Remote data capture

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Remote data capture is the process of automatic collection of scientific data. It is widely used in clinic trials,Welcome to the CTSU Remote Data Capture Project [http://www.ctsu.org/RDC_project_page.asp Cancer Trials Support Unit] where it is referred to as electronic data capture. In physical sciences, automatic observation hardware in the field can be linked to an observer in a laboratory through a cellphone or other communication link,Water and global change [http://portal.unesco.org/science/es/ev.php-URL_ID=1322&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html Hydrology for Environment, Life and Policy] for example in hydrology. RDC systems influenced the design of later electronic data capture (EDC) systems.Aitkendhead, M.J. and Cooper, R.J. 2007. Neural network time series prediction of environmental variables in a small upland headwater in NE Scotland. Hydrological Processes, 22, 3091-3101 [https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.6895]