GroundForce: field operations app for campaign teams
GroundForce is the app your field agents and coordinators carry. It installs from the browser on any Android phone or iPhone, works where there is no signal, and turns every visit, meeting and incident into a GPS-tagged report that HQ can see.
Runs in: GroundForce (votepulse.co.ke/field) · See it alongside every module →
Why field reporting breaks down
Field reports in most campaigns are voice notes and WhatsApp photos. They cannot be counted, they cannot be mapped, and there is no way to know whether the coordinator who says he visited six villages actually left town.
Rural wards make it worse: signal drops, data bundles run out and a report that fails to send is a report lost. A field app for Kenya has to work offline first.
What GroundForce field app does
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Installs from the browser
No Play Store or App Store. Agents receive a login by SMS with a link to install GroundForce.
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Works offline
Reports, photos and signatures are saved on the phone without signal and sync automatically when it reconnects.
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GPS check-ins
Daily check-ins and reports are tagged to a location, so HQ sees where work actually happened.
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Photo evidence
Attach photos to field reports and incidents as visual proof.
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Custom field forms
Build forms in the portal — surveys, meeting reports, GPS forms — and push them to agents.
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Territory map
Each agent sees a map of their own wards and polling stations.
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Coverage heatmap for HQ
HQ sees a ward-by-ward canvassing heatmap for the last 30 days.
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Field coach
Agents can ask the campaign’s field coach questions and get answers drawn only from your manifesto and campaign material.
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Merchandise requests
Coordinators request merchandise from the app, and it flows into logistics and finance.
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Your campaign colours
Your logo, colours and motto on every agent’s screen.
How it works
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Add your agents
Add agents in the portal with their phone number, role and area. Each gets an agent number and PIN by SMS.
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Install GroundForce
Agents open the link and add the app to their home screen.
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Report from the field
Check in each day, submit reports and forms, register volunteers and flag incidents — online or offline.
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Watch it from HQ
Reports appear in the Command Center, on the coverage heatmap and in the agent activity dashboard.
What it does not do
We would rather you know the limits before you buy than discover them in the middle of a campaign.
- GPS tagging records where the phone was. It cannot stop an agent from lending their phone to someone else.
- Offline reports sync only when the phone reconnects; HQ sees them from that moment.
Who uses it
- Field agents and mobilisers
- One app for everything they report.
- Ward and constituency coordinators
- Their team’s activity in real time.
- Campaign HQ
- Verified coverage instead of verbal updates.
Software, or software with our team
GroundForce field app is included in VotePulse plans, priced by the office you are contesting — see plans and prices. If you would rather have our team set it up and run it with you, our field operations consultancy is quoted separately.
Frequently asked questions
Does GroundForce work without internet?
Yes. Reports, photos and signatures are queued on the phone and sync when it reconnects. Agents can work a full day in a ward with no signal.
Which phones does it support?
Any recent Android phone or iPhone with a browser. GroundForce is a progressive web app, so there is nothing to download from an app store.
How does HQ know an agent really visited a place?
Check-ins and reports carry the phone’s GPS location and time, and photos can be attached. HQ sees reports on a map and in each agent’s history.
Can we create our own forms?
Yes. The form builder lets you design surveys, meeting reports and GPS forms in the portal and send them to agents.
Related modules and guides
- Volunteer management →Register volunteers in the field, assign them to wards and coordinators, see who is active and message them — from ward teams to a county network.
- Polling agent management →Recruit, assign, train and coordinate polling agents: agent database, station assignment, SMS logins, check-in, incidents and results from every station.
- Command Center →One screen for the campaign manager: AI daily brief, readiness score, live field map, calendar, finance and alerts, down to every ward in your race.
- Training centre →Role-based training for HQ staff, supervisors and field volunteers: onboarding videos, user manuals and a guided tour of the VotePulse portal.
- Field teams →How field teams use VotePulse.
- MCA campaigns →Field operations for a single ward.
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