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Basalt — Geology field kit

A sampling kit and record sheet for field geologists working without signal.

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Overview

Paper that syncs later.

Digital-first tools failed in the field and the paper fallback did not match the schema. A record sheet laid out as the database row it becomes, so transcription is mechanical. Transcription errors fell from 9% of records to under 1%.

Problem

Digital-first tools failed in the field and the paper fallback did not match the schema.

Approach

A record sheet laid out as the database row it becomes, so transcription is mechanical.

Outcome

Transcription errors fell from 9% of records to under 1%.

A sampling kit and record sheet for field geologists working without signal.

Digital-first tools failed in the field and the paper fallback did not match the schema. A record sheet laid out as the database row it becomes, so transcription is mechanical.

Transcription errors fell from 9% of records to under 1%.

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