Scanning

Scanning Module

The Snap Scanning Module is an add which enables users to scan in completed paper questionnaires. Snap Scanning Module is based on OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and OMR (Optical Mark Recognition). Snap will also scan in questionnaires designed in other software packages.

Scanning

  • Detection via locator block, calibration or definition to specify location of boxes
  • Distinguishes between a tick/check and a box that is crossed out
  • Recognition of numbers and hand-printed text
  • Density of marking can be tailored
  • Images of responses for written literal and quantity responses can be printed into a data report
  • Can detect and accommodate flaws in printing of questionnaires
  • Questionnaires can be "deskewed"
  • Once the questionnaires are detected, data is stored in Snap for analysis
  • Can be used with other methods of data entry