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Orlando? don't you mean Atlanta?

I would like to see some of the info you guys usually collect each year, but I guess its all dependant if you get it working.

-Mike

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Last year one of our mentors made a pretty sweet scouting program in excel and we are currently in the process of making another for this year. It should be done tonight. I should be able to post some of the things he put in it tomorrow. I'll let you know.

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Since we got so short on time we had to succumb to pen and paper...it won't look so impressive but as long as it works i guess it'll be all right.

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Sorry it took mo so long to put what I have come up with but there it is. It should be located in the white papers under scouting with some instructions on how to use it.

Good luck to everyone :yikes: .

Marjory
"Frosty"

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I believe Orlando still has a regional. Silence may also mean Peachtree regional. Can we get clarification?

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Team 296 (I think?) at our UTC New England Regional used a tablet PC. They already had a wifi net set up for sundial (nice job, 296, just get the bugs out and you're ready to go!), so it looked like they were using their web server and a mysql database to retrieve scouting information via WiFi from IE and store it in the DB.

The web-based method is pretty neat, since you can then go around with any WiFi laptop (or even a WiFi PDA like my Zaurus ;)) and scout like that.

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I think im going to be scouting with a TPC at Buckeye in 2 weeks. Hopefully i can get some of the software other people are using to do this, but if i need to, i guess i could code my own solution quick enough. BUT That means i have to come up with a paper solution and a digital solution incase something fails or i dont make it work right! :D
An 802.11B Wireless network is AOK Right? Also, do you guys use any AIM like or IRC Software for communications when you setup a wireless scouting network? Im thinking of setting up an IRC or Jabber server so our pits and 2 wireless scouters can stay in contact

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Huge props go out to you. Pen and paper is definately the way to go. Thats how 503 does it, and its worked for several years

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If anyone would like to use a web-based scouting system, feel free to use the DSD Online Database. As of now, I have updated it to include 933 teams (although only truly extensive team information can be given by the team itself, so many of the teams only have a few essential fields filled in--however, the potential capabilities are numerous). I've only been working on it for about three weeks, and I'm avidly working on it even now. I will soon add a variety of features once I conjure up enough programming time to finish it all. :D I will be using this for scouting purposes at the SBPLI Long Island regional. However, it isn't exactly a site that displays in a PDA-friendly fashion...

I still think it's useful though. Of course, my opinion just might be biased. ;)