UNSD Census Workshop Day 2 - Session 7 Data Capture: Intelligent Character Recognition Andy Tye – International Manager DRS are Worldwide specialists in data capture from paper
Data Capture Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) Elements Form Design Hardware/Software requirements –Scanners –Computer infrastructure Workflow Accuracy Advantages Disadvantages
Data Capture - ICR Forms Design Typical stock grade paper (90GSM) Corner Stones advised Dropout colour is highly recommended
Data Capture - ICR Hardware Requirements Image Scanners –TWAIN or ISIS Database Server (Full redundancy) Storage Server – Terabytes (Raid 5, Mirrored, etc.) Network (Gb preferred) Administrator PC CS-Pro PC’s Key correction PC’s (Verification) Character Inspection PC’s (Mass verification - optional) Scanner PC’s Automatic data capture PC’s Software Requirements MS-SQL or other database Data Storage, Archive and Retrieval Backup Software Software for Administrator PC CS-Pro for analysis and reporting
Data Capture - ICR Hardware Requirements Image Scanners –TWAIN or ISIS Database Server (Full redundancy) Storage Server – Terabytes (Raid 5, Mirrored, etc.) Network (Gb preferred) Administrator PC CS-Pro PC’s Key correction PC’s (Verification) Character Inspection PC’s (Mass verification - optional) Scanner PC’s Automatic data capture PC’s Software Requirements MS-SQL or other database Data Storage, Archive and Retrieval Backup Software Software for Administrator PC CS-Pro for analysis and reporting PC’s Software for Key correction PC’s Software for Character inspection PC’s Software for Scanner PC’s Software for automatic data capture
Data Capture - ICR Typical Workflow ICR
Data Capture - ICR Typical Workflow Paper Movement – Processing Centre/s