Voice controlled form filling
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During field work in the sea - in particular when collecting data like weight, length, sex,
stadium, etc. from fish samples, the observations are first manually noted in a standardized
sampling form. One popular form used for fish studies at the Inst. of Marine Research is
the "Individual (V)"- form. Since the observer needs both his hands to handle the
specimens, the V form is normally filled out by an assistant.
In due time another assistant will transform the infomation contained in the form to an
ASCII file by "punching it" into a computer. After this the data are available for general
use.