Originally Posted by
Jeff Knight
I don't know why anyone would "reenter" stuff. If you plug it in on site, you don't need to "reenter" anything.
Depends upon what they use to "plug it in on site"....if they are writing it down on a paper form on a clip board in the field or voice recording their findings in a voice-recorder and then having to either retype it or select the text from a drop down in the software at home then I consider that "reentering" of data. They in essence had to enter the same information 2 times using 2 different methods....and there are a LOT of inspectors doing just this still across the country.
Jeff, are you a home inspector?
I have found that the more time an inspector is in the profession they tend to take less notes. They rely on their memory and take more digital photos so they can view later. Photos can show more at times than one might see in person.
I use a PDA or laptop depending on the job to collect my information. When I'm done, I can compile and email a report in about twenty minutes.