Egocentric Data Collection by Country

See the provenance page for the consent chain of custody.

What do the country statuses mean?

"Legal basis on file" means the country's consent framework is already documented in the provenance section, so a named basis is printed. "Listed capture country" means it appears among current capture countries. "Recruited to spec" means contributors are recruited when a spec asks for that country, and the legal basis is confirmed per engagement before capture starts.

Is this program limited to commercial settings?

Yes. Recordings are made in retail, warehouse, commercial kitchen, automotive service and tool-use and assembly settings. Household and home-routine footage is outside this program.

Can one spec cover several countries?

Yes. Geography is a diversity axis written into the spec, so a single program can draw from several countries on purpose rather than collapsing onto one market.

What device do contributors record on?

The phone tier uses a recent-generation smartphone in a chest mount. The project sets the minimum device spec, and a spec can step up to a 360 head mount or the full instrumented rig.

Is a country not listed here out of reach?

No. Recruiting runs worldwide. These are the countries in the current commercial program; anywhere else, the legal basis and environment clearance are papered per engagement.

How is pricing set?

Per engagement, not from a rate card, and billed per validated hour: footage that passed sync and QA against your spec.

Related: egocentric video data collection, multi-country egocentric data collection, egocentric data by industry, for collectors.