How it Works

Electronic Data Capture has transformed the way we do market research, employment applications, customer data collection, and much more. This does not mean, however, that capturing data must be done with a webform or a computer-based kiosk. Sometimes a simpler and less expensive tool can do a better job.

DataBug is a simple electronic kiosk designed specifically for the data collection process. It is easily customized to capture exactly the data you need. Data is captured offline, encrypted, and stored temporarily in memory. On a customized schedule, it connects to the servers and transfers data to Landel, where it is decrypted, converted to standard XML, and made available for your secure retrieval over the web.

Questionnaires, surveys, applications and other electronic forms are downloaded remotely into the DataBug kiosks, allowing them to keep pace with your changing business needs.

On the entry side, your respondents will find it easier to enter data and answer questions than you ever thought possible. DataBug’s compact keyboard (yet with full-sized keys) and the backlit screen make data entry easy, while context-driven function keys placed around the display easily handle selection sets, such as yes-no or  multiple choice.

On the output side, data is made available for you in simple XML format, so it’s easy to import into existing systems.

Whether your business is a Fortune 500 company with thousands of remote locations and a full central IT staff, or a small business using a browser and a spreadsheet, DataBug can help you get the data you need.

• Need a way to do in-home research panels among seniors 65+ and don’t think computers are the right tool for them?
• Want to set up 10 DataBugs instead of 3 computers in your CLT research facility to speed survey throughput?
• Want to get employment applications, transactional data, customer feedback, or contest entries?
• Want to do all of that without the expense, hassle, vulnerabilities and IT support that all come along with computers?

DataBug saves money, time, and hassle versus computer-based alternatives. It can bring your data capture project from concept to reality — safely, quickly, and without vulnerabilities.

Send us the URL for your webform, or a word document, or a paper form, or a tear sheet. Send us practically anything that shows us what data you want captured. We will show you how it can come to life on a DataBug, from idea to deployment at your locations in just a couple weeks.

Contact us for details.