Facilitating field data collection using hierarchical surveys

A method to create a hierarchical survey for a field agent, said method comprising:

• generating an administrator graphical user interface, associated with an administrator user device, to guide an administrator user in creating said hierarchical survey, said hierarchical survey comprising a plurality of levels, wherein each level comprises a node, wherein a first subset of said plurality of levels corresponds to a sampling unit associated with a hierarchical survey stage, and wherein a second subset of said plurality of levels corresponds to a question category, and wherein a third subset of said plurality of levels corresponds to a question;
• providing a hierarchical survey template to said administrator user thereby enabling said administrator user to:
• modify a pre-existing node associated with a level in said plurality of levels associated with said hierarchical survey, and
• create a new node associated with said level in said plurality of levels associated with said hierarchical survey;
• and
• transmitting, from said administrator user device to a field manager device, said hierarchical survey via a peer-to-peer network.