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Beyond the technology beyond the technology A new innovative sample tracking technology for environmental and water samples, from collection to analysis Remote Sampler Sam Goddard, CSols Ltd (Stand 69) sam.goddard@csols.com www.csols.com

Sampling Requirements European Water Companies  typically collect between 100k and 1M samples/year Clean Water (Houses,  Reservoirs, Treatment Works) Dirty Water (Trade Effluent,  Sewage etc) Highly regulated as to  methodology and frequency of sampling Typically 1- 5 Million houses per  company

Existing Sampling Systems Collect data on paper sheets  Data goes back to LIMS e.g.  SampleManager, LabVantage, LabWare etc. Systems are inflexible and error-  prone Room for great improvement 

Processes Scheduled Samples   Planned by LIMS  Sampler collects the Samples and reports back details to LIMS Ad Hoc Samples   A User defines what needs to be collected e.g. for a burst pipe or complaint  Sampler collects the Samples  Samples logged automatically on LIMS

Remote Sampler: Architecture

The Hub Manage the flow of  data Get Collection Runs  from LIMS Assign and manage  Sampler jobs Comprehensive Reporting  Highlight exceptions  Approve data back to LIMS 

The Hub – Scheduled Samples Collection Runs are  obtained from LIMS Normally a week or so  of work is generated for each Sampler

Hub Allocating Work Pending Runs Sampler Devices Runs are dragged to the Device  Physically moved to the device when it is possible  Samples/Runs can be dragged between devices  Runs may be modified/merged 

Handheld Devices Must be Rugged  Large, bright, touch screen  Vehicle mounting/charging  Barcode Reader  GPS  Mobile Broadband (GPRS)  PC Windows or Windows CE 

Sampler: Wizard Simple Wizard  Large buttons  On PC Tablets  keyboard always visible Behavior  Configurable

Sampler: Performing Checks Configurably define  what checks must be done periodically Sampling cannot  commence until checks complete Specific Responses  required Sent back to LabCache  Permanently associated  with collected Samples

Sampler: Collection Select a location  LIMS knows location  to go to GPS can take  Sampler there

Sampler: Enter Onsite Tests Questions include LIMS  Onsite Tests and any others configured Help provided to Sampler in  Entering Results Responses checked  Calculations performed  Here and elsewhere in  Wizard …. any deviation from required flow requires Forced Comment to be entered ….. Or User can backtrack and rectify a mistake

Sampler: Scan Bottle Barcodes Bottle labels generated by LIMS attached to  Bottles as they are collected Bottles scanned  GPS Coordinates (if available) and date/time  recorded

Sampler: Review All entries are reviewed  Sampler may step back and change anything  Otherwise Sample is sent back to the Hub immediately  Normally the Sample details are updated on LIMS automatically  SampleManager second scan at the bottle receiving Lab  releases the Sample for Testing

Ad Hoc Samples Sample Login facilities  available on both the Hub and the Sampler Tablets Can do everything that  LIMS Login does e.g Using Templates Uses LIMS data held in local  databases New Samples/Runs are  created in Remote Sampler and dealt with just as those for Scheduled Samples When completed Sample is returned to the Hub, it is  autologged to LIMS (including lab tests) User manually matched AdHoc bottle Ids to LIMS  bottle Ids using barcodes

Chain of Custody Device barcode scans  locations and bottles Hub can scan bottles,  consignments Signatures can be  taken if required Whole Chain of  Custody can be viewed on the Hub

Lone Working If Sampler does not touch  the screen for too long an alert will be raised Warnings can be texted or  emailed to a list of contacts Sampler’s last location and route can be  viewed on Google maps directly from the Hub

Summary Systems are cost-effective, they save  time Systems are popular with Users once  established Improve quality by validating data at  point of entry, and removing transcription errors Improves compliance and  traceability of sampling

Beyond the technology beyond the technology A new innovative sample tracking technology for environmental and water samples, from collection to analysis Remote Sampler Sam Goddard, CSols Ltd (Stand 69) sam.goddard@csols.com www.csols.com