Field and Laboratory Data Acquisition Applications for Fish and Wildlife Research
FEED software was developed by fisheries scientists and is available from William & Mary. FEED Applications customizes the software for your projects.
FEED Software
FEED software provides a customizable front-end for relational data bases. It provides an intuitive, straightforward interface for users. FEED is licensed from William & Mary. However, just like MS Word doesn’t write your resume or Excel doesn’t keep track of your budget, FEED doesn’t customize itself to your needs. That’s where FEED Applications comes in.
What It Does
FEED provides a bespoke front-end for your unique relational data base. It guides users through your defined sample/specimen workup paths, receives data from external sources, counts and keeps quotas for each data element, selects random samples, activates your webcam, and prints labels for tissue samples. It keeps your data clean by controlling allowable values, provides drop-down menus, calculates allowable ranges (e.g. length-weight), and provides both visual and audible feedback. Data can be summarized and viewed at the push of a key or on-screen button.
Where It’s Used
Current FEED applications are in active use at multiple federal, state, university and private institutions and agencies.
Data In…
FEED connects to every major brand of electronic measuring board (some with FEED-specific firmware to enhance the board’s capabilities), scales, tag readers, NMEA data, barcode readers, webcams, and more. Data from any COM, TCP or UDP device can be captured.
We will work cooperatively with you and your technical staff to develop data acquisition applications which meet your needs and expectations, which are intuitive to use, and which ensure the accuracy, safety, and reliability of your data.
Data Out
FEED saves data in your custom relational data base which is automatically backed up at intervals you specify. Manual backups can be made to text (.csv) files or to a printer. Print ID labels for saved specimen tissues. View any combination or summary of your data you need in order to verify and cross check entered values.