Digital device for “fieldnotes”
As much as the coding and description fields in the data collector are great I still find myself carrying a fieldbook to scribble down notes, instrument heights and diagrams etc. Then end up scanning to pdf and throwing the paper away. Photos are good to but take a lot of data storage when a small note/sketch surfices.
Wondering if anyone has found a digital way to do this that they like? Any pitfalls such as rain on screen, hard to take gloves off to touch screen in winter etc??
I’m thinking the best option is some app on the data collector or your smart phone you can flip between that lets you store handwriting/diagrams probably drawn with a stylus as typing with onscreen keyboard/trying to do “mini CAD” for diagrams just not as fast and fat fingers not always clear enough. Would then have to pdf at end of field day and file away. Wouldn’t want to have to carry a third device (tablet?) as well to do it.
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