The data collection stage is one of the most burdensome parts of an investigation. The complication comes from the nature of the subject in question. Whether an individual, event or an ideology, whatever the subject of your investigation, it is likely to be multilayered.

Usually, this stage involves gathering all relevant and available information and putting it in order for you to proceed with the next step. 

Yet another obstacle emerges. Data is rarely found in a universal format waiting at your disposal. It comes from all sorts of sources in all types of formats. 
And here comes the critical question.
How are you supposed to collect and put all of it in order?

You can go with the traditional analogue approach. Manually copy all the information of interest and paste it to your default note-taking software.

Afterwards, go through it iteratively as you add new data points to make sure that everything is in order.

Depending on your investigation this process might take up to a few weeks but then, you will be ready for the next stage - the analysis!

or

You can use a tool that captures the information for you, stores it safely and even keeps track of the sources you have used. This is in fact what one of our major features does. The web browser add-on enables you to:

• add new knowledge and interact with it on any web page;
• create nodes and connections directly on the web page;
• automate your audit trail;
• snapshot your web pages. 
  
  

Precise calculations are unpractical but the second scenario is certainly the one that requires less time at this stage of your investigation. Our tool completely removes the need for copy/pasting and enhances your transparency and traceability.

Here's what a client of ours has to say about this feature:

You can see that in action and even try it for yourself for free. Contact us to learn how.