01 · SPECIFY
Define the data your model needs.
Set the use case, modality, language, domain, target participants, capture setting, required metadata and delivery criteria before fieldwork begins.
Commissioned collection · Nigeria & West Africa
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African data collection for AI training, built to your brief.
Commission human-sourced speech, text, image and video data around the people, languages, scenarios and technical requirements your model needs. BSG DataWorks recruits consenting contributors, runs collection and quality workflows, and delivers the records your technical and legal teams need.
Collection scope
Start with the task, then build the data route around it.
Most BSG DataWorks collection work is commissioned. You define the model use, data type, language or market, contributor profile, scenario, device requirements and volume; we turn that brief into an operational collection plan.
02 · RECRUIT + CONSENT
Build a documented contributor route.
Recruit contributors to the agreed profile, obtain informed consent, and maintain the records required for the agreed commercial scope.
03 · COLLECT + QA
Deliver to an agreed standard.
Run the capture, collection and quality workflow to brief, then deliver the agreed data, metadata and supporting documentation through an approved route.
Data types and use cases
Collect the human-sourced data your AI system needs to learn from.
Collection design should reflect the target model behaviour, not simply the available format. We scope the relevant data type, scenario and contributor profile with you before collection begins.
Speech and voice
Collect scripted, conversational-style, dialogue, voice-over or domain-specific speech with the transcript, time-alignment and metadata requirements agreed for the project.
Text and language
Scope written, transcribed, bilingual, prompt-response or instruction data around the language treatment and use case required for low-resource NLP and language systems.
Image and video
Plan consented image or scenario-based video capture around the required objects, environments, activities, devices, angles and lighting variation.
Custom and combined projects
Use a coordinated brief where the work needs more than one modality, such as speech with image, video with structured tags, or collection with downstream annotation.
Quality, rights and delivery
Agree the evidence behind the data before collection starts.
Each collection scope documents the technical specification, contributor requirements, quality criteria, documentation package and delivery path. The final package is agreed in the applicable proposal, statement of work or licence.
Collection specification
- Language, domain, scenario, contributor and device requirements to brief
- Audio, image or video formats and capture variation agreed for the project
- Transcript, metadata and annotation requirements where applicable
- Quality criteria and reporting defined before delivery
Rights and documentation
- Written, informed contributor consent covering the agreed commercial use
- Contributor records and data provenance retained for the agreed scope
- Data-card, licence and consent documentation materials for the delivery
- Client-specified secure transfer or another approved delivery destination
From collection brief to delivery
A clear operational route for custom African data.
Share enough detail for BSG DataWorks to assess fit, then agree the collection plan and evidence requirements before work starts.
Brief
Share the model use, data type, language or market, scenario, target profile, volume, technical requirements and timeline.
Scope
Agree the collection plan, consent route, delivery specification, quality criteria and commercial path.
Collect & QA
Recruit and consent contributors, collect to the agreed specification and report progress against the project plan.
Deliver
Receive the agreed data, metadata, quality reporting and documentation through client-specified secure transfer or an approved destination.
Frequently asked questions
Questions teams ask before commissioning data collection.
Can you collect data to our custom specification?
Yes. Start with the target model use, data type, language or market, participant profile, scenario, device requirements, volume and timeline. BSG DataWorks will discuss the appropriate collection and commercial route.
Which data types can you collect?
Current collection scope includes human-sourced speech, text and language data, image data and scenario-based video capture. The final scope is agreed around the requested use case and collection specification.
How are contributor rights and consent handled?
BSG DataWorks obtains written, informed contributor consent covering the agreed commercial scope and maintains contributor and consent documentation as part of the collection and delivery process.
What should we send in the first collection brief?
Tell us the intended model use, data type, languages or markets, target participant profile, target volume, technical format, desired timeline, governance requirements and approximate budget or licensing range if known.
Start a collection brief
Tell us what your model needs collected.
Share a few project details and we will reply within 48 hours with initial scoping questions, a likely timeline and the next step.
What helps us get started
- Intended model use and required data type
- Languages, markets, scenarios or participant profile
- Target volume, device and technical format requirements
- Transcript, metadata, annotation or quality requirements
- Desired delivery timeline and governance requirements
- Approximate pilot budget or licensing range, if known
If you do not have all of this yet, send what you have — including if you are still scoping the budget. We will fill in the rest on a call.
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