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Fig. 3.4 Mobile scanning unit: University College of London and Sizemic Ltd.
3.4.2.9 Selection of data collection team and training
Collection of data may be either one team of experts that travel to each venue or sev-
eral individual teams recruited and trained for each venue (e.g., university/industry
partner venue and team). If the latter course is taken, then the selection of a team
and the method of training could be influenced by the selected scanner. For example,
in addition to a scanner operative, measurement extraction systems
may require prior manual landmarking;
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have automatic measurement extraction but with the need for some supplementary manual
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measurements;
offer fully automatic landmarking and measurement extraction.
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Most scanner systems have training manuals, but if training is required for the collec-
tion of manual anthropometric data, courses are available (e.g., ISAK) as well as pub-
lications, for example, Marfell-Jones, 2006; Stewart et al., 2011; and ISO standards
ISO 8559-1:2017 and ISO 7250-1:2017. If a survey is to be designed for its data to
be internationally compatible, guidance can be found in ISO/DIS 20685-1:2018,
ISO/20685-2:2015. Whichever scanner system, if training were required, it would
be necessary to assemble an appropriate team, prepare a training manual for the
selected scanner system, and assemble a set of training materials.
A team of trainers could comprise a computer scientist responsible for logistic soft-
ware, scanner operatives, and expert anthropometrists. Male and female models that
represent the proposed population could be recruited to act as subjects, though it is
advisable for all team members to experience the subject measuring sequence.
Proposed training materials could include information related to:
