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Table 2. Functionality in the old and new web systems (for crop statistics 2005–2015; and
agricultural statistics from 2016). x = existing functionality, xx = enhanced functionality
compared to the old system.
Functionality Old New
(2005–2015) (2016– )
Mixed-mode data collection for web and telephone x x
Role-based user interface (respondents, interviewers,
administrators, x xx
editing staff, readers)
Designed as a general platform (easy to add on
similar surveys) x
Support for historic data x
One single login for respondents (farmers) and other
users x x
Data collection administration x xx
Coordinated data collection for crop and agri- x
environmental statistics
Prefilled cells (e.g., data from administrative
registers) x x
Tool for data import from farm management
software x
Transfer of data between surveys (to avoid multiple x
data collection for the
same variable)
Tracking and re-creation of previously saved data in
the questionnaire x

Trace logs x
Calculation assistance (e.g., conversion from volume x xx
to weight)
Real time calculations (e.g., conversion of kg fertiliser
to kg nutrient; x xx
summing of annual totals – for verification)
Questionnaire validation (both for respondents and x xx
editing staff)
Manual data checking x x
Automatic data checking x
Data editing x x
Tabulated reports x
Graphic reports (e.g., scatter plots) x xx
Exports to production database x xx

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