/or tablets, while Google Analytics reports 506 unique mobile device and tablet users in 2014. Our survey may underestimate the actual numbers as only very active users responded. In fact, the DAS team recently found multiple users using the same account (e.g., >30 used a single account and at least 10 such accounts were identified). Google Analytics, on the other hand, may give an overestimate as some users may have multiple mobile devices.
