Evaluation of a Hand Held Microcomputer as a Data Collection Device

摘要

The publication is a final report containing results and conclusions derived from the evaluation of a hand-held microcomputer as a field data collection device. The implementation of automated data collection can abbreviate or eliminate time consuming and error prone procedures that occur in manual data collection. The 208K RAM Husky Hunter was chosen as the portable microcomputer for the evaluation due to its physical durability and its programmable versatility. The Hunter was used for three large volume data collection activities to demonstrate its adaptability to various procedures and conditions. Factors examined included the programming, data collecting and data transferring capabilities of the Hunter. The results of the evaluation verify that the implementation of automated data collection will stream-line and increase the efficiency of many data collection activities.