Handheld CWT Sample Acquisition in Alaska

ADF&G Mark, Tag and Age Lab

April 2006

THE UNITS

THE UNITS

THE UNITS

SAMPLER’S VIEW

• Go to delivery sites

• Tap in sample information

• Go to office

• Tap “Synchronize” menu item

SAMPLER’S VIEW

• Go to delivery sites

• Tap in sample information

• Go to office

• Tap “Synchronize” menu item

• Repeat until no more salmon

FEATURES

• Wireless database connectivity

• Barcode label scanning

• Extremely rigorous data validation

• Automatic lookup table updates

• Automatic sample-id management

• Email notifications of progress

• Ruggedized / water resistant unit

FIELD TESTING

DEPLOYMENT PLANS

• Develop and validate application– Winter 2005 / 2006

• Controlled release– 2 ports: Sitka, Juneau– April 2006

• General release for Commercial CWT– June 2006

1: SAMPLE ENTRY SCREEN

Designed to require no keyboard input

All dates entered with “date pickers”

* TAP *

2: CATCH SCREEN

Dropdowns enforce standard values

* TAP *

3: RECOVERIES

No limit on number of heads per sample

4: SAMPLE COUNTS

Optional remarks may be entered by screen and/or hardware keyboard

* TAP *

IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK

Regardingdata

Regarding operations

EMAIL PROCESS TRACKING

BENEFITS• Eliminates sources of transcription

error• Immediate validation feedback at the

data source in the field• Forces use of consistent and current

coding• Rapid and accurate transmission from

remote locations• No need for multi-page forms, Xeroxing,

microfilming, archive boxes• Faster than paper forms!

Original Architecture

CWT Database

INTERNET

ADF&G Browsers

Publicreports

Web Server

Database Server

Intranetreports

Public Browsers

Entry/Edit Staff

Dataentry/edit

New Architecture

CWT Database

INTERNET

ADF&G Browsers

Publicreports

Web Server

Database Server

Intranetreports

Public Browsers

Edit/Entry staff

Dataentry/edit

Sync Server

Shadow Database

Handhelds

Field Edit Staff

GatekeeperEntries

Edits

Also new: ORE / NORE

• Facilities report releases directly using web forms at their convenience

• Incremental entry

• Complete editing

• Extensive validation

• No paper management

• No data entry for ADF&G

ORE DEMO

• http://www.taglab.org/CWT/demo/