OCRIS Mobile – The Geologist’s Preferred Logging Tool

OCRIS Mobile, the geologist’s preferred field logging solution, is constantly being updated and enhanced. See below for a summary of key new features and improvements:

Scanning

QR code reader (using webcam)
Seven-digit-numeric OCR reader (using webcam) for use with labelled core trays
Bar code scanning live feed from blue-tooth enabled scanner

Lookups

Allow the old-style lookup pick-lists to be used in the new UI
Tweak the new-style lookup form so that it takes the same number of keystrokes to enter a code as the old pick-lists, so that users don’t feel they need to keep using the old pick lists

Row Highlighting

New functionality allows rows to be highlighted based upon the value in a column – e.g. on the Sampling worksheet, highlight all rows with ‘Yes’ in column ‘isAsbestos’

Scheduled Data Export / Data Synch

Add periodic/scheduled data dump functionality to allow data to be visualized by external software e.g. QGIS, MicroMine, Leapfrog, etc
Improved OXO export UI – new options including separate images from the OXO and choose a destination directory
Logger backups: new ‘light’ backup added to assist remote support
CorePlan OXO upload functionality

GPS

Added support for PCs / devices with dedicated GPS hardware (i.e. GPS input via Serial Port NMEA data rather than the built-in Microsoft Windows Location Sensor)

Photos

Support now for multiple photo columns in a single worksheet
Overhauled the way photos are stored to greatly improve performance when working on a worksheet containing photos
Created a “Logger backup lite” to allow a small file sized logger backup without the gigabytes of photos for DBA support
Added a freehand drawing option to photo cells, using the touch screen (or a mouse) – useful for things like signatures, sketches, etc.

OXO File Format

Logger size (in bytes) is now included in the OXO metadata output allowing DBAs to keep an eye out for oversized loggers.
The metadata also includes logger version and software version so DBAs can identify devices that require a logger update or software update

Improved performance

Validation rule engine, data grid, data entry actions: copy, increment, fill

Custom DateTime formats in the UI and exports

E.g. YYYY-MM-DD vs YYYY-DD-MM

Examples of the row highlighting

Both the shading colour and which column/data value triggers the row highlight are customizable
Multiple row highlight rules per worksheet are supported
- E.g. colour worksheet:Lith by whether sulphides are logged
- E.g. colour worksheet:Lith by Lith1 column, using company colour scheme
- E.g. colour worksheet:Samples by SampleID – if SampleID ends in a 20 or 50 then highlight
Company Lithology Colour Scheme
Duplicate, Blank or Standard

An example of a QGIS project reading the Periodic Data Dump CSVs from OCRIS Mobile (set to 5 minutes) – this periodic data dumping example allows comparison of planned Sample locations to those present in the logger.