While Nokia Data Gathering was created with the needs of social services in mind, the concept is equally relevant and valuable for large and small companies. Examples include polling organizations, meter readers and even roadside-assistance teams, especially as mobile networks are often built alongside roads.

Since the integration of a mobile data collection system requires technical skill, the combination of corporate and public-service usage is likely to encourage software houses and service suppliers to start offering the service, in the same way as IT support services are provided today.