Data collection system and interface

A device for measuring and recording a characteristic of an object, the device comprising a display, an optical sensor, a GPS sensor, one or more processors, and memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the device to:

• detect, by the optical sensor, an optical code, wherein the optical code is physically associated with an object;
• in response to detecting the optical code:
• decode an identifying value encoded in the optical code;
• and
• transmit geographic information from the GPS sensor to a remote server, wherein the geographic information is transmitted in accordance with the decoded identifying value;
• and
• transmit information regarding one or more measured characteristics of the object, the information regarding the one or more measured characteristics being distinct from the geographic information, to the remote server, wherein the information regarding one or more measured characteristics is transmitted in accordance with the decoded identifying value.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for measuring and recording a characteristic of an object, the instructions configured to be executed by one or more processors of a device comprising a display, an optical sensor, a GPS sensor, and one or more processors, the instructions configured to cause the device to:

• detect, by the optical sensor, an optical code, wherein the optical code is physically associated with an object;
• in response to detecting the optical code:
• decode an identifying value encoded in the optical code;
• and
• transmit geographic information from the GPS sensor to a remote server, wherein the geographic information is transmitted in accordance with the decoded identifying value;
• and
• transmit information regarding one or more measured characteristics of the object, the information regarding the one or more measured characteristics being distinct from the geographic information, to the remote server, wherein the information regarding one or more measured characteristics is transmitted in accordance with the decoded identifying value.

A method for configuring a data collection system, comprising:

• at a system comprising a display, one or more processors, and memory:
• detecting a first user input, wherein the first user input comprises an instruction to generate a set of database entries for monitoring respective objects, and wherein the first user input indicates one or more characteristics of the objects to be monitored;
• in response to detecting the first user input:
• creating a set of database entries, wherein each entry of the set of database entries is configured to store data regarding the one or more characteristics of one of the respective objects;
• and
• generating a set of optical codes, wherein each code of the set of optical codes uniquely corresponds to one of the database entries created;
• detecting a second user input, wherein the second user input comprises an instruction to display a plurality of images associated respectively with a subset of the set of database entries, wherein each image of the plurality of images uniquely corresponds to a respective one of the set of database entries;
• and
• in response to detecting the second user input, displaying a dynamic visual representation of the plurality of images, wherein, for each of the plurality of images, the image visually indicates whether the system has received registration information regarding association of a physical instance of the corresponding optical code with one of the objects.

A data-collection system, the system comprising a display, one or more processors, and memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the system to:

• detect a first user input, wherein the first user input comprises an instruction to generate a set of database entries for monitoring respective objects, and wherein the first user input indicates one or more characteristics of the objects to be monitored;
• in response to detecting the first user input:
• create a set of database entries, wherein each entry of the set of database entries is configured to store data regarding the one or more characteristics of one of the respective objects;
• and
• generate a set of optical codes, wherein each code of the set of optical codes uniquely corresponds to one of the database entries created;
• detect a second user input, wherein the second user input comprises an instruction to display a plurality of images associated respectively with a subset of the set of database entries, wherein each image of the plurality of images uniquely corresponds to a respective one of the set of database entries;
• and
• in response to detecting the second user input, display a dynamic visual representation of the plurality of images, wherein, for each of the plurality of images, the image visually indicates whether the system has received registration information regarding association of a physical instance of the corresponding optical code with one of the objects.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for configuring a data collection system, the instructions configured to be executed by one or more processors of a system comprising a display and one or more processors, the instructions configured to cause the system to:

• detect a first user input, wherein the first user input comprises an instruction to generate a set of database entries for monitoring respective objects, and wherein the first user input indicates one or more characteristics of the objects to be monitored;
• in response to detecting the first user input:
• create a set of database entries, wherein each entry of the set of database entries is configured to store data regarding the one or more characteristics of one of the respective objects;
• and
• generate a set of optical codes, wherein each code of the set of optical codes uniquely corresponds to one of the database entries created;
• detect a second user input, wherein the second user input comprises an instruction to display a plurality of images associated respectively with a subset of the set of database entries, wherein each image of the plurality of images uniquely corresponds to a respective one of the set of database entries;
• and
• in response to detecting the second user input, display a dynamic visual representation of the plurality of images, wherein, for each of the plurality of images, the image visually indicates whether the system has received registration information regarding association of a physical instance of the corresponding optical code with one of the objects.

A data measurement and collection system, comprising:

• a server configured to:
• detect a first user input, wherein the first user input comprises an instruction to generate a set of database entries for monitoring respective objects, and wherein the first user input indicates one or more characteristics of the objects to be monitored;
• in response to detecting the first user input:
• create a set of database entries, wherein each entry of the set of database entries is configured to store data regarding the one or more characteristics of one of the respective objects;
• and
• generate a set of optical codes, wherein each code of the set of optical codes uniquely corresponds to one of the database entries created;
• and
• a mobile electronic device comprising an optical sensor and a GPS sensor, the mobile electronic device configured to:
• detect, by the optical sensor, one of the optical codes of the set of optical codes, wherein the optical code is physically associated with one of the objects;
• and
• in response to detecting the optical code:
• transmit geographic information from the GPS sensor to the server;
• and
• transmit information regarding a measurement of the one or more characteristics of the object, the information regarding a measurement being distinct from the geographic information, to the server.