Notes from the field are an indispensable part of a company’s intellectual property. They may describe the condition of a transformer on a particular utility pole, or serve as a repository for actions that a customer must take. For government field personnel, such as first responders, field notes may constitute evidence that must be preserved in the original state for presentation at trial.

Though paper is most often preferred for taking notes, digital notes are preferred by companies because information is much easier to store, search and share in digital form. Users can locate notes instantly from a computer desktop, rather than thumbing through hard copy notebooks and files.

With Capturx for Microsoft Office OneNote notes can be taken on paper and stored digitally in a OneNote notebook. Adapx Rite-in-the-Rain all-weather digital field notebooks are the same weather-resistant products you already use. The only difference is that they are digitally imprinted.

Convert Paper Notebooks to Digital Notebooks

Data integration is as easy as docking your digital pen. Whenever Capturx senses that the pen has been inserted in the docking station, it automatically sends updates to OneNote. An engineer or inspector can take notes and make sketches on site, and then send data back to OneNote running on a computer at the office in real time via the docking station and a USB connection. Because no other hands have touched the data, the notes can become a true record of observations in the field.

In addition, each page of an Adapx notebook contains an exclusive geo-location writing field that can digitally link your notes to any Adapx-enabled GIS application you specify.

Interact with Paper Notebooks—Online

Because everything you write and sketch with Penx becomes part of your OneNote notebook, you can think of your paper notebook as an extension of your computer. You can continue to work as you always do, but now you also have the power of the computer for gathering, storing, and sharing information. You can convert your handwriting to digital form and retain the original paper document. You can organize your notes, share them with others over a network, and use the powerful search features built in to OneNote.