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Data Entry

Data can be entered at trip, day or fishing activity levels (drag, set, line section, etc.) GPS readout is captured for date, time and location information. Catch information can be recorded in real time as fish are caught or in summarized form with a full breakdown of product grades and packing information. OLFISH keeps record of fishing gear used, environmental data and other relevant information can also be captured in relation to the catch information. Any fishing activity captured in the data entry component can be transferred automatically to the OLFISH built-in GIS component (Spatial Mapper). The data entry component permits the skipper to monitor stock on a vessel separately from his catches, for cases where fish was offloaded to shore or another vessel, or brought on board during a fishing trip. OLFISH can also store historic data from old governmental and industry databases.

Data Browsing

Use of an “intelligent” date tree structure to view all data entered at all levels of resolution. Data can be viewed, printed and edited (provided the user has the relevant security key).

Database customisation

A powerful utility which allows each company to customize OLFISH to it’s needs and specifications, and to create a set of pre-defined data lists to

minimize keyboard usage and control data consistency and accuracy. The company can customise an enormous amount of pre-defined data using this utility. The customisation database also comes with built in predefined data whenever possible. (e.g. species name, product list, fishing area, grades list, product type, product conversion factors and many more.) The customisation database once applied will rarely need to be changed and will allow the user in most cases to enter data with a simple mouse click.

Spatial Mapper

A built-in GIS utility or Mapper for overlaying user defined geographical displays of fishing performance and environmental and physical data. Any data captured by OLFISH can be displayed by the Mapper. The user can, for example, plot catch rate and simultaneously display the associated fishing effort and water temperature values in a geographical format. Any combinations of data can be plotted and there is no limit to the number of GIS layers that can be displayed simultaneously.

The Mapper contains a world atlas and has a built in utility which allows the user to enhance the resolution of its operational area. Maps can be saved, printed and sent as email attachments. The Mapper is dynamically linked to the OLFISH data entry component and the user can move dynamically between graphical and tabulated views of the data.

Fleet management system

The company version of Mapper includes a fleet management utility which can be prompted to plot the last reported location of each vessel in the fleet and report onboard catches for each vessel. Also included is a “drilling down” utility or inspector, which allows the user to plot data dynamically using different grouping variables such as catch rate by skipper, by area, by fishing season etc

OLFISH contains a number of data reporting and data summarizing facilities including the kind of reports that comply with the requirements set by fisheries management authorities. Options include a hard copy from logsheets, electronic reporting tools that include an automatic encryption and authentication utility and a powerful query wizard which allows the user to create virtually any type of report on the fly.

Once created and saved all queries can be rerun when required to create fresh reports as data are gathered. Each report can be exported as a text or Excel file and can also be automatically sent to the Mapper for spatial viewing. All wizards in the report writer are intuitive and easy to use.