About
Remote Sampler is a sophisticated, secure and state of the art mobile data capture system that is highly configurable and suitable for any industry. Each sampling technician operates remotely with a handheld device linked through a central hub to a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). Data collected on site is transmitted wirelessly back to the lab as soon as it is recorded.
The system improves sample data quality by reducing transcription errors while allowing existing accredited sampling procedures to be followed.
Companies across Europe are already using Remote Sampler to process thousands of samples a week.
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With existing paper-based systems, data collected in the field is written down and then copied into LIMS at a later time, often by a different person. In many cases, handwriting may be illegible, the paper sheets may become damaged or lost, or the user copying the data may make a typo. This can introduce all manner of transcription errors to the data finally recorded which obviously has a negative impact on quality as a whole. With Remote Sampler, the data is only ever entered once: by the user in the field. Data is validated against pre-configured limits and checked for typos at the time of entry. This method has been proven to improve quality with our existing customers. Also, reducing the number of people interacting directly with LIMS can often lead to a reduced number of licenses required, saving you money. 
Remote Sampler features a comprehensive audit trail that records all actions that occur on each handheld device. The audit trail is independent from user control and tamper-proof allowing you to provide objective evidence at audit time for every action that occurred on site. 
GPS co-ordinate stamping of user actions allows Remote Sampler to prove definitively that a sample was taken at a given location, improving traceability. New samplers can be on the job faster with the built in route-navigation software to help them find their way to customer houses and other sample points. Remote Sampler can also perform route optimization to ensure that your users are maximising their sampling time. 
Lone working users can be monitored remotely to reduce the impact of incidents on the job. Address data provided to the samplers can be combined with existing lists of ‘problem sites’ and managers can be alerted to situations via email and SMS message. 
New work can be sent to a sampler and completed work can be received by the lab wirelessly without the need for the sampler to return physically. This provides the lab with much better visibility of the data and it gives managers a powerful and flexible new way to manage sampler-workloads. Work can be de-assigned and reassigned in real time across the network of users to accommodate situations like a user becoming ill or a van getting a puncture. 
Remote Sampler is highly configurable and can one device to handle not just the main sample collection workflow, but also any secondary processes that the users may need to perform during a day, like vehicle maintenance checks, instrument calibrations and refrigerator logs.
All data collected by Remote Sampler is stored digitally and is available instantly at the click of a button. No longer will 7 years of paper need to be stored and no longer will regulatory audit time result in hours of searching through archived sheets of paper to find all the data that relates to a given sample. 
An unexpected benefit has been that our existing customers have found that their samplers are viewed with greater professionalism by members of the public as a result of carrying a hand-held device when visiting customer houses.